diff --git a/nixos/tests/overlayfs.nix b/nixos/tests/overlayfs.nix
index 99bb6b0f5531..33794deb9ed8 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/overlayfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/overlayfs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   name = "overlayfs";
   meta.maintainers = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bachp ];
 
@@ -9,49 +9,42 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
   };
 
   testScript = ''
-    $machine->succeed("ls /dev");
+    machine.succeed("ls /dev")
 
-    $machine->succeed("mkdir -p /tmp/mnt");
+    machine.succeed("mkdir -p /tmp/mnt")
 
     # Test ext4 + overlayfs
-    $machine->succeed(
-
-      "mkfs.ext4 -F -L overlay-ext4 /dev/vdb",
-      "mount -t ext4 /dev/vdb /tmp/mnt",
-
-      "mkdir -p /tmp/mnt/upper /tmp/mnt/lower /tmp/mnt/work /tmp/mnt/merged",
-
-      # Setup some existing files
-      "echo 'Replace' > /tmp/mnt/lower/replace.txt",
-      "echo 'Append' > /tmp/mnt/lower/append.txt",
-      "echo 'Overwrite' > /tmp/mnt/lower/overwrite.txt",
-
-      "mount -t overlay overlay -o lowerdir=/tmp/mnt/lower,upperdir=/tmp/mnt/upper,workdir=/tmp/mnt/work /tmp/mnt/merged",
-
-      # Test new
-      "echo 'New' > /tmp/mnt/merged/new.txt",
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/new.txt)\" == \"New\" ]]",
-
-      # Test replace
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt)\" == \"Replace\" ]]",
-      "echo 'Replaced' > /tmp/mnt/merged/replace-tmp.txt",
-      "mv /tmp/mnt/merged/replace-tmp.txt /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt",
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt)\" == \"Replaced\" ]]",
-
-      # Overwrite
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt)\" == \"Overwrite\" ]]",
-      "echo 'Overwritten' > /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt",
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt)\" == \"Overwritten\" ]]",
-
-      # Test append
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt)\" == \"Append\" ]]",
-      "echo 'ed' >> /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt",
-      #"cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt && exit 1",
-      "[[ \"\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt)\" == \"Append\ned\" ]]",
-
-      "umount /tmp/mnt/merged",
-      "umount /tmp/mnt",
-      "udevadm settle"
-    );
+    machine.succeed(
+        """
+          mkfs.ext4 -F -L overlay-ext4 /dev/vdb
+          mount -t ext4 /dev/vdb /tmp/mnt
+          mkdir -p /tmp/mnt/upper /tmp/mnt/lower /tmp/mnt/work /tmp/mnt/merged
+          # Setup some existing files
+          echo 'Replace' > /tmp/mnt/lower/replace.txt
+          echo 'Append' > /tmp/mnt/lower/append.txt
+          echo 'Overwrite' > /tmp/mnt/lower/overwrite.txt
+          mount -t overlay overlay -o lowerdir=/tmp/mnt/lower,upperdir=/tmp/mnt/upper,workdir=/tmp/mnt/work /tmp/mnt/merged
+          # Test new
+          echo 'New' > /tmp/mnt/merged/new.txt
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/new.txt)" == "New" ]]
+          # Test replace
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt)" == "Replace" ]]
+          echo 'Replaced' > /tmp/mnt/merged/replace-tmp.txt
+          mv /tmp/mnt/merged/replace-tmp.txt /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/replace.txt)" == "Replaced" ]]
+          # Overwrite
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt)" == "Overwrite" ]]
+          echo 'Overwritten' > /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/overwrite.txt)" == "Overwritten" ]]
+          # Test append
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt)" == "Append" ]]
+          echo 'ed' >> /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt
+          #"cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt && exit 1
+          [[ "\$(cat /tmp/mnt/merged/append.txt)" == "Append\ned" ]]
+          umount /tmp/mnt/merged
+          umount /tmp/mnt
+          udevadm settle
+      """
+    )
   '';
 })