diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
index e11a48f6a37d..abed10521d92 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rq";
-  version = "1.8.1";
+  version = "1.9.0";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rq";
     repo = "rq";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1lfv3sb27v5xw3y67lirp877gg9230d28qmykxipvhcqwzqc2dqb";
+    sha256 = "1drw7yqgsk1z9alv4hwj44a3sggmr20msdzdcdaxzdcqgb3qdpk8";
   };
 
   # test require a running redis rerver, which is something we can't do yet
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "rq" ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ click redis ];
 
   meta = with lib; {