diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
index 1fb5e129..1addb84d 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ in
     with subtest("Run the deployment"):
       deployer.succeed(f"""
         export SSL_CERT_FILE=/tmp/pve-ca-bundle.crt
+        export PROXMOX_VE_API_TOKEN="root@pam!mytoken={pm_token}"
         ${lib.getExe deployment.run} >&2
       """)
       # target.succeed("su - operator -c hello 1>&2")