diff --git a/deployment/data-model.nix b/deployment/data-model.nix
index d28c39b1..74c74551 100644
--- a/deployment/data-model.nix
+++ b/deployment/data-model.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,40 @@ let
 
   functionType = import ./function.nix;
   nixops4Deployment = inputs.nixops4.modules.nixops4Deployment.default;
+
+  configuration = mkOption {
+    description = "Configuration type declaring options to be set by operators";
+    type = optionType;
+    readOnly = true;
+    default = submoduleWith {
+      class = "fediversity-configuration";
+      modules = [
+        {
+          options = {
+            enable = lib.mkEnableOption {
+              description = "your Fediversity configuration";
+            };
+            applications = lib.mapAttrs (
+              _name: application:
+              mkOption {
+                description = application.description;
+                type = submoduleWith {
+                  class = "fediversity-application-config";
+                  modules = [ application.module ];
+                };
+                default = { };
+              }
+            ) config.applications;
+          };
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+  };
 in
 {
   _class = "fediversity-settings";
   options = {
+    inherit configuration;
     resources = mkOption {
       description = "Collection of deployment resources that can be required by applications and policed by hosting providers";
       type = attrsOf (submoduleWith {
@@ -126,7 +156,7 @@ in
                 };
                 readOnly = true;
                 default = {
-                  input-type = application-requirements;
+                  input-type = configuration;
                   output-type = nixops4Deployment;
                 };
               };
@@ -153,33 +183,5 @@ in
         ];
       });
     };
-    configuration = mkOption {
-      description = "Configuration type declaring options to be set by operators";
-      type = optionType;
-      readOnly = true;
-      default = submoduleWith {
-        class = "fediversity-configuration";
-        modules = [
-          {
-            options = {
-              enable = lib.mkEnableOption {
-                description = "your Fediversity configuration";
-              };
-              applications = lib.mapAttrs (
-                _name: application:
-                mkOption {
-                  description = application.description;
-                  type = submoduleWith {
-                    class = "fediversity-application-config";
-                    modules = [ application.module ];
-                  };
-                  default = { };
-                }
-              ) config.applications;
-            };
-          }
-        ];
-      };
-    };
   };
 }