diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index b8a87b3acf4..7c2e5b6415c 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ in rec {
   tests.dnscrypt-proxy = callTestOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/dnscrypt-proxy.nix {};
   tests.ecryptfs = callTest tests/ecryptfs.nix {};
   tests.etcd = callTestOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/etcd.nix {};
-  tests.ec2-nixops = hydraJob (import tests/ec2.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; }).boot-ec2-nixops;
-  tests.ec2-config = hydraJob (import tests/ec2.nix { system = "x86_64-linux"; }).boot-ec2-config;
+  tests.ec2-nixops = (callSubTestsOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/ec2.nix {}).boot-ec2-nixops;
+  tests.ec2-config = (callSubTestsOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/ec2.nix {}).boot-ec2-config;
   tests.elk = callSubTestsOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/elk.nix {};
   tests.env = callTest tests/env.nix {};
   tests.ferm = callTest tests/ferm.nix {};