diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/bspwm/configuration.nix b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/bspwm/configuration.nix
index 6c1effb62..8018a3ac1 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/bspwm/configuration.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/bspwm/configuration.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ with lib;
       startupPrograms = [ "foo" "bar || qux" ];
     };
 
+    test.stubs.bspwm = { };
+
     nmt.script = ''
       bspwmrc=home-files/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
       assertFileExists "$bspwmrc"