diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index f0e816446511..5eb38c085824 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ in
   paperless = handleTest ./paperless.nix { };
   parsedmarc = handleTest ./parsedmarc { };
   password-option-override-ordering = handleTest ./password-option-override-ordering.nix { };
-  pdns-recursor = handleTest ./pdns-recursor.nix { };
+  pdns-recursor = runTest ./pdns-recursor.nix;
   pds = handleTest ./pds.nix { };
   peerflix = handleTest ./peerflix.nix { };
   peering-manager = handleTest ./web-apps/peering-manager.nix { };
diff --git a/nixos/tests/pdns-recursor.nix b/nixos/tests/pdns-recursor.nix
index 42a227ae8eb5..0c326d7db965 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/pdns-recursor.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/pdns-recursor.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix (
-  { pkgs, ... }:
-  {
-    name = "powerdns-recursor";
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
-    nodes.server =
-      { ... }:
-      {
-        services.pdns-recursor.enable = true;
-        services.pdns-recursor.exportHosts = true;
-        networking.hosts."192.0.2.1" = [ "example.com" ];
-      };
+{
+  name = "powerdns-recursor";
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ rnhmjoj ];
 
-    testScript = ''
+  nodes.server = {
+    services.pdns-recursor.enable = true;
+    services.pdns-recursor.exportHosts = true;
+    services.pdns-recursor.old-settings.dnssec-log-bogus = true;
+    networking.hosts."192.0.2.1" = [ "example.com" ];
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    with subtest("pdns-recursor is running"):
       server.wait_for_unit("pdns-recursor")
       server.wait_for_open_port(53)
+
+    with subtest("can resolve names"):
       assert "192.0.2.1" in server.succeed("host example.com localhost")
-    '';
-  }
-)
+
+    with subtest("old-settings have been merged in"):
+      server.succeed("${lib.getExe pkgs.yq-go} -e .dnssec.log_bogus /etc/pdns-recursor/recursor.yml")
+  '';
+}