diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cma/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cma/default.nix
index a6e3d442675f..5f1121c8e914 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cma/default.nix
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , numpy
 , python
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cma";
   version = "3.2.2";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "CMA-ES";
     repo = "pycma";
     rev = "refs/tags/r${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-STF7jtLqI2KiWvvI9/reRjP1XyW8l4/qy9uAPpE9mTs=";
+    hash = "sha256-STF7jtLqI2KiWvvI9/reRjP1XyW8l4/qy9uAPpE9mTs=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -21,13 +25,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.executable} -m cma.test
+    # At least one doctest fails, thus only limited amount of files is tested
+    ${python.executable} -m cma.test interfaces.py purecma.py logger.py optimization_tools.py transformations.py
   '';
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "cma"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "CMA-ES, Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy for non-linear numerical optimization in Python";
+    description = "Library for Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy for non-linear numerical optimization";
     homepage = "https://github.com/CMA-ES/pycma";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
   };
 }