diff --git a/third_party/nixpkgs/copy.bara.sky b/third_party/nixpkgs/copy.bara.sky
index fb874d63c1..d467d5ef86 100644
--- a/third_party/nixpkgs/copy.bara.sky
+++ b/third_party/nixpkgs/copy.bara.sky
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ core.workflow(
         push = "default",
     ),
     origin_files = glob(["**"], exclude = [
-        "pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/**",
+        "pkgs/test/nixpkgs-check-by-name/tests/**",
     ]),
     destination_files = glob(["third_party/nixpkgs/**"], exclude = [
         "third_party/nixpkgs/copy.bara.sky",