diff --git a/jeschli/krops.nix b/jeschli/krops.nix
index 30b06c1e6..9a8a76676 100644
--- a/jeschli/krops.nix
+++ b/jeschli/krops.nix
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 
 in {
   # usage: $(nix-build --no-out-link --argstr name HOSTNAME -A deploy)
-  deploy = pkgs.krops.writeDeploy "${name}-deploy" {
+  deploy = { target ? "root@${name}/var/src" }: pkgs.krops.writeDeploy "${name}-deploy" {
     source = source { test = false; };
-    target = "root@${name}/var/src";
+    inherit target;
   };
 
   # usage: $(nix-build --no-out-link --argstr name HOSTNAME --argstr target PATH -A test)