diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/envs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/envs/default.nix
index 307c7dfaa614..ce1a07dda3f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/envs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/envs/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , jinja2
 , mock
-, nose
+, pynose
 , poetry-core
 , pythonOlder
 , terminaltables
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "envs";
   version = "1.4";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     mock
-    nose
+    pynose
   ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynose/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynose/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12730465b7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynose/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pynose";
+  version = "1.4.8";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mdmintz";
+    repo = "pynose";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-V6jZBEkEAKzClA/3s+Lyfm9xExgCEJbLCNnIHmZ94E4=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "pynose fixes nose to extend unittest and make testing easier";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mdmintz/pynose";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ SuperSandro2000 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cf5e720a1215..999195abe486 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9560,6 +9560,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pynobo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynobo { };
 
+  pynose = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynose { };
+
   pynuki = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynuki { };
 
   pynut2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynut2 { };