diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index c8d260bb6..6c24be723 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 315532800,
-        "narHash": "sha256-yDxtm0PESdgNetiJN5+MFxgubBcLDTiuSjjrJiyvsvM=",
-        "rev": "d7f52a7a640bc54c7bb414cca603835bf8dd4b10",
+        "narHash": "sha256-LDT9wuUZtjPfmviCcVWif5+7j4kBI2mWaZwjNNeg4eg=",
+        "rev": "a7fc11be66bdfb5cdde611ee5ce381c183da8386",
         "type": "tarball",
-        "url": "https://releases.nixos.org/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-25.11pre871443.d7f52a7a640b/nixexprs.tar.xz"
+        "url": "https://releases.nixos.org/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-25.11pre887438.a7fc11be66bd/nixexprs.tar.xz"
       },
       "original": {
         "type": "tarball",
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/update.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/update.py
index ad0b574c6..43456ce4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/update.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/machines/update.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ def upload_sources(machine: Machine, ssh: Host, upload_inputs: bool) -> str:
     if not has_path_inputs and not upload_inputs:
         # Just copy the flake to the remote machine, we can substitute other inputs there.
         path = flake_data["path"]
-        if machine._class_ == "darwin":
-            remote_program_params = "?remote-program=bash -lc 'exec nix-daemon --stdio'"
-        remote_url = f"ssh-ng://{remote_url_base}{remote_program_params}"
+        remote_url = f"ssh-ng://{remote_url_base}"
         cmd = nix_command(
             [
                 "copy",