diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index a9730913604b..c8d919014dbc 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ in {
   discourse = handleTest ./discourse.nix {};
   dnscrypt-proxy2 = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./dnscrypt-proxy2.nix {};
   dnscrypt-wrapper = runTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./dnscrypt-wrapper;
-  dnsdist = handleTest ./dnsdist.nix {};
+  dnsdist = runTest ./dnsdist.nix {};
   doas = handleTest ./doas.nix {};
   docker = handleTestOn ["aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux"] ./docker.nix {};
   docker-rootless = handleTestOn ["aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux"] ./docker-rootless.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/dnsdist.nix b/nixos/tests/dnsdist.nix
index e72fa05ff282..01c827f2c133 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/dnsdist.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/dnsdist.nix
@@ -1,48 +1,48 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix (
-  { pkgs, ... }: {
-    name = "dnsdist";
-    meta = with pkgs.lib; {
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ jojosch ];
-    };
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
 
-    nodes.machine = { pkgs, lib, ... }: {
-      services.bind = {
-        enable = true;
-        extraOptions = "empty-zones-enable no;";
-        zones = lib.singleton {
-          name = ".";
-          master = true;
-          file = pkgs.writeText "root.zone" ''
-            $TTL 3600
-            . IN SOA ns.example.org. admin.example.org. ( 1 3h 1h 1w 1d )
-            . IN NS ns.example.org.
+{
+  name = "dnsdist";
+  meta = with lib; {
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jojosch ];
+  };
 
-            ns.example.org. IN A    192.168.0.1
-            ns.example.org. IN AAAA abcd::1
+  nodes.machine = { pkgs, lib, ... }: {
+    services.bind = {
+      enable = true;
+      extraOptions = "empty-zones-enable no;";
+      zones = lib.singleton {
+        name = ".";
+        master = true;
+        file = pkgs.writeText "root.zone" ''
+          $TTL 3600
+          . IN SOA ns.example.org. admin.example.org. ( 1 3h 1h 1w 1d )
+          . IN NS ns.example.org.
 
-            1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR ns.example.org.
-          '';
-        };
-      };
-      services.dnsdist = {
-        enable = true;
-        listenPort = 5353;
-        extraConfig = ''
-          newServer({address="127.0.0.1:53", name="local-bind"})
+          ns.example.org. IN A    192.168.0.1
+          ns.example.org. IN AAAA abcd::1
+
+          1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa IN PTR ns.example.org.
         '';
       };
-
-      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ dig ];
+    };
+    services.dnsdist = {
+      enable = true;
+      listenPort = 5353;
+      extraConfig = ''
+        newServer({address="127.0.0.1:53", name="local-bind"})
+      '';
     };
 
-    testScript = ''
-      machine.wait_for_unit("bind.service")
-      machine.wait_for_open_port(53)
-      machine.succeed("dig @127.0.0.1 +short -x 192.168.0.1 | grep -qF ns.example.org")
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ dig ];
+  };
 
-      machine.wait_for_unit("dnsdist.service")
-      machine.wait_for_open_port(5353)
-      machine.succeed("dig @127.0.0.1 -p 5353 +short -x 192.168.0.1 | grep -qF ns.example.org")
-    '';
-  }
-)
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("bind.service")
+    machine.wait_for_open_port(53)
+    machine.succeed("dig @127.0.0.1 +short -x 192.168.0.1 | grep -qF ns.example.org")
+
+    machine.wait_for_unit("dnsdist.service")
+    machine.wait_for_open_port(5353)
+    machine.succeed("dig @127.0.0.1 -p 5353 +short -x 192.168.0.1 | grep -qF ns.example.org")
+  '';
+}