diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
index 84123590fe1b..9d140f2bebfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipdb/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  pythonAtLeast,
   pythonOlder,
   decorator,
   ipython,
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@
   exceptiongroup,
   tomli,
   setuptools,
-  unittestCheckHook,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-timeout,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -36,12 +38,22 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       tomli
     ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ unittestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
 
+  disabledTestPaths =
+    [
+      # OSError: pytest: reading from stdin while output is captured!  Consider using `-s`.
+      "manual_test.py"
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (pythonAtLeast "3.13") [
+      # tests get stuck
+      "tests/test_opts.py"
+    ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/gotcha/ipdb";
     description = "IPython-enabled pdb";