diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmuxp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmuxp/default.nix
index 91a55694f853..1f1ec0437f86 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/tmuxp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/tmuxp/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "05z5ssv9glsqmcy9fdq06bawy1274dnzqsqd3a4z4jd0w6j09smn";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ pytest ];
+  patchPhase = ''
+    # Dependencies required for testing shouldn't pinned to
+    # a specific version.
+    substituteInPlace requirements/test.txt \
+      --replace "==" ">="
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
+    pytest
+    pytest-rerunfailures
+  ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [
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