diff --git a/deployment/data-model-test.nix b/deployment/data-model-test.nix
index 54f66e43..9e5886bb 100644
--- a/deployment/data-model-test.nix
+++ b/deployment/data-model-test.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ let
     (lib.evalModules {
       specialArgs = {
         inherit inputs;
+        # to be passed to nixops4Deployment
+        resourceProviderSystem = builtins.currentSystem;
       };
       modules = [
         module