diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix
index 709b257e3375..b5458cd7eb5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parse-type/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
-{ lib, fetchPypi
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub
 , buildPythonPackage, pythonOlder
 , pytest, pytest-runner
 , parse, six, enum34
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "parse_type";
-  version = "0.5.2";
+  pname = "parse-type";
+  version = "0.5.6";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "02wclgiqky06y36b3q07b7ngpks5j0gmgl6n71ac2j2hscc0nsbz";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jenisys";
+    repo = "parse_type";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-CJroqJIi5DpmR8i1lr8OJ+234615PhpVUsqK91XOT3E=";
   };
-
   checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-runner ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ parse six ] ++ lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.4") enum34;
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pytest.ini \
+      --replace "--metadata PACKAGE_UNDER_TEST parse_type" "" \
+      --replace "--metadata PACKAGE_VERSION 0.5.6" "" \
+      --replace "--html=build/testing/report.html --self-contained-html" "" \
+      --replace "--junit-xml=build/testing/report.xml" ""
+  '';
+
   checkPhase = ''
     py.test tests
   '';