diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 552a690db..40dd739bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ jobs:
           /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
             "s/# programs.fish.enable = true;/nix.settings.access-tokens = [ \"github.com=\${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\" ]; environment.etc.\"nix\/nix.conf\".knownSha256Hashes = [ \"$nixConfHash\" ];/" \
             flake.nix
+          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
+            's/nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";/nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "'$(nix eval --expr builtins.currentSystem --impure --raw)'";/' \
+            flake.nix
         popd
         nix run .#darwin-rebuild -- \
           switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwin#simple \
@@ -159,7 +162,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Rebuild and activate simple flake, but this time using nix-darwin's flake interface
       run: |
         . /etc/static/bashrc
-        darwin-rebuild build --flake ./modules/examples/flake#simple --override-input nix-darwin . --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }}
+        darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwin#simple \
+          --override-input nix-darwin . \
+          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }}
     - name: Test uninstallation of nix-darwin
       run: |
         nix run .#darwin-uninstaller --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/${{ env.CURRENT_STABLE_CHANNEL }}
@@ -184,6 +189,9 @@ jobs:
           /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
             "s/# programs.fish.enable = true;/nix.settings.access-tokens = [ \"github.com=\${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}\" ]; environment.etc.\"nix\/nix.conf\".knownSha256Hashes = [ \"$nixConfHash\" ];/" \
             flake.nix
+          /usr/bin/sed -i.bak \
+            's/nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";/nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "'$(nix eval --expr builtins.currentSystem --impure --raw)'";/' \
+            flake.nix
         popd
         nix run .#darwin-rebuild -- \
           switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwin#simple \
@@ -192,7 +200,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Rebuild and activate simple flake, but this time using nix-darwin's flake interface
       run: |
         . /etc/static/bashrc
-        darwin-rebuild build --flake ./modules/examples/flake#simple --override-input nix-darwin . --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable
+        darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix-darwin#simple \
+          --override-input nix-darwin . \
+          --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable
     - name: Test uninstallation of nix-darwin
       run: |
         nix run .#darwin-uninstaller --override-input nixpkgs nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable
diff --git a/modules/examples/flake/flake.nix b/modules/examples/flake/flake.nix
index dbcc420a1..4520b8ff0 100644
--- a/modules/examples/flake/flake.nix
+++ b/modules/examples/flake/flake.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       system.stateVersion = 5;
 
       # The platform the configuration will be used on.
-      nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-darwin";
+      nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";
     };
   in
   {
@@ -39,8 +39,5 @@
     darwinConfigurations."simple" = nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
       modules = [ configuration ];
     };
-
-    # Expose the package set, including overlays, for convenience.
-    darwinPackages = self.darwinConfigurations."simple".pkgs;
   };
 }