diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/nhentai/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/nhentai/default.nix
index f1d632a89a32..9f99c4fa62d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/nhentai/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/nhentai/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-{ lib, python3Packages, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib
+, python3Packages
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "nhentai";
-  version = "0.4.16";
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-2lzrQqUx3lPM+OAUO/SwT+fAuG7kWmUnTACNUiP7d1M=";
+  version = "0.5.3";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "RicterZ";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-SjWIctAyczjYGP4buXQBA/RcrdikMSuSBtfhORNmXMc=";
   };
 
+  # tests require a network connection
+  doCheck = false;
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
     requests
     iso8601