diff --git a/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests b/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
index 84bbff9e5..ac75dd640 100755
--- a/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
+++ b/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ if uname -a|grep -q FreeBSD; then
 fi
 
 # Run the test framework, testing both services:
-if [ "$FREEBSD" = 1 ]; then
-	# FreeBSD runs without services since they fail mysteriously:
+if [ "$NOSERVICES" = 1 ]; then
 	./run -services none || exit 1
 else
 	# Linux tests both with anope and atheme services: