diff --git a/scripts/runtests.sh b/scripts/runtests.sh
index d189ecfc..67bf4176 100755
--- a/scripts/runtests.sh
+++ b/scripts/runtests.sh
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ python3 scripts/check-yaml-fields.py $tmpdir/var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-
         apt.preferences[0].pin-priority=200 \
         apt.preferences[0].pin='"origin *ubuntu.com*"' \
         apt.preferences[1].package='"python-*"' \
-        apt.preferences[1].pin-priority=-1
+        apt.preferences[1].pin-priority=-1 \
+        apt.debconf_selections.subiquity='"eek"'
 python3 scripts/check-yaml-fields.py "$tmpdir"/var/log/installer/curtin-install/subiquity-curthooks.conf \
-        debconf_selections.subiquity='"eek"' \
         storage.config[-1].options='"errors=remount-ro"'
 python3 scripts/check-yaml-fields.py <(python3 scripts/check-yaml-fields.py $tmpdir/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-installer.cfg datasource.None.userdata_raw) \
         locale='"en_GB.UTF-8"' \
diff --git a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
index cd3c29a3..87d159cc 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/subiquity.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import functools
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import Set
+from typing import Any, Dict, Set
 import uuid
 import yaml
 
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ class DebconfSelectionsModel:
         self.selections = ''
 
     def render(self):
+        return {}
+
+    def get_apt_config(
+            self, final: bool, has_network: bool) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {'debconf_selections': {'subiquity': self.selections}}
 
 
diff --git a/subiquity/server/apt.py b/subiquity/server/apt.py
index 5ff278b4..51dfc0b8 100644
--- a/subiquity/server/apt.py
+++ b/subiquity/server/apt.py
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ class AptConfigurer:
     def apt_config(self, final: bool):
         cfg = {}
         has_network = self.app.base_model.network.has_network
-        for model in self.app.base_model.mirror, self.app.base_model.proxy:
+        models = [
+            self.app.base_model.mirror,
+            self.app.base_model.proxy,
+            self.app.base_model.debconf_selections,
+        ]
+        for model in models:
             merge_config(cfg, model.get_apt_config(
                 final=final, has_network=has_network))
         return {'apt': cfg}
diff --git a/subiquity/server/tests/test_apt.py b/subiquity/server/tests/test_apt.py
index 3e6423ec..ec53a8c7 100644
--- a/subiquity/server/tests/test_apt.py
+++ b/subiquity/server/tests/test_apt.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from subiquity.server.apt import (
 from subiquity.server.dryrun import DRConfig
 from subiquity.models.mirror import MirrorModel
 from subiquity.models.proxy import ProxyModel
+from subiquity.models.subiquity import DebconfSelectionsModel
 
 
 APT_UPDATE_SUCCESS = """\
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class TestAptConfigurer(SubiTestCase):
         self.model.mirror = MirrorModel()
         self.model.mirror.create_primary_candidate("http://mymirror").elect()
         self.model.proxy = ProxyModel()
+        self.model.debconf_selections = DebconfSelectionsModel()
         self.model.locale.selected_language = "en_US.UTF-8"
         self.app = make_app(self.model)
         self.configurer = AptConfigurer(self.app, AsyncMock(), '')