diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix
index 8aedce2fb49c..b4a94f62ad93 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ pkgs.runCommand "nixos-build-vms" { nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.makeWrapper ]; }
   ln -s ${interactiveDriver}/bin/nixos-test-driver $out/bin/nixos-run-vms
   wrapProgram $out/bin/nixos-test-driver \
     --add-flags "--interactive"
+  wrapProgram $out/bin/nixos-run-vms \
+     --set testScript "${pkgs.writeText "start-all" "start_all(); join_all();"}" \
+     --add-flags "--no-interactive"
 ''