diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
index 34ae41e993cf..722ddfaed6f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/build-luarocks-package.nix
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ let
           lua # for lua.h
           wrapLua
           luarocks_bootstrap
-        ];
+        ]
+        ++ lib.optionals self.doCheck self.nativeCheckInputs;
 
         inherit
           doCheck
@@ -116,10 +117,7 @@ let
             # example externalDeps': [ { name = "CRYPTO"; dep = pkgs.openssl; } ]
             externalDeps' = lib.filter (dep: !lib.isDerivation dep) self.externalDeps;
           in
-          [ luarocks_bootstrap ]
-          ++ buildInputs
-          ++ lib.optionals self.doCheck ([ luarocksCheckHook ] ++ self.nativeCheckInputs)
-          ++ (map (d: d.dep) externalDeps');
+          [ luarocks_bootstrap ] ++ buildInputs ++ (map (d: d.dep) externalDeps');
 
         # propagate lua to active setup-hook in nix-shell
         propagatedBuildInputs = propagatedBuildInputs ++ [ lua ];
@@ -228,12 +226,6 @@ let
           runHook postInstall
         '';
 
-        checkPhase = ''
-          runHook preCheck
-          luarocks test
-          runHook postCheck
-        '';
-
         shellHook = ''
           runHook preShell
           export LUAROCKS_CONFIG="$PWD/${luarocks_config}";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/busted-check-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/busted-check-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8de6f0af522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/busted-check-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# hook for running busted
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+echo "Sourcing busted-check-hook.sh"
+
+bustedCheckPhase () {
+    echo "Executing bustedCheckPhase"
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    if command -v nlua && [ -z "${bustedNoNlua-}" ]; then
+      bustedFlags+=("--lua=nlua")
+    fi
+
+    busted "${bustedFlags[@]}"
+
+    runHook postCheck
+    echo "Finished executing bustedCheckPhase"
+}
+
+if [ -z "${dontBustedCheck-}" ] && [ -z "${checkPhase-}" ]; then
+    echo "Using bustedCheckPhase"
+    checkPhase+=" bustedCheckPhase"
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/default.nix
index 9f7396f2a518..318564ba52b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,19 @@ let
   callPackage = lua.pkgs.callPackage;
 in
 {
+  /**
+    Accepts "bustedFlags" as an array.
+    You can customize the call by setting "bustedFlags" and prevent the test from running by setting "dontBustedCheck"
+  */
+  bustedCheckHook = callPackage (
+    { busted }:
+    makeSetupHook {
+      name = "busted-check-hook";
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [
+        busted
+      ];
+    } ./busted-check-hook.sh
+  ) { };
 
   luarocksCheckHook = callPackage (
     { luarocks }:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index bd6ed85c39ce..7008f98d6de0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -75,14 +75,10 @@ in
   # keep-sorted start block=yes case=no newline_separated=yes
   argparse = prev.argparse.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = true;
-    nativeCheckInputs = [ final.busted ];
+    nativeCheckInputs = [ final.bustedCheckHook ];
 
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      export LUA_PATH="src/?.lua;$LUA_PATH"
-      busted spec/
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
+    preCheck = ''LUA_PATH="src/?.lua;$LUA_PATH"'';
+    bustedFlags = [ "spec/" ];
   };
 
   busted = prev.busted.overrideAttrs (old: {
@@ -195,12 +191,8 @@ in
 
   fzy = prev.fzy.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = true;
-    nativeCheckInputs = [ final.busted ];
-    # Until https://github.com/swarn/fzy-lua/pull/8 is merged,
-    # we have to invoke busted manually
-    checkPhase = ''
-      busted
-    '';
+    nativeCheckInputs = [ final.bustedCheckHook ];
+    # bustedFlags = [ "." ];
   };
 
   grug-far-nvim = prev.grug-far-nvim.overrideAttrs {
@@ -241,14 +233,9 @@ in
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   image-nvim = prev.image-nvim.overrideAttrs {
@@ -584,16 +571,19 @@ in
   lualine-nvim = prev.lualine-nvim.overrideAttrs (_: {
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
-      final.nlua
-      final.busted
       final.nvim-web-devicons
+      final.bustedCheckHook
+      final.nlua
       gitMinimal
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua --lpath='lua/?.lua' --lpath='lua/?/init.lua' tests/
-      runHook postCheck
+
+    bustedFlags = [
+      "tests/"
+    ];
+
+    preCheck = ''
+      LUA_PATH="lua/?.lua;lua/?/init.lua;$LUA_PATH"
     '';
   });
 
@@ -764,44 +754,27 @@ in
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   lze = prev.lze.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   lzextras = prev.lzextras.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
-    checkInputs = [
-      final.lze
-    ];
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      lua.pkgs.bustedCheckHook
+      final.lze
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   magick = prev.magick.overrideAttrs (old: {
@@ -885,16 +858,17 @@ in
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      # upstream uses PlenaryBusted which is a pain, run busted directly instead
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
 
-    # upstream uses PlenaryBusted which is a pain to setup
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua --lpath='lua/?.lua' --lpath='lua/?/init.lua' tests/
-      runHook postCheck
+    preCheck = ''
+      LUA_PATH="lua/?.lua;lua/?/init.lua;$LUA_PATH"
     '';
+    bustedFlags = [
+      "tests/"
+    ];
   };
 
   orgmode = prev.orgmode.overrideAttrs {
@@ -1010,13 +984,9 @@ in
     doCheck = luaOlder "5.2";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted spec
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
+    bustedFlags = [ "spec" ];
   };
 
   rocks-nvim = prev.rocks-nvim.overrideAttrs (oa: {
@@ -1033,39 +1003,27 @@ in
       "bootstrap" # tries to install luarocks from network
     ];
 
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --run=offline
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
+    bustedFlags = [
+      "--run=offline"
+    ];
   });
 
   rtp-nvim = prev.rtp-nvim.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   rustaceanvim = prev.rustaceanvim.overrideAttrs {
     doCheck = lua.luaversion == "5.1";
     nativeCheckInputs = [
       final.nlua
-      final.busted
+      final.bustedCheckHook
       writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
     ];
-    checkPhase = ''
-      runHook preCheck
-      busted --lua=nlua
-      runHook postCheck
-    '';
   };
 
   sofa = prev.sofa.overrideAttrs (old: {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
index bc5b3bb649ae..8a67702ba256 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ rec {
   inherit (callPackage ../development/interpreters/lua-5/hooks { })
     luarocksMoveDataFolder
     luarocksCheckHook
+    bustedCheckHook
     ;
 
   inherit lua;