diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndspy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndspy/default.nix
index 9c4d91df9d65..7408949649fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndspy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ndspy/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, crcmod }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, crcmod
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ndspy";
-  version = "3.0.0";
+  version = "4.0.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1s0i81gspas22bjwk9vhy3x5sw1svyybk7c2j1ixc77drr9ym20a";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "RoadrunnerWMC";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0x3sp10had1mq192m7kgjivvs8kpjagxjgj9d4z95dfjhzzbjh70";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ crcmod ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    crcmod
+  ];
 
-  doCheck = false; # there are no tests
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "ndspy" ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "ndspy"
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    cd tests
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python library for many Nintendo DS file formats";
     homepage = "https://github.com/RoadrunnerWMC/ndspy";
-    description = "A Python library for many Nintendo DS file formats";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ xfix ];
   };