diff --git a/tests/vmTest/common.nix b/tests/vmTest/common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15cc6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmTest/common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Configuration that will be added to both the nixinatee node and the nixinator
+# node.
+{ inputs }:
+{
+  nix = {
+    extraOptions =
+      let empty_registry = builtins.toFile "empty-flake-registry.json" ''{"flakes":[],"version":2}''; in
+      ''
+        experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+        flake-registry = ${empty_registry}
+      '';
+    registry.nixpkgs.flake = inputs.nixpkgs;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/vmTest/default.nix b/tests/vmTest/default.nix
index cbbcedb..8dbcffb 100644
--- a/tests/vmTest/default.nix
+++ b/tests/vmTest/default.nix
@@ -22,86 +22,85 @@ let
     ((import (path + "/flake.nix")).outputs (inputs // {self = r;}));
   in
     r;
-  exampleFlake = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-    name = "nixinate-example-flake";
-    destination = "/flake.nix";
-    text = ''
-      {
-        outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
-          let
-            makeTest = (import (nixpkgs + "/nixos/lib/testing-python.nix") { system = "${pkgs.hostPlatform.system}"; }).makeTest;
-            baseConfig = ((makeTest { nodes.baseConfig = { ... }: {}; testScript = "";}).nodes {}).baseConfig.extendModules {
-              modules = [
-                ${builtins.readFile ./nixinateeBase.nix}
-                ${builtins.readFile ./nixinateeAdditional.nix}
-                {
-                  _module.args.nixinate = {
-                    host = "nixinatee";
-                    sshUser = "nixinator";
-                    buildOn = "local"; # valid args are "local" or "remote"
-                  };
-                }
-              ];
-            };
-          in
+  mkNixinateTest = buildOn:
+    let
+      exampleFlake = pkgs.writeTextFile {
+        name = "nixinate-example-flake";
+        destination = "/flake.nix";
+        text = ''
           {
-            nixosConfigurations = {
-              nixinatee = baseConfig;
-            };
+            outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
+              let
+                makeTest = (import (nixpkgs + "/nixos/lib/testing-python.nix") { system = "${pkgs.hostPlatform.system}"; }).makeTest;
+                baseConfig = ((makeTest { nodes.baseConfig = { ... }: {}; testScript = "";}).nodes {}).baseConfig.extendModules {
+                  modules = [
+                    ${builtins.readFile ./nixinateeBase.nix}
+                    ${builtins.readFile ./nixinateeAdditional.nix}
+                    {
+                      _module.args.nixinate = {
+                        host = "nixinatee";
+                        sshUser = "nixinator";
+                        buildOn = "${buildOn}"; # valid args are "local" or "remote"
+                      };
+                    }
+                  ];
+                };
+              in
+              {
+                nixosConfigurations = {
+                  nixinatee = baseConfig;
+                };
+              };
+          }
+        '';
+      };
+      deployScript = inputs.self.nixinate.${pkgs.hostPlatform.system} (callLocklessFlake "${exampleFlake}" { nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs; });
+      exampleSystem = (callLocklessFlake "${exampleFlake}" { nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs; }).nixosConfigurations.nixinatee.config.system.build.toplevel;
+    in
+    makeTest {
+      nodes = {
+        nixinatee = { ... }: {
+          imports = [
+            ./nixinateeBase.nix
+            (import ./common.nix { inherit inputs; })
+          ];
+          virtualisation = {
+            writableStore = true;
+            additionalPaths = [] ++ pkgs.lib.optional (buildOn == "remote") (allDrvOutputs exampleSystem);
+          };
+        };
+        nixinator = { ... }: {
+          imports = [
+            (import ./common.nix { inherit inputs; })
+          ];
+          virtualisation = {
+            additionalPaths = [
+              (allDrvOutputs exampleSystem)
+            ]
+              ++ pkgs.lib.optional (buildOn == "remote") exampleFlake;
           };
-      }
-    '';
-  };
-  deployScript = inputs.self.nixinate.${pkgs.hostPlatform.system} (callLocklessFlake "${exampleFlake}" { nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs; });
-  exampleSystem = (callLocklessFlake "${exampleFlake}" { nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs; }).nixosConfigurations.nixinatee.config.system.build.toplevel;
-  mkNixinateTest = buildOn: makeTest {
-    nodes = {
-      nixinatee = { ... }: {
-        imports = [
-          ./nixinateeBase.nix
-        ];
-        virtualisation = {
-          writableStore = true;
-        };
-      };
-      nixinator = { ... }: {
-        virtualisation = {
-          additionalPaths = [
-            (allDrvOutputs exampleSystem)
-          ]
-            ++ pkgs.lib.optional (buildOn == "remote") exampleFlake;
-        };
-        nix = {
-          extraOptions =
-            let empty_registry = builtins.toFile "empty-flake-registry.json" ''{"flakes":[],"version":2}''; in
-            ''
-              experimental-features = nix-command flakes
-              flake-registry = ${empty_registry}
-            '';
-          registry.nixpkgs.flake = inputs.nixpkgs;
         };
       };
+      testScript =
+        ''
+          start_all()
+          nixinatee.wait_for_unit("sshd.service")
+          nixinator.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+          nixinator.succeed("mkdir ~/.ssh/")
+          nixinator.succeed("ssh-keyscan -H nixinatee >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts")
+          nixinator.succeed("exec ${deployScript.nixinate.nixinatee.program} >&2")
+          nixinatee.wait_for_unit("nginx.service")
+          nixinatee.wait_for_open_port("80")
+          with subtest("Check that Nginx webserver can be reached by deployer after deployment"):
+              assert "<title>Welcome to nginx!</title>" in nixinator.succeed(
+                  "curl -sSf http:/nixinatee/ | grep title"
+              )
+          with subtest("Check that Nginx webserver can be reached by deployee after deployment"):
+              assert "<title>Welcome to nginx!</title>" in nixinatee.succeed(
+                  "curl -sSf http:/127.0.0.1/ | grep title"
+              )
+        '';
     };
-    testScript =
-      ''
-        start_all()
-        nixinatee.wait_for_unit("sshd.service")
-        nixinator.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
-        nixinator.succeed("mkdir ~/.ssh/")
-        nixinator.succeed("ssh-keyscan -H nixinatee >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts")
-        nixinator.succeed("exec ${deployScript.nixinate.nixinatee.program} >&2")
-        nixinatee.wait_for_unit("nginx.service")
-        nixinatee.wait_for_open_port("80")
-        with subtest("Check that Nginx webserver can be reached by deployer after deployment"):
-            assert "<title>Welcome to nginx!</title>" in nixinator.succeed(
-                "curl -sSf http:/nixinatee/ | grep title"
-            )
-        with subtest("Check that Nginx webserver can be reached by deployee after deployment"):
-            assert "<title>Welcome to nginx!</title>" in nixinatee.succeed(
-                "curl -sSf http:/127.0.0.1/ | grep title"
-            )
-      '';
-  };
 in
 {
   local = (mkNixinateTest "local");