diff --git a/checks/darwin.nix b/checks/darwin.nix
index 8b74e33..fe67b43 100644
--- a/checks/darwin.nix
+++ b/checks/darwin.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-
+{
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
 {
   imports = [
     ../modules/nix-darwin/default.nix
   ];
   documentation.enable = false;
   sops.secrets.test_key = { };
+  sops.templates."template.toml".content = ''
+    password = "${config.sops.placeholder.test_key}";
+  '';
   sops.defaultSopsFile = ../pkgs/sops-install-secrets/test-assets/secrets.yaml;
   sops.age.generateKey = true;
   system.stateVersion = 5;
diff --git a/checks/home-manager.nix b/checks/home-manager.nix
index d1e6355..3c32fd6 100644
--- a/checks/home-manager.nix
+++ b/checks/home-manager.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
-{ config, ... }: {
+{ config, ... }:
+{
   imports = [
     ../modules/home-manager/sops.nix
   ];
@@ -11,5 +11,8 @@
   sops.age.generateKey = true;
   sops.age.keyFile = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.age-key.txt";
   sops.secrets.test_key = { };
+  sops.templates."template.toml".content = ''
+    password = "${config.sops.placeholder.test_key}";
+  '';
   sops.defaultSopsFile = ../pkgs/sops-install-secrets/test-assets/secrets.yaml;
 }