diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index f84d0d0..f97f6cc 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ ssh_to_host() {
 
 hardware_detection() {
   ### --> Get hardware information
-  local TMPFILE="/tmp/nixos-installation-hardware-detection-temp-file"
+  export TMPFILE="/tmp/nixos-installation-hardware-detection-temp-file"
 
   ssh_to_host 'bash -s' << SSHEND
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