diff --git a/templates/flake-module.nix b/templates/flake-module.nix
index f25df79cd..639d800c1 100644
--- a/templates/flake-module.nix
+++ b/templates/flake-module.nix
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@
         initialized = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.runCommand "minimal-clan-flake" { } ''
           mkdir $out
           cp -r ${path}/* $out
-          mkdir -p $out/machines/foo
+          mkdir -p $out/machines/testmachine
 
           # TODO: Instead create a machine by calling the API, this wont break in future tests and is much closer to what the user performs
-          echo '{ "nixpkgs": { "hostPlatform": "x86_64-linux" } }' > $out/machines/foo/settings.json
+          cat > $out/machines/testmachine/hardware-configuration.nix << EOF
+          { lib, ... }: {
+            nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux";
+            system.stateVersion = lib.version;
+            documentation.enable = false;
+            users.users.root.initialPassword = "fnord23";
+            boot.loader.grub.devices = lib.mkForce [ "/dev/sda" ];
+            fileSystems."/".device = lib.mkDefault "/dev/sda";
+          }
+          EOF
         '';
         evaled = (import "${initialized}/flake.nix").outputs {
           self = evaled // {
@@ -22,7 +31,7 @@
       {
         type = "derivation";
         name = "minimal-clan-flake-check";
-        inherit (evaled.nixosConfigurations.foo.config.system.build.vm) drvPath outPath;
+        inherit (evaled.nixosConfigurations.testmachine.config.system.build.toplevel) drvPath outPath;
       };
   };
 }