diff --git a/packages.nix b/packages.nix
index 7ec30dac..1ab51438 100644
--- a/packages.nix
+++ b/packages.nix
@@ -120,13 +120,12 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
             echo "hostname of ${target} was expected to be ${name} but is $hostname. Aborting to be safe..."
             exit 2
           fi
-          nix copy --no-check-sigs --to ssh-ng://${target} ${inputPaths}
           nix copy --no-check-sigs --derivation --to ssh-ng://${target} ${toplevelDrvPath}
 
           # use nixos-rebuild from target config
           ssh ${target} bash -e <<END
           set -eou pipefail
-          set -x
+
           nix build --no-link ${toplevelDrvPath}
           ${discardStringCtx hostConfig.nix.package}/bin/nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system --set ${toplevelOutPath}
           ${toplevelOutPath}/bin/switch-to-configuration "''${@:-switch}"
@@ -211,6 +210,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
 
             ${hostConfig.system.build.runOnServer} NIXOS_REBUILD="''${NIXOS_REBUILD:-}" bash -e <<END
             set -eou pipefail
+
             ${createDirsCopyCurrent name}
 
             nix build -L --accept-flake-config -o current ${declaredRunnerDrvPath}