diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 640c6810de84..25375b9bffbf 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ in
   mariadb-galera = handleTest ./mysql/mariadb-galera.nix { };
   marytts = runTest ./marytts.nix;
   mastodon = pkgs.recurseIntoAttrs (handleTest ./web-apps/mastodon { inherit handleTestOn; });
-  pixelfed = discoverTests (import ./web-apps/pixelfed { inherit handleTestOn; });
+  pixelfed = import ./web-apps/pixelfed { inherit runTestOn; };
   mate = runTest ./mate.nix;
   mate-wayland = runTest ./mate-wayland.nix;
   matter-server = runTest ./matter-server.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/default.nix b/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/default.nix
index 0422b6cf11f4..00a786d4eb73 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 {
-  system ? builtins.currentSystem,
-  handleTestOn,
+  runTestOn,
 }:
 let
   supportedSystems = [
     "x86_64-linux"
     "i686-linux"
   ];
-
 in
 {
-  standard = handleTestOn supportedSystems ./standard.nix { inherit system; };
+  standard = runTestOn supportedSystems ./standard.nix;
 }
diff --git a/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/standard.nix b/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/standard.nix
index 7b916649bf0d..6a3776fa8403 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/standard.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/web-apps/pixelfed/standard.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ../../make-test-python.nix {
+{
   name = "pixelfed-standard";
   meta.maintainers = [ ];