diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geomet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geomet/default.nix
index 2e69b1c5f630..ab76f92e236b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geomet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geomet/default.nix
@@ -8,21 +8,30 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "geomet";
   version = "0.3.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
-  # pypi tarball doesn't include tests
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "geomet";
     repo = "geomet";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-7QfvGQlg4nTr1rwTyvTNm6n/jFptLtpBKMjjQj6OXCQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-7QfvGQlg4nTr1rwTyvTNm6n/jFptLtpBKMjjQj6OXCQ=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ click six ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    click
+    six
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "geomet"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Convert GeoJSON to WKT/WKB (Well-Known Text/Binary) and vice versa";
     homepage = "https://github.com/geomet/geomet";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    description = "Convert GeoJSON to WKT/WKB (Well-Known Text/Binary), and vice versa.";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ turion ris ];
   };
 }