diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/reframe.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/reframe.nix
index 7bd9ff892a40..cdd394dfd88b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/reframe.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/reframe.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ in
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "DRM/KMS based remote desktop for Linux that supports Wayland/NVIDIA/headless/login…";
     package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "reframe" { };
     configs = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.submodule {
-        freeformType = settingsFormat.type;
-      };
+      type = lib.types.attrsOf (
+        lib.types.submodule {
+          freeformType = settingsFormat.type;
+        }
+      );
       default = { };
 
       description = "Configurations for ReFrame";
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ in
     systemd.services = lib.mapAttrs' (
       name: _:
       lib.nameValuePair "reframe-server@${name}" {
+        overrideStrategy = "asDropin";
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       }
     ) cfg.configs;