diff --git a/tests/neovim.nix b/tests/neovim.nix
index 23b5d27f..f691b51d 100644
--- a/tests/neovim.nix
+++ b/tests/neovim.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ self.inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixos.runTest {
   node.specialArgs.nix-config = self;
 
   nodes.machine =
-    { nix-config, ... }:
+    { nix-config, config, ... }:
     {
       imports = with nix-config.nixosModules; [
         shell
@@ -16,21 +16,14 @@ self.inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixos.runTest {
       home-manager.sharedModules = with nix-config.homeModules; [
         neovim
       ];
+
+      services.getty.autologinUser = config.modules.system.username;
     };
 
   testScript = # python
     ''
       machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
 
-      machine.send_chars("user")
-      machine.sleep(1)
-      machine.send_key("ret")
-      machine.sleep(1)
-      machine.send_chars("user")
-      machine.sleep(1)
-      machine.send_key("ret")
-      machine.sleep(5)
-
       machine.send_chars("nvim hello.txt")
       machine.sleep(1)
       machine.send_key("ret")