diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 39bffdee..49bb7a32 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -70,15 +70,11 @@
       });
 
       checks = forAllSystems (system:
-        let
-          test = path: import path {
-            pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system};
-            home-manager = inputs.home-manager;
-            module = self.homeManagerModules.plasma-manager;
-          };
-        in
         {
-          default = test ./test/basic.nix;
+          default = nixpkgsFor.${system}.callPackage ./test/basic.nix {
+            home-manager-module = inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager;
+            plasma-module = self.homeManagerModules.plasma-manager;
+          };
         });
 
       devShells = forAllSystems (system: {
diff --git a/test/basic.nix b/test/basic.nix
index 50c64029..4c5b8cca 100644
--- a/test/basic.nix
+++ b/test/basic.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-{ pkgs, home-manager, module }:
-
+{ testers, home-manager-module, plasma-module, writeShellScriptBin, libsForQt5 }:
 let
-  script = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "plasma-basic-test" ''
-    set -e
-    set -u
+  script = writeShellScriptBin "plasma-basic-test" ''
+    set -eu
 
     export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=''${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}
-    export PATH=${pkgs.libsForQt5.kconfig}/bin:$PATH
+    export PATH=${libsForQt5.kconfig}/bin:$PATH
 
     kread_global() {
       kreadconfig5 --file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kdeglobals --group $1 --key $2
@@ -24,25 +22,27 @@ let
     assert_eq KDE SingleClick false
     assert_eq General AllowKDEAppsToRememberWindowPositions true
   '';
+in
+testers.nixosTest {
+  name = "plasma-basic";
 
-  homeConfig = {
-    home.packages = [ script ];
+  nodes.machine = {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ script ];
+    imports = [ home-manager-module ];
 
-    programs.plasma = {
-      enable = true;
-      workspace.clickItemTo = "select";
+    users.users.fake = {
+      createHome = true;
+      isNormalUser = true;
     };
-  };
 
-  user = import ./user.nix {
-    inherit module home-manager homeConfig;
-  };
-in
-pkgs.nixosTest {
-  name = "plasma-basic";
-
-  nodes.machine = { ... }: {
-    imports = [ user ];
+    home-manager.users.fake = {
+      home.stateVersion = "23.11";
+      imports = [ plasma-module ];
+      programs.plasma = {
+        enable = true;
+        workspace.clickItemTo = "select";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   testScript = ''
diff --git a/test/user.nix b/test/user.nix
index a5a1992d..4940e8c1 100644
--- a/test/user.nix
+++ b/test/user.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
     users.fake = { ... }: {
       imports = [ module homeConfig ];
+      home.stateVersion = "23.11";
     };
   };
 }