diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 429983b..a70735a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
             "test" = {
               stage = "test";
               # wait an hour so the image builds
+              when = "delayed";
               start_in = "1 hour";
               deps = [pkgs.hello pkgs.curl];
               script = [
diff --git a/flakeModule.nix b/flakeModule.nix
index 04a5df9..a528dcd 100644
--- a/flakeModule.nix
+++ b/flakeModule.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@
             type = types.str;
             default = cfg.default-nix-image;
           };
+          when = mkOption {
+            type = types.nullOr types.str;
+            default = null;
+          };
+          start_in = mkOption {
+            type = types.nullOr types.str;
+            default = null;
+          };
         };
     in {
       options = with lib; {