diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/testscenarios/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/testscenarios/default.nix
index 4e7dcef3e90d..8218947d6868 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/testscenarios/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/testscenarios/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+
+# build-system
+, pbr
+, setuptools
+
+# dependencies
 , testtools
+
+# tests
+, python
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "testscenarios";
   version = "0.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -20,11 +29,27 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace "catch = 1" ""
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ testtools ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pbr
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pbr
+    testtools
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    ${python.interpreter} -m testtools.run testscenarios.tests.test_suite
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A pyunit extension for dependency injection";
-    homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/testscenarios";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/testing-cabal/testscenarios";
     license = licenses.asl20;
   };