diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
index 95004f447941..b85f002e7b8f 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ nixBuild() {
 
 nixFlakeBuild() {
     logVerbose "Building in flake mode."
-    if [[ -z "$buildHost" && -z "$targetHost" && "$action" != switch && "$action" != boot ]]
+    if [[ -z "$buildHost" && -z "$targetHost" && "$action" != switch && "$action" != boot && "$action" != test && "$action" != dry-activate ]]
     then
         runCmd nix "${flakeFlags[@]}" build "$@"
         readlink -f ./result