diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 91f8a32c0..b10e952c9 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
     },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems"
+        "systems": [
+          "systems"
+        ]
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1731533236,
@@ -174,7 +176,9 @@
     },
     "nuschtos": {
       "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
         "ixx": "ixx",
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
@@ -199,13 +203,14 @@
         "data-mesher": "data-mesher",
         "disko": "disko",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "nix-darwin": "nix-darwin",
         "nix-select": "nix-select",
         "nixos-facter-modules": "nixos-facter-modules",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "nuschtos": "nuschtos",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
-        "systems": "systems_2",
+        "systems": "systems",
         "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
       }
     },
@@ -244,21 +249,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "systems_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "treefmt-nix": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9d62fa441..5fb51be50 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
       };
     };
 
+    # dependencies needed for nuschtos
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+    flake-utils.inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
     nuschtos.url = "github:NuschtOS/search";
     nuschtos.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    nuschtos.inputs.flake-utils.follows = "flake-utils";
   };
 
   outputs =