diff --git a/infra/common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix b/infra/common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
index b100a6d5..7ce22dbf 100644
--- a/infra/common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/infra/common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-{ modulesPath, ... }:
-
+let
+  # pulling this in manually over from module args resolves an infinite recursion
+  sources = import ../../npins;
+in
 {
   _class = "nixos";
 
-  imports = [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix") ];
+  imports = [
+    "${sources.nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix"
+  ];
 
   boot = {
     initrd = {
diff --git a/infra/flake-part.nix b/infra/flake-part.nix
index 9d2b246a..4ad559bc 100644
--- a/infra/flake-part.nix
+++ b/infra/flake-part.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ let
           ;
       };
 
+      nixos.module.imports = [
+        ./common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
+      ];
+
       imports =
         [
           ./common/resource.nix
@@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ let
         ++ (
           if isTestVm then
             [
-              ./common/proxmox-qemu-vm.nix
               ../machines/operator/${vmName}
               {
                 nixos.module.users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [