diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
index 17a6127595dd..45df76de2319 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "weaviate"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python native client for easy interaction with a Weaviate instance";
     homepage = "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate-python-client";