diff --git a/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix b/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
index 51c998a9b09f..adb9f1d74f82 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup/mysql-backup.nix
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ in
       systemCronJobs = map mysqlBackupCron config.services.mysqlBackup.databases;
     };
 
-    system.activationScripts.mysqlBackup = pkgs.stringsWithDeps.noDepEntry ''
+    system.activationScripts.mysqlBackup = pkgs.stringsWithDeps.fullDepEntry ''
          mkdir -m 0700 -p ${config.services.mysqlBackup.location}
          chown mysql ${config.services.mysqlBackup.location}
-    '';
+    '' [ "stdio" "defaultPath" "systemConfig" "users" ];
   };
   
 }
diff --git a/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix b/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
index 630b01efe0e0..61bafed7bfa4 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup/postgresql-backup.nix
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ in
       systemCronJobs = map postgresqlBackupCron config.services.postgresqlBackup.databases;
     };
 
-    system.activationScripts.postgresqlBackup = pkgs.stringsWithDeps.noDepEntry ''
+    system.activationScripts.postgresqlBackup = pkgs.stringsWithDeps.fullDepEntry ''
          mkdir -m 0700 -p ${config.services.postgresqlBackup.location}
          chown root ${config.services.postgresqlBackup.location}
-    '';
+    '' [ "stdio" "defaultPath" "systemConfig" "users" ];
   };
   
 }
diff --git a/modules/services/backup/sitecopy-backup.nix b/modules/services/backup/sitecopy-backup.nix
index 2966013e947b..81f124ecc63c 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup/sitecopy-backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup/sitecopy-backup.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ in
 
 
     system.activationScripts.sitecopyBackup = 
-      pkgs.stringsWithDeps.noDepEntry ''  
+      pkgs.stringsWithDeps.fullDepEntry ''  
           mkdir -m 0700 -p ${stateDir}
           chown root ${stateDir}
           touch ${stateDir}/sitecopy.secrets
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ in
             '' ) config.services.sitecopy.backups 
          )}
 
-      '';
+      '' [ "stdio" "defaultPath" "systemConfig" "users" ] ;
   };
   
 }