diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 7200b9f5..00a0a9c5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "nodes": {
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725534445,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Yd0FK9SkWy+ZPuNqUgmVPXokxDgMJoGuNpMEtkfcf84=",
+        "lastModified": 1728093190,
+        "narHash": "sha256-CAZF2NRuHmqTtRTNAruWpHA43Gg2UvuCNEIzabP0l6M=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "9bb1e7571aadf31ddb4af77fc64b2d59580f9a39",
+        "rev": "e2f08f4d8b3ecb5cf5c9fd9cb2d53bb3c71807da",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725762081,
-        "narHash": "sha256-vNv+aJUW5/YurRy1ocfvs4q/48yVESwlC/yHzjkZSP8=",
+        "lastModified": 1728156290,
+        "narHash": "sha256-uogSvuAp+1BYtdu6UWuObjHqSbBohpyARXDWqgI12Ss=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "dc454045f5b5d814e5862a6d057e7bb5c29edc05",
+        "rev": "17ae88b569bb15590549ff478bab6494dde4a907",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/nixos-test.nix b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/nixos-test.nix
index 0d9b0bd3..488b8a35 100644
--- a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/nixos-test.nix
+++ b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/nixos-test.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ let
         secrets.test_key.neededForUsers = true;
         secrets."nested/test/file".owner = "example-user";
       };
+      system.switch.enable = true;
 
       users.users.example-user = lib.mkMerge [
         (lib.mkIf (! config.systemd.sysusers.enable) {
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ in {
           reloadUnits = [ "reload-trigger.service" ];
         };
       };
+      system.switch.enable = true;
 
       # must run before sops sets up keys
       boot.initrd.postDeviceCommands = ''
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ in {
           ExecReload = "/bin/sh -c 'echo ok > /reloaded'";
         };
       };
+
     };
     testScript = ''
       machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")