diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8df7f0b9e269..d7ef17bf431e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -32006,6 +32006,10 @@ EOF
       license = [ licenses.bsd2 licenses.asl20 ];
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ bennofs ];
     };
+
+    checkPhase = ''
+      py.test
+    '';
   };
 
   pypandoc = buildPythonPackage rec {