diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6c126ac..b498dfc 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             modules = node.modules;
 
             # nix passes these to every single module
-            specialArgs = [] // node.modules.specialArgs;
+            specialArgs = {} // node.modules.specialArgs;
           }
       );