diff --git a/infra/flake-part.nix b/infra/flake-part.nix
index e970d190..41a8d72d 100644
--- a/infra/flake-part.nix
+++ b/infra/flake-part.nix
@@ -23,21 +23,17 @@ let
   makeResourceModule =
     { vmName, isTestVm }:
     {
-      # TODO(@fricklerhandwerk): this is terrible but IMO we should just ditch flake-parts and have our own data model for how the project is organised internally
-      _module.args = {
-        inherit
-          inputs
-          keys
-          secrets
-          ;
-      };
-
       nixos.module.imports = [
         ./common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
       ];
 
       nixos.specialArgs = {
-        inherit sources;
+        inherit
+          sources
+          inputs
+          keys
+          secrets
+          ;
       };
 
       imports =
@@ -79,7 +75,13 @@ let
             # TODO(@fricklerhandwerk): we may want to pass through all of `specialArgs`
             # once we're sure it's sane. leaving it here for better control during refactoring.
             specialArgs = {
-              inherit sources;
+              inherit
+                sources
+                inputs
+                keys
+                secrets
+
+                ;
             };
           });
       };