diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meshtastic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meshtastic/default.nix
index 1100a084c473..72e8a711bb83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meshtastic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meshtastic/default.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , dotmap
-, fetchPypi
+, fetchFromGitHub
 , pexpect
 , protobuf
 , pygatt
 , pypubsub
 , pyqrcode
 , pyserial
+, pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, pyyaml
 , tabulate
 , timeago
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "meshtastic";
-  version = "1.2.44";
+  version = "1.2.46";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "f99e076dde0db86a5ba734b48257ffc7355a2b4729cea1ff5cd7638ca93dbd90";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "meshtastic";
+    repo = "Meshtastic-python";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-XNoAt0R3Jt8i0erovwHBIJ3l9bY5po2UjRl/uzGBs9k=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -33,13 +37,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pypubsub
     pyqrcode
     pyserial
+    pyyaml
     tabulate
     timeago
   ];
 
-  # Project only provides PyPI releases which don't contain the tests
-  # https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-python/issues/86
-  doCheck = false;
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export PATH="$PATH:$out/bin";
+  '';
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "meshtastic"