diff --git a/flakeModules/clan.nix b/flakeModules/clan.nix
index 554ef2ec8..0149201ed 100644
--- a/flakeModules/clan.nix
+++ b/flakeModules/clan.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ in
       description = "Allows to include machine-specific modules i.e. machines.\${name} = { ... }";
     };
     inventory = mkOption {
-      type = types.submodule { imports = [ ../lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix ]; };
+      #type = types.submodule { imports = [ ../lib/inventory/build-inventory/interface.nix ]; };
+      type = types.attrsOf types.raw;
       default = { };
       description = ''
         An abstract service layer for consistently configuring distributed services across machine boundaries.
@@ -117,10 +118,10 @@ in
         directory
         specialArgs
         machines
-        inventory
         pkgsForSystem
         meta
         ;
+        inventory = (lib.traceValSeq cfg.inventory);
     };
   };
   _file = __curPos.file;
diff --git a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
index e11c1af31..8067edef6 100644
--- a/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
+++ b/lib/inventory/build-inventory/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let
             availableTags = lib.foldlAttrs (
               acc: _: v:
               v.tags or [ ] ++ acc
-            ) [ ] inventory.machines;
+            ) [ ] (lib.traceValSeq inventory.machines);
 
             tagMembers = builtins.attrNames (
               lib.filterAttrs (_n: v: builtins.elem tag v.tags or [ ]) inventory.machines