diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-cinderclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-cinderclient/default.nix
index 92e896e3ff65..4d5a5b5a3e6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-cinderclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-cinderclient/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,20 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
-    stestr run
+
+    #   File "/build/python-cinderclient-9.6.0/cinderclient/client.py", line 196, in request
+    # if raise_exc and resp.status_code >= 400:
+    #                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+    #
+    # TypeError: '>=' not supported between instances of 'Mock' and 'int'
+    stestr run -e <(echo "
+      cinderclient.tests.unit.test_client.ClientTest.test_keystone_request_raises_auth_failure_exception
+      cinderclient.tests.unit.test_client.ClientTest.test_sessionclient_request_method
+      cinderclient.tests.unit.test_client.ClientTest.test_sessionclient_request_method_raises_badrequest
+      cinderclient.tests.unit.test_client.ClientTest.test_sessionclient_request_method_raises_overlimit
+      cinderclient.tests.unit.test_shell.ShellTest.test_password_prompted
+    ")
+
     runHook postCheck
   '';