diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
index f996182f8479..71e20a6d5f79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 , uvloop
 , postgresql
 , pythonOlder
+, pytest-xdist
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -24,8 +26,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     uvloop
     postgresql
+    pytest-xdist
+    pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    rm -rf asyncpg/
+  '';
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "asyncpg"
   ];
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Asyncio PosgtreSQL driver";
     homepage = "https://github.com/MagicStack/asyncpg";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/MagicStack/asyncpg/releases/tag/v${version}";
     longDescription = ''
       Asyncpg is a database interface library designed specifically for
       PostgreSQL and Python/asyncio. asyncpg is an efficient, clean