diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/logbook/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/logbook/default.nix
index b7b8e242a530..004ff4e383af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/logbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/logbook/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   jinja2,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-rerunfailures,
   pythonOlder,
   pyzmq,
   redis,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-rerunfailures
   ] ++ lib.flatten (builtins.attrValues optional-dependencies);
 
   # Some of the tests use localhost networking.