diff --git a/nixos/tests/nextcloud/with-declarative-redis-and-secrets.nix b/nixos/tests/nextcloud/with-declarative-redis-and-secrets.nix
index e638f2e5b861..addc898bd760 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/nextcloud/with-declarative-redis-and-secrets.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/nextcloud/with-declarative-redis-and-secrets.nix
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ in {
         };
         secretFile = "/etc/nextcloud-secrets.json";
 
-        extraOptions.redis = {
-          dbindex = 0;
-          timeout = 1.5;
-          # password handled via secretfile below
+        extraOptions = {
+          allow_local_remote_servers = true;
+          redis = {
+            dbindex = 0;
+            timeout = 1.5;
+            # password handled via secretfile below
+          };
         };
         configureRedis = true;
       };
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ in {
 
       services.postgresql = {
         enable = true;
+        package = pkgs.postgresql_14;
       };
       systemd.services.postgresql.postStart = pkgs.lib.mkAfter ''
         password=$(cat ${passFile})