diff --git a/pkgs/uevent-watch/default.nix b/pkgs/uevent-watch/default.nix
index 304d258..07a7888 100644
--- a/pkgs/uevent-watch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/uevent-watch/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   lua
 , nellie
-, writeFennelScript
+, writeFennel
 , runCommand
 , anoia
 , fennel
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ fennelrepl ];
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp -p ${writeFennelScript "uevent-watch" [fennel anoia nellie lua.pkgs.luafilesystem] ./watch.fnl} $out/bin/uevent-watch
+    cp -p ${writeFennel "uevent-watch" {
+      packages = [fennel anoia nellie lua.pkgs.luafilesystem];
+      mainFunction = "run";
+    } ./watch.fnl} $out/bin/uevent-watch
   '';
   checkPhase = ''
     fennelrepl ./test.fnl
diff --git a/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl b/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
index 38f122b..5c431a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/uevent-watch/test.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (local { : view} (require :fennel))
 (import-macros { : expect= } :anoia.assert)
 
-(set _G.arg (doto [] (tset 0 "test")))
 (local subject (require :watch))
 
 (let [params
@@ -35,7 +34,9 @@
 
 ;; this tests event parsing but not whether anything
 ;; happens as a result of processing them
-(subject.run
- ["-s" "foo" "-n" (os.getenv "TMPDIR") "partname=backup-disk" ]
+(subject.run-with-fh
  { :read (next-event) }
+ ["-s" "foo" "-n" (os.getenv "TMPDIR") "partname=backup-disk" ]
  )
+
+(print "OK")
diff --git a/pkgs/uevent-watch/watch.fnl b/pkgs/uevent-watch/watch.fnl
index b1297ed..1988596 100644
--- a/pkgs/uevent-watch/watch.fnl
+++ b/pkgs/uevent-watch/watch.fnl
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                      "(%g-)=(%g+)")]
         (k:lower) v))))
 
-(fn run [args fh]
+(fn run-with-fh [fh args]
   (set up :unknown)
   (let [parameters
         (assert (parse-args args) (.. "can't parse args: " (table.concat args " ")))]
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
         (set finished? (= e nil))
         ))))
 
-(when (not (= (. arg 0) "test"))
+(fn run [args]
   (let [nellie (require :nellie)
         netlink (nellie.open 4)]
-    (run arg netlink)))
+    (run-with-fh netlink arg)))
 
-{ : run  : event-matches? }
+{ : run : run-with-fh : event-matches? }