diff --git a/buildbot_nix/__init__.py b/buildbot_nix/__init__.py
index 6cdd62b..e359f59 100644
--- a/buildbot_nix/__init__.py
+++ b/buildbot_nix/__init__.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class BuildTrigger(steps.BuildStep):
         self.ended = False
         self.waitForFinishDeferred = None
         self.brids = []
-        self.description = f"building {len(jobs)} hydra jobs"
+        self.description = f"building {len(jobs)} jobs"
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def interrupt(self, reason):
@@ -153,14 +153,13 @@ class BuildTrigger(steps.BuildStep):
 
     def schedule_one(self, build_props: Properties, job):
         project_name = build_props.getProperty('event.project')
-        source = f"{project_name}-eval-lix"
+        source = f"{project_name}-eval"
         attr = job.get("attr", "eval-error")
-        name = attr
-        name = f"{FLAKE_TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_FOR_JOBS}.{name}"
+        name = f"buildbotJobs.{attr}"
         error = job.get("error")
         props = Properties()
         props.setProperty("virtual_builder_name", name, source)
-        props.setProperty("status_name", f"nix-build .#{FLAKE_TARGET_ATTRIBUTE_FOR_JOBS}.{attr}", source)
+        props.setProperty("status_name", f"building buildbotJobs.{attr}", source)
         props.setProperty("virtual_builder_tags", "", source)
 
         if error is not None:
@@ -372,26 +371,11 @@ class NixEvalCommand(buildstep.ShellMixin, steps.BuildStep):
                 if not system or system in self.supported_systems:  # report eval errors
                     filtered_jobs.append(job)
 
+            # Filter out failed evaluations
+            succeeded_jobs = [job for job in filtered_jobs if job.get('error') is None]
+
             drv_show_log: Log = yield self.getLog("stdio")
-            drv_show_log.addStdout(f"getting derivation infos\n")
-            cmd = yield self.makeRemoteShellCommand(
-                stdioLogName=None,
-                collectStdout=True,
-                command=(
-                    ["nix", "derivation", "show", "--recursive"]
-                    + [ drv for drv in (job.get("drvPath") for job in filtered_jobs) if drv ]
-                ),
-            )
-            yield self.runCommand(cmd)
-            drv_show_log.addStdout(f"done\n")
-            try:
-                drv_info = json.loads(cmd.stdout)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-                msg = f"Failed to parse `nix derivation show` output for {cmd.command}"
-                raise BuildbotNixError(msg) from e
             all_deps = dict()
-            for drv, info in drv_info.items():
-                all_deps[drv] = set(info.get("inputDrvs").keys())
 
             def closure_of(key, deps):
                 r, size = set([key]), 0
@@ -400,14 +384,34 @@ class NixEvalCommand(buildstep.ShellMixin, steps.BuildStep):
                     r.update(*[ deps[k] for k in r ])
                 return r.difference([key])
 
-            job_set = set(( drv for drv in ( job.get("drvPath") for job in filtered_jobs ) if drv ))
-            all_deps = { k: list(closure_of(k, all_deps).intersection(job_set)) for k in job_set }
+            if succeeded_jobs:
+                drv_show_log.addStdout(f"getting derivation infos for valid derivations\n")
+                cmd = yield self.makeRemoteShellCommand(
+                    stdioLogName=None,
+                    collectStdout=True,
+                    command=(
+                        ["nix", "derivation", "show", "--recursive"]
+                        + [ drv for drv in (job.get("drvPath") for job in succeeded_jobs) if drv ]
+                    ),
+                )
+                yield self.runCommand(cmd)
+                drv_show_log.addStdout(f"done\n")
+                try:
+                    drv_info = json.loads(cmd.stdout)
+                except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                    msg = f"Failed to parse `nix derivation show` output for {cmd.command}"
+                    raise BuildbotNixError(msg) from e
+                for drv, info in drv_info.items():
+                    all_deps[drv] = set(info.get("inputDrvs").keys())
+
+                job_set = set(( drv for drv in ( job.get("drvPath") for job in filtered_jobs ) if drv ))
+                all_deps = { k: list(closure_of(k, all_deps).intersection(job_set)) for k in job_set }
 
             self.build.addStepsAfterCurrentStep(
                 [
                     BuildTrigger(
                         builds_scheduler_group=f"{project_name}-nix-build",
-                        name="build derivations",
+                        name="build derivations: ",
                         jobs=filtered_jobs,
                         all_deps=all_deps,
                     ),