diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 105b374..b6986fb 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "crane": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1791754810,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cN0Mgk+sQtCJcGWs9H4M0CnLRAuC4I8aCwiBTcBJs6E=",
+        "owner": "ipetkov",
+        "repo": "crane",
+        "rev": "bd63bf1d0a0f6dcacd7549c714a671ee63b0db6a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "ipetkov",
+        "repo": "crane",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-utils": {
       "inputs": {
         "systems": "systems"
@@ -36,6 +51,7 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "crane": "crane",
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d153d00..538486d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
         checks.tests = craneLib.cargoTest (common // {
           inherit cargoArtifacts;
           cargoExtraArgs = "--locked ${testPackages}";
+          # Nothing builds on the test run's target folder: don't store it.
+          doInstallCargoArtifacts = false;
           preCheck = ''
             # Its own lock file pins crates that the vendored set may lack.
             rm -f cli/tests/actors/toolbox/Cargo.lock