diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index bfcf94b20fbc..c3781765a682 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ in {
   etebase-server = handleTest ./etebase-server.nix {};
   etesync-dav = handleTest ./etesync-dav.nix {};
   evcc = runTest ./evcc.nix;
-  fail2ban = handleTest ./fail2ban.nix { };
+  fail2ban = runTest ./fail2ban.nix;
   fakeroute = handleTest ./fakeroute.nix {};
   fancontrol = handleTest ./fancontrol.nix {};
   fanout = handleTest ./fanout.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/fail2ban.nix b/nixos/tests/fail2ban.nix
index fc12b7aede56..93cea3f37c90 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/fail2ban.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/fail2ban.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix (
-  { pkgs, ... }:
-  {
-    name = "fail2ban";
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  name = "fail2ban";
 
-    nodes.machine = _: {
-      services.fail2ban = {
-        enable = true;
-        bantime-increment.enable = true;
-      };
-
-      services.openssh.enable = true;
+  nodes.machine = _: {
+    services.fail2ban = {
+      enable = true;
+      bantime-increment.enable = true;
     };
 
-    testScript = ''
-      machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+    services.openssh.enable = true;
+  };
 
-      machine.wait_for_unit("fail2ban")
-    '';
-  }
-)
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("fail2ban")
+  '';
+}