diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 104df3d1f..f89d6c8d3 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721417620,
-        "narHash": "sha256-6q9b1h8fI3hXg2DG6/vrKWCeG8c5Wj2Kvv22RCgedzg=",
+        "lastModified": 1723080788,
+        "narHash": "sha256-C5LbM5VMdcolt9zHeLQ0bYMRjUL+N+AL5pK7/tVTdes=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "disko",
-        "rev": "bec6e3cde912b8acb915fecdc509eda7c973fb42",
+        "rev": "ffc1f95f6c28e1c6d1e587b51a2147027a3e45ed",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1719994518,
-        "narHash": "sha256-pQMhCCHyQGRzdfAkdJ4cIWiw+JNuWsTX7f0ZYSyz0VY=",
+        "lastModified": 1722555600,
+        "narHash": "sha256-XOQkdLafnb/p9ij77byFQjDf5m5QYl9b2REiVClC+x4=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "9227223f6d922fee3c7b190b2cc238a99527bbb7",
+        "rev": "8471fe90ad337a8074e957b69ca4d0089218391d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721571445,
-        "narHash": "sha256-2MnlPVcNJZ9Nbu90kFyo7+lng366gswErP4FExfrUbc=",
+        "lastModified": 1723079397,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cx5ysGbD49sSPtX660tdv6MdUrKvOu/hVvNM6xls6fE=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixos-images",
-        "rev": "accee005735844d57b411d9969c5d0aabc6a55f6",
+        "rev": "617f2cb56213d10574bc6fdb390f6e7f5b551d7e",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721571961,
-        "narHash": "sha256-jfF4gpRUpTBY2OxDB0FRySsgNGOiuDckEtu7YDQom3Y=",
+        "lastModified": 1723316219,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2B9qh8QBvw3kV/8cHc7ZJcrbVsRwP8wKjkwPXTSz76Y=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "4cc8b29327bed3d52b40041f810f49734298af46",
+        "rev": "bef98989a27429e1cb9e3d9c25701ba2da742af2",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": []
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721531171,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AsvPw7T0tBLb53xZGcUC3YPqlIpdxoSx56u8vPCr6gU=",
+        "lastModified": 1722897572,
+        "narHash": "sha256-3m/iyyjCdRBF8xyehf59QlckIcmShyTesymSb+N4Ap4=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "909e8cfb60d83321d85c8d17209d733658a21c95",
+        "rev": "8ae477955dfd9cbf5fa4eb82a8db8ddbb94e79d9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1722699361,
-        "narHash": "sha256-3GDJCoNj7PEwQaOqmNgcwoHM+Xy/fkgqeXC1y7UzV2U=",
+        "lastModified": 1723656612,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6Sx+/VhRPLR+kRf6rnNUFMQ66DUz1DMYajixYUe+CUU=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "07741a9babd0754bf73fb47a6340d6289eabd1d6",
+        "rev": "4a6d7dccf80a1aa2d04cfaa88d9e5511542a2486",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/formatter.nix b/formatter.nix
index f9555b43b..a0786c697 100644
--- a/formatter.nix
+++ b/formatter.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
           "pkgs/clan-app" = {
             extraPythonPackages =
               (self'.packages.clan-app.externalTestDeps or [ ]) ++ self'.packages.clan-cli.testDependencies;
-            extraPythonPaths = [ "$PROJECT_ROOT/pkgs/clan-cli" ];
+            extraPythonPaths = [ "../clan-cli" ];
             modules = [ "clan_app" ];
           };
         }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
               "pkgs/clan-vm-manager" = {
                 extraPythonPackages =
                   self'.packages.clan-vm-manager.externalTestDeps ++ self'.packages.clan-cli.testDependencies;
-                extraPythonPaths = [ "$PROJECT_ROOT/pkgs/clan-cli" ];
+                extraPythonPaths = [ "../clan-cli" ];
                 modules = [ "clan_vm_manager" ];
               };
             }
diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vm.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vm.nix
index cc6bc7ee0..a015f1591 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vm.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vm.nix
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ let
     ];
     boot.initrd.systemd.emergencyAccess = true;
 
-    # sysusers is faster than nixos's perl scripts
-    # and doesn't require state.
-    systemd.sysusers.enable = true;
+    # sysusers would be faster because it doesn't need perl, but it cannot create normal users
+    systemd.sysusers.enable = false;
     users.mutableUsers = false;
     users.allowNoPasswordLogin = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/fixtures_flakes.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/fixtures_flakes.py
index 87556468a..1ddfb444f 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/fixtures_flakes.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/fixtures_flakes.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def substitute(
             line = line.replace("__CLAN_SOPS_KEY_PATH__", sops_key)
             line = line.replace("__CLAN_SOPS_KEY_DIR__", str(flake))
             buf += line
+    print(f"file: {file}")
+    print(f"clan_core: {clan_core_flake}")
+    print(f"flake: {flake}")
     file.write_text(buf)
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_history_cli.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_history_cli.py
index e65c7b2af..fd664b091 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_history_cli.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_history_cli.py
@@ -35,14 +35,12 @@ def test_history_list(
     capsys: CaptureFixture,
     test_flake_with_core: FlakeForTest,
 ) -> None:
-    cmd = [
-        "history",
-        "list",
-    ]
-
-    cli.run(cmd)
+    capsys.readouterr()
+    cli.run(["history", "list"])
     assert str(test_flake_with_core.path) not in capsys.readouterr().out
 
     cli.run(["history", "add", f"clan://{test_flake_with_core.path}#vm1"])
-    cli.run(cmd)
+
+    capsys.readouterr()
+    cli.run(["history", "list"])
     assert str(test_flake_with_core.path) in capsys.readouterr().out