diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model/deployment.nix b/deployment/check/data-model/deployment.nix
index b7fbfdd2..27de537b 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model/deployment.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model/deployment.nix
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ let
                     else
                       null;
 
-                  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-                    hello
-                  ];
-
                   users.users = environment.config.resources."operator-environment".login-shell.apply {
                     resources = lib.filterAttrs (_name: value: value ? login-shell) requests;
                   };
diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model/nixosTest.nix b/deployment/check/data-model/nixosTest.nix
index a0b95cdc..11c0e3a6 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model/nixosTest.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model/nixosTest.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ in
               fi
             """)
             ${nodeName}.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
-            ${nodeName}.succeed("${nodeName} 1>&2")
+            ${nodeName}.succeed("su - operator -c ${nodeName} 1>&2")
         ''
       ) targetMachines
     )}