diff --git a/lib/build-clan/interface.nix b/lib/build-clan/interface.nix
index 20c427879..ed4268ec3 100644
--- a/lib/build-clan/interface.nix
+++ b/lib/build-clan/interface.nix
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ in
           inventoryFile = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.raw; };
           # The machine 'imports' generated by the inventory per machine
           inventoryClass = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.raw; };
+          # new attribute
+          distributedServices = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.raw; };
           # clan-core's modules
           clanModules = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.raw; };
           source = lib.mkOption { type = lib.types.raw; };
diff --git a/lib/build-clan/module.nix b/lib/build-clan/module.nix
index 873ff56b5..1463d215e 100644
--- a/lib/build-clan/module.nix
+++ b/lib/build-clan/module.nix
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ in
   clanInternals = {
     moduleSchemas = clan-core.lib.modules.getModulesSchema config.inventory.modules;
     inherit inventoryClass;
+    distributedServices = {};
     inherit (clan-core) clanModules;
     inherit inventoryFile;
     inventoryValuesPrios =