diff --git a/lib/modules/custom-sops-nix.nix b/lib/modules/custom-sops-nix.nix
index d35aa7a..176a2c8 100644
--- a/lib/modules/custom-sops-nix.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/custom-sops-nix.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             # Override passwords backed by `sops-nix` as `nixos-rebuild build-vm-with-bootloader`
             # does not seem to play along well with `sops-nix`
             users.sopsPasswordOverride = lib.mkIf overrideSops {
-              enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+              enable = lib.mkDefault overrideSops;
               password = lib.mkDefault "admin";
             };