diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/atpublic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/atpublic/default.nix
index 20fc37d45999..41cbe28b8a26 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/atpublic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/atpublic/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sybil
   ];
 
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    # TypeError: FixtureManager.getfixtureclosure() missing 1 required positional argument: 'ignore_args'
+    "--ignore=docs/using.rst"
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i '/cov=public/d' pyproject.toml
   '';