diff --git a/src/command/apply.rs b/src/command/apply.rs
index ba58e2b..e102555 100644
--- a/src/command/apply.rs
+++ b/src/command/apply.rs
@@ -172,11 +172,7 @@ pub async fn run(_global_args: &ArgMatches, local_args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(
     let goal_arg = local_args.get_one::<String>("goal").unwrap();
     let goal = Goal::from_str(goal_arg).unwrap();
 
-    // FIXME: Just get_one::<NodeFilter>
-    let filter = local_args
-        .get_one::<String>("on")
-        .map(NodeFilter::new)
-        .transpose()?;
+    let filter = local_args.get_one::<NodeFilter>("on");
 
     if filter.is_none() && goal != Goal::Build {
         // User did not specify node, we should check meta and see rules
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ pub async fn run(_global_args: &ArgMatches, local_args: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(
     }
 
     let targets = hive
-        .select_nodes(filter, ssh_config, goal.requires_target_host())
+        .select_nodes(filter.cloned(), ssh_config, goal.requires_target_host())
         .await?;
     let n_targets = targets.len();
 
diff --git a/src/nix/node_filter.rs b/src/nix/node_filter.rs
index 6f645ca..a796d1e 100644
--- a/src/nix/node_filter.rs
+++ b/src/nix/node_filter.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::convert::AsRef;
 use std::iter::{FromIterator, Iterator};
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use glob::Pattern as GlobPattern;
 
 use super::{ColmenaError, ColmenaResult, NodeConfig, NodeName};
 
 /// A node filter containing a list of rules.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct NodeFilter {
     rules: Vec<Rule>,
 }
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ pub struct NodeFilter {
 /// A filter rule.
 ///
 /// The filter rules are OR'd together.
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum Rule {
     /// Matches a node's attribute name.
     MatchName(GlobPattern),
@@ -25,6 +27,13 @@ enum Rule {
     MatchTag(GlobPattern),
 }
 
+impl FromStr for NodeFilter {
+    type Err = ColmenaError;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::new(s)
+    }
+}
+
 impl NodeFilter {
     /// Creates a new filter using an expression passed using `--on`.
     pub fn new<S: AsRef<str>>(filter: S) -> ColmenaResult<Self> {