diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix b/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
index be0b3c8746a9..7e4e8bcef92d 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 let
   initialRootPassword = "notproduction";
 in
-import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...} : with lib; {
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...} : with lib; {
   name = "gitlab";
   meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
     maintainers = [ globin ];
@@ -63,21 +63,35 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ...} : with lib; {
     });
   in
   ''
-    $gitlab->start();
-    $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitaly.service");
-    $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitlab-workhorse.service");
-    $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitlab.service");
-    $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitlab-sidekiq.service");
-    $gitlab->waitForFile("/var/gitlab/state/tmp/sockets/gitlab.socket");
-    $gitlab->waitUntilSucceeds("curl -sSf http://gitlab/users/sign_in");
-    $gitlab->succeed("curl -isSf http://gitlab  | grep -i location | grep -q http://gitlab/users/sign_in");
-    $gitlab->succeed("${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u gitlab -H gitlab-rake gitlab:check 1>&2");
-    $gitlab->succeed("echo \"Authorization: Bearer \$(curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @${auth} http://gitlab/oauth/token | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.access_token')\" >/tmp/headers");
-    $gitlab->succeed("curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H @/tmp/headers -d @${createProject} http://gitlab/api/v4/projects");
-    $gitlab->succeed("curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H @/tmp/headers -d @${putFile} http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/files/some-file.txt");
-    $gitlab->succeed("curl -H @/tmp/headers http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/archive.tar.gz > /tmp/archive.tar.gz");
-    $gitlab->succeed("curl -H @/tmp/headers http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/archive.tar.bz2 > /tmp/archive.tar.bz2");
-    $gitlab->succeed("test -s /tmp/archive.tar.gz");
-    $gitlab->succeed("test -s /tmp/archive.tar.bz2");
+    gitlab.start()
+    gitlab.wait_for_unit("gitaly.service")
+    gitlab.wait_for_unit("gitlab-workhorse.service")
+    gitlab.wait_for_unit("gitlab.service")
+    gitlab.wait_for_unit("gitlab-sidekiq.service")
+    gitlab.wait_for_file("/var/gitlab/state/tmp/sockets/gitlab.socket")
+    gitlab.wait_until_succeeds("curl -sSf http://gitlab/users/sign_in")
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "curl -isSf http://gitlab | grep -i location | grep -q http://gitlab/users/sign_in"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "${pkgs.sudo}/bin/sudo -u gitlab -H gitlab-rake gitlab:check 1>&2"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "echo \"Authorization: Bearer \$(curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @${auth} http://gitlab/oauth/token | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.access_token')\" >/tmp/headers"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H @/tmp/headers -d @${createProject} http://gitlab/api/v4/projects"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H @/tmp/headers -d @${putFile} http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/files/some-file.txt"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "curl -H @/tmp/headers http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/archive.tar.gz > /tmp/archive.tar.gz"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed(
+        "curl -H @/tmp/headers http://gitlab/api/v4/projects/1/repository/archive.tar.bz2 > /tmp/archive.tar.bz2"
+    )
+    gitlab.succeed("test -s /tmp/archive.tar.gz")
+    gitlab.succeed("test -s /tmp/archive.tar.bz2")
   '';
 })