diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
index 43db59ff2..42d10a779 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/services/modules.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
 from clan_lib.flake.flake import Flake
 from clan_lib.nix_models.clan import (
     InventoryInstance,
+    InventoryInstanceModule,
     InventoryInstanceModuleType,
     InventoryInstanceRolesType,
 )
@@ -151,27 +152,32 @@ class ModuleInfo(TypedDict):
     roles: dict[str, None]
 
 
-class ModuleList(TypedDict):
-    modules: dict[str, dict[str, ModuleInfo]]
+class Module(TypedDict):
+    module: InventoryInstanceModule
+    info: ModuleInfo
 
 
 @API.register
-def list_service_modules(flake: Flake) -> ModuleList:
+def list_service_modules(flake: Flake) -> list[Module]:
     """Show information about a module"""
     modules = flake.select("clanInternals.inventoryClass.modulesPerSource")
 
-    res: dict[str, dict[str, ModuleInfo]] = {}
+    res: list[Module] = []
     for input_name, module_set in modules.items():
-        res[input_name] = {}
-
         for module_name, module_info in module_set.items():
-            # breakpoint()
-            res[input_name][module_name] = ModuleInfo(
-                manifest=ModuleManifest.from_dict(module_info.get("manifest")),
-                roles=module_info.get("roles", {}),
+            res.append(
+                Module(
+                    module={"name": module_name, "input": input_name},
+                    info=ModuleInfo(
+                        manifest=ModuleManifest.from_dict(
+                            module_info.get("manifest"),
+                        ),
+                        roles=module_info.get("roles", {}),
+                    ),
+                )
             )
 
-    return ModuleList(modules=res)
+    return res
 
 
 @API.register
@@ -188,19 +194,21 @@ def get_service_module(
     input_name, module_name = check_service_module_ref(flake, module_ref)
 
     avilable_modules = list_service_modules(flake)
-    module_set = avilable_modules.get("modules", {}).get(input_name)
+    module_set: list[Module] = [
+        m for m in avilable_modules if m["module"].get("input", None) == input_name
+    ]
 
-    if module_set is None:
+    if not module_set:
         msg = f"Module set for input '{input_name}' not found"
         raise ClanError(msg)
 
-    module = module_set.get(module_name)
+    module = next((m for m in module_set if m["module"]["name"] == module_name), None)
 
     if module is None:
         msg = f"Module '{module_name}' not found in input '{input_name}'"
         raise ClanError(msg)
 
-    return module
+    return module["info"]
 
 
 def check_service_module_ref(
@@ -219,18 +227,21 @@ def check_service_module_ref(
         msg = "Setting module_ref.input is currently required"
         raise ClanError(msg)
 
-    module_set = avilable_modules.get("modules", {}).get(input_ref)
+    module_set = [
+        m for m in avilable_modules if m["module"].get("input", None) == input_ref
+    ]
 
     if module_set is None:
+        inputs = {m["module"].get("input") for m in avilable_modules}
         msg = f"module set for input '{input_ref}' not found"
-        msg += f"\nAvilable input_refs: {avilable_modules.get('modules', {}).keys()}"
+        msg += f"\nAvilable input_refs: {inputs}"
         raise ClanError(msg)
 
     module_name = module_ref.get("name")
     if not module_name:
         msg = "Module name is required in module_ref"
         raise ClanError(msg)
-    module = module_set.get(module_name)
+    module = next((m for m in module_set if m["module"]["name"] == module_name), None)
     if module is None:
         msg = f"module with name '{module_name}' not found"
         raise ClanError(msg)
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/tests/test_create.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/tests/test_create.py
index 227ef4fe0..61fd567b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/tests/test_create.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/tests/test_create.py
@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@ def test_clan_create_api(
     inventory = store.read()
 
     modules = list_service_modules(clan_dir_flake)
+
+    admin_module = next(m for m in modules if m["module"]["name"] == "admin")
     assert (
-        modules["modules"]["clan-core"]["admin"]["manifest"].name == "clan-core/admin"
+        admin_module["info"]["manifest"].name == "clan-core/admin"
     )
 
     set_value_by_path(inventory, "instances", inventory_conf.instances)