diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
index 8fe628a4088..313d18d72bd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
@@ -26,14 +26,11 @@ let
     lib.mapAttrs (_: toString) cfg.extraConfig
   );
 
-  manage =
-    let
-      setupEnv = lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (mapAttrsToList (name: val: "export ${name}=\"${val}\"") env);
-    in
-    pkgs.writeShellScript "manage" ''
-      ${setupEnv}
-      exec ${pkg}/bin/paperless-ngx "$@"
-    '';
+  manage = pkgs.writeShellScript "manage" ''
+    set -o allexport # Export the following env vars
+    ${lib.toShellVars env}
+    exec ${pkg}/bin/paperless-ngx "$@"
+  '';
 
   # Secure the services
   defaultServiceConfig = {