diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
index 7d2a0d57968..57bcdaed097 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad-job.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 , lib
 , stateDir
 , profileData
-, containerSpecs
 , generatorTaskName
+, containerPkgs
 , oneTracerPerNode ? false
 , withSsh ? false
 }:
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ let
 
   entrypoint =
     let
-      coreutils  = containerSpecs.containerPkgs.coreutils.nix-store-path;
-      supervisor = containerSpecs.containerPkgs.supervisor.nix-store-path;
+      coreutils  = containerPkgs.coreutils.nix-store-path;
+      supervisor = containerPkgs.supervisor.nix-store-path;
     in escapeTemplate
       ''
       # Store entrypoint's envars and "uname" in a file for debugging purposes.
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ let
             # ERROR: cannot verify iog-cardano-perf.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com's certificate, issued by 'CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M01,O=Amazon,C=US':
             # Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority.
             # To connect to iog-cardano-perf.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.
-            SSL_CERT_FILE = "${containerSpecs.containerPkgs.cacert.nix-store-path}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
+            SSL_CERT_FILE = "${containerPkgs.cacert.nix-store-path}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt";
           };
 
           # Sensible defaults.
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ let
                   ../service/ssh.nix
                   {
                     inherit pkgs;
-                    bashInteractive = containerSpecs.containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path;
-                    coreutils = containerSpecs.containerPkgs.coreutils.nix-store-path;
-                    openssh_hacks = containerSpecs.containerPkgs.openssh_hacks.nix-store-path;
+                    bashInteractive = containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path;
+                    coreutils = containerPkgs.coreutils.nix-store-path;
+                    sshdExecutable = "${containerPkgs.openssh_hacks.nix-store-path}/bin/sshd";
                   }
               ;
             in [
@@ -993,12 +993,12 @@ let
           {
             driver = "exec";
             config = {
-              command = "${containerSpecs.containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path}/bin/bash";
+              command = "${containerPkgs.bashInteractive.nix-store-path}/bin/bash";
               args = ["local/entrypoint.sh"];
               nix_installables =
                 (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList
-                  (name: attr: attr.nix-store-path)
-                  containerSpecs.containerPkgs
+                  (name: attr: attr.installable)
+                  containerPkgs
                 )
               ;
             };
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
index a0cfcaea040..a63db0ec8e2 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad.nix
@@ -9,221 +9,271 @@
 let
 
   # Backend-specific Nix bits:
-  materialise-profile =
-    { profileData }:
-      let
-        # TODO: Repeated code, add the generator's node name to profile.json
-        generatorTaskName = if builtins.hasAttr "explorer" profileData.node-specs.value
-          then "explorer"
-          else "node-0"
+  materialise-profile = { profileData }:
+    # Intermediate / workbench-adhoc container specifications
+    let containerSpecs = rec {
+      ##########################################################################
+      # The actual commit. The one used when entering the workbench.
+      gitrev = pkgs.gitrev;
+      # Where to deploy inside the Task, needed to send commands (`nomad exec`).
+      diretories = rec {
+        work = "/local";
+        state = stateDir;
+        run = lib.strings.concatStringsSep "/" [ work state ];
+      };
+      # How to configure supervisor and how to access it from the deployer.
+      supervisord = {
+        url = "unix:///tmp/supervisor.sock";
+        conf = lib.strings.concatStringsSep "/"
+          [ diretories.run "supervisor" "supervisord.conf"]
         ;
-        # Intermediate / workbench-adhoc container specifications
-        containerSpecs = rec {
-          #
-          diretories = rec {
-            work = "/local";
-            state = stateDir;
-            run = lib.strings.concatStringsSep "/" [ work state ];
-          };
-          # The actual commit.
-          gitrev = pkgs.gitrev;
-          # Binaries.
-          containerPkgs =
-            {
-              coreutils = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.coreutils;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.coreutils";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              bashInteractive = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.bashInteractive;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.bashInteractive";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              findutils = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.findutils;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.findutils";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              iputils = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.iputils;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.iputils";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              gnutar = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.gnutar;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gnutar";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              zstd = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.zstd;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.zstd";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              wget = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.wget;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.wget";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              cacert = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.cacert;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.cacert";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              supervisor = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.python3Packages.supervisor;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.python3Packages.supervisor";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              gnugrep = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.gnugrep;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gnugrep";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              jq = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.jq;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.jq";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-            }
-            //
-            # TODO: - cardano-node.passthru.profiled
-            #       - cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged
-            #       - cardano-node.passthru.asserted
-            # profileData.node-services."node-0".serviceConfig.value.eventlog
-            # builtins.trace (builtins.attrNames profileData.node-services."node-0".serviceConfig.value.eventlog) XXXX
-            {
-              cardano-node = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = with pkgs;
-                  if eventlogged
-                    then cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged
-                    else cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node
-                ;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output =
-                  if eventlogged
-                    then "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged"
-                    else "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node"
-                ;
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              cardano-cli = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.cardano-cli;
-                flake-reference = "github:input-output-hk/cardano-cli";
-                flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-cli";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              cardano-tracer = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.cardano-tracer;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-tracer";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              tx-generator = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.tx-generator;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.tx-generator";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-            }
-            //
-            lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "cloud") {
-              openssh_hacks = rec {
-                commit = "5d8c5913c70723318acf47496e2abf7d2c99384f"; # OpenSSH version 9.8 (Branch "9.8");
-                nix-store-path  = (__getFlake "github:fmaste/openssh-portable-hacks/${commit}").packages.x86_64-linux.openssh_hacks;
-                flake-reference = "github:fmaste/openssh-portable-hacks";
-                flake-output = "packages.x86_64-linux.openssh_hacks";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${commit}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-              rsync = rec {
-                nix-store-path  = pkgs.rsync;
-                flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
-                flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.rsync";
-                installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
-              };
-            }
-          ;
-          supervisord = {
-            url = "unix:///tmp/supervisor.sock";
-            conf = lib.strings.concatStringsSep "/"
-              [ diretories.run "supervisor" "supervisord.conf"]
-            ;
+      };
+      # Binaries. Flake references to the local nix store or remote repos.
+      containerPkgs = installables {inherit gitrev;};
+      # The Nomad Job description for the requested sub-backend.
+      nomadJob = nomad-job {inherit profileData containerPkgs;};
+      ##########################################################################
+    };
+    in pkgs.runCommand "workbench-backend-output-${profileData.profileName}-nomad"
+      ({
+        containerSpecsJSON = pkgs.writeText "workbench-cluster-container-pkgs.json"
+          (lib.generators.toJSON {} containerSpecs);
+      })
+      ''
+      mkdir $out
+      ln -s $containerSpecsJSON      $out/container-specs.json
+      ''
+    ;
+
+  # The installables are all the Nix packages that will be avaiable inside the
+  # Nomad Task. This dependencies are defined inside the Nomad Job as strings
+  # that can be either a path to the local nix store or a flake reference to
+  # fetch from some repo.
+  # In the case of cloud deployment the "installable" must always reference
+  # a commit accesible from every Nomad client machine and for local / "exec"
+  # the "nix-store-path" property is used to allow to run with local changes.
+  # The workbench will by default insert in the Nomad Job description the
+  # "installable" property as defined here while keeping the extra details as a
+  # `jq` friendly reference that are used to change it later.
+  installables = {gitrev}:
+    ############################################################################
+    # The "default" / basic environment where the node will run. ###############
+    # This pkgs rarely change and are almost always cached.      ###############
+    ############################################################################
+    (lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
+      (name: attr:
+        # The installable property is always the same.
+        let flakeReference = attr.flake-reference;
+            flakeOutput = attr.flake-output;
+            # The commit must come from `pkgs` because all script are using
+            # this for the shebang and other basic tools ("coreutils") and are
+            # also the dependencies used inside the workbench, like `jq`.
+            commit = pkgs.gitrev;
+        in attr // {installable="${flakeReference}/${commit}#${flakeOutput}";}
+      )
+      {
+        coreutils = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.coreutils;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.coreutils";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        bashInteractive = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.bashInteractive;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.bashInteractive";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        findutils = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.findutils;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.findutils";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        iputils = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.iputils;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.iputils";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        gnutar = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.gnutar;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gnutar";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        zstd = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.zstd;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.zstd";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        wget = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.wget;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.wget";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        cacert = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.cacert;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.cacert";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        supervisor = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.python3Packages.supervisor;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.python3Packages.supervisor";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        gnugrep = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.gnugrep;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.gnugrep";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+        jq = {
+          nix-store-path  = pkgs.jq;
+          flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+          flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.jq";
+          installable = null;
+        };
+      }
+    )
+    //
+    ############################################################################
+    # Optional container enabled OpenSSH to properly fetch ~1TB cloud logs. ####
+    ############################################################################
+    lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "cloud") {
+      openssh_hacks = rec {
+        commit = "5d8c5913c70723318acf47496e2abf7d2c99384f"; # OpenSSH version 9.8 (Branch "9.8");
+        # Not used locally. Needed to create the SSH "start.sh" script.
+        nix-store-path  = (__getFlake "github:fmaste/openssh-portable-hacks/${commit}").packages.x86_64-linux.openssh_hacks;
+        flake-reference = "github:fmaste/openssh-portable-hacks";
+        flake-output = "packages.x86_64-linux.openssh_hacks";
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${commit}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+      rsync = rec {
+        nix-store-path  = pkgs.rsync; # Not used locally.
+        flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+        flake-output = "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.rsync";
+        # Same commit as the basic packages.
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${pkgs.gitrev}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+    }
+    //
+    ############################################################################
+    # Binaries from `cardanoNodePackages` (node / tracer / generator). #########
+    ############################################################################
+    {
+      # Provided that all the "start.sh" scripts are taking it into account,
+      # this packages could be configured to come from a different commit than
+      # the one used to enter the shell ??????????
+      cardano-node = rec {
+        # Local reference only used if not "cloud".
+        nix-store-path = with pkgs;
+          # TODO: - cardano-node.passthru.profiled
+          #       - cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged
+          #       - cardano-node.passthru.asserted
+          # profileData.node-services."node-0".serviceConfig.value.eventlog
+          # builtins.trace (builtins.attrNames profileData.node-services."node-0".serviceConfig.value.eventlog) XXXX
+          if eventlogged
+            then cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged
+            else cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node
+        ;
+        flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+        flake-output =
+          if eventlogged
+            then "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node.passthru.eventlogged"
+            else "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-node"
+        ;
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+      cardano-cli = rec {
+        # Local reference only used if not "cloud".
+        nix-store-path = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.cardano-cli;
+        flake-reference = "github:input-output-hk/cardano-cli";
+        flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-cli";
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+      cardano-tracer = rec {
+        # Local reference only used if not "cloud".
+        nix-store-path = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.cardano-tracer;
+        flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+        flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.cardano-tracer";
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+      tx-generator = rec {
+        # Local reference only used if not "cloud".
+        nix-store-path = pkgs.cardanoNodePackages.tx-generator;
+        flake-reference = "github:intersectmbo/cardano-node";
+        flake-output = "cardanoNodePackages.tx-generator";
+        installable = "${flake-reference}/${gitrev}#${flake-output}";
+      };
+    }
+  ;
+
+  # The "exec" or "cloud" Nomad Job description.
+  nomad-job = {profileData, containerPkgs}:
+    # TODO: Repeated code, add the generator's node name to profile.json
+    let generatorTaskName = if builtins.hasAttr "explorer" profileData.node-specs.value
+      then "explorer"
+      else "node-0"
+      ;
+    in
+      { inherit generatorTaskName; }
+      //
+      lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "exec") {
+        exec = {
+          # TODO: oneTracerPerGroup
+          oneTracerPerCluster = import ./nomad-job.nix
+            { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
+              inherit profileData;
+              inherit generatorTaskName;
+              inherit containerPkgs;
+              oneTracerPerNode = false;
+              withSsh = false;
+            };
+          oneTracerPerNode = import ./nomad-job.nix
+            { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
+              inherit profileData;
+              inherit generatorTaskName;
+              inherit containerPkgs;
+              oneTracerPerNode = true;
+              withSsh = false;
+            };
+        };
+      }
+      //
+      lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "cloud") {
+        cloud = {
+          # Always "oneTracerPerNode"
+          # TODO: oneTracerPerCluster and oneTracerPerGroup
+          nomadExec = import ./nomad-job.nix
+            { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
+              inherit profileData;
+              inherit generatorTaskName;
+              inherit containerPkgs;
+              oneTracerPerNode = true;
+              withSsh = false;
+            };
+          ssh = import ./nomad-job.nix
+            { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
+              inherit profileData;
+              inherit generatorTaskName;
+              inherit containerPkgs;
+              oneTracerPerNode = true;
+              withSsh = true;
+            };
+          # AWS S3 bucket that will be used to deploy the genesis files.
+          s3 = rec {
+            bucket = "cardano-perf-deploy";
+            region = "eu-central-1";
+            host   = "s3.${region}.amazonaws.com";
+            uri    = "https://${bucket}.${host}";
           };
-          nomadJob =
-            { inherit generatorTaskName; }
-            //
-            lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "exec") {
-              exec = {
-                # TODO: oneTracerPerGroup
-                oneTracerPerCluster = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = false;
-                    withSsh = false;
-                  };
-                oneTracerPerNode = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = true;
-                    withSsh = false;
-                  };
-              };
-            }
-            //
-            lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs (subBackendName == "cloud") {
-              cloud = {
-                # Always "oneTracerPerNode"
-                # TODO: oneTracerPerCluster and oneTracerPerGroup
-                nomadExec = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = true;
-                    withSsh = false;
-                  };
-                ssh = import ./nomad-job.nix
-                  { inherit pkgs lib stateDir;
-                    inherit profileData;
-                    inherit containerSpecs;
-                    inherit generatorTaskName;
-                    oneTracerPerNode = true;
-                    withSsh = true;
-                  };
-                # AWS S3 bucket that will be used to deploy the genesis files.
-                s3 = rec {
-                  bucket = "cardano-perf-deploy";
-                  region = "eu-central-1";
-                  host   = "s3.${region}.amazonaws.com";
-                  uri    = "https://${bucket}.${host}";
-                };
-              };
-            }
-          ;
         };
-      in pkgs.runCommand "workbench-backend-output-${profileData.profileName}-nomad"
-        ({
-          containerSpecsJSON = pkgs.writeText "workbench-cluster-container-pkgs.json"
-            (lib.generators.toJSON {} containerSpecs);
-        })
-        ''
-        mkdir $out
-        ln -s $containerSpecsJSON      $out/container-specs.json
-        '';
+      }
+    ;
 
 in { inherit materialise-profile; }
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
index 7b949dea1c8..041d9fb0600 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/cloud.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ let
       )
       # Amazon S3 HTTP to upload/download the genesis tar file.
       pkgs.awscli
+      # Used to download the logs.
+      pkgs.rsync
     ]
   ;
 
diff --git a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
index b9139da67ab..38a21875f9e 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
+++ b/nix/workbench/backend/nomad/exec.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ allocate-run-nomadexec() {
   ## Empty the global namespace. Local runs ignore "${NOMAD_NAMESPACE:-}"
   backend_nomad allocate-run-nomad-job-patch-namespace "${dir}"
   # Will set the /nix/store paths from ".nix-store-path" in container-specs.json
-# backend_nomad allocate-run-nomad-job-patch-nix "${dir}"
+  backend_nomad allocate-run-nomad-job-patch-nix "${dir}"
 }
 
 # Called by `run.sh` without exit trap (unlike `scenario_setup_exit_trap`)!
diff --git a/nix/workbench/service/ssh.nix b/nix/workbench/service/ssh.nix
index 49f41ff6ea9..798aa8f49a6 100644
--- a/nix/workbench/service/ssh.nix
+++ b/nix/workbench/service/ssh.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs
 , bashInteractive
 , coreutils
-, openssh_hacks
+, sshdExecutable
 }:
 
 with pkgs.lib;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ in {
       # Specifies the name  of the configuration file. The default is
       # /etc/ssh/sshd_config. sshd refuses to start if there is no configuration
       # file.
-      ${openssh_hacks}/bin/sshd -D -e -f /local/run/current/ssh/sshd_config
+      ${sshdExecutable} -D -e -f /local/run/current/ssh/sshd_config
     '';
   };