diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
index a4c214de36df..06be3a17c5f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/searxng/package.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ python.pkgs.toPythonModule (
       "httpx-socks"
       "lxml"
       "typer-slim"
+      "whitenoise"
     ];
 
     preBuild =
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whitenoise/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whitenoise/default.nix
index 7f82b11c3600..f0b08a5d928b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whitenoise/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whitenoise/default.nix
@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "whitenoise";
-  version = "6.9.0";
+  version = "6.11.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "evansd";
     repo = "whitenoise";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-UmM8Az22ql3uUpyY6jj7ky3LelmttFBqGMYlzlNRAHg=";
+    hash = "sha256-pcU4qa2dlyPfMgyi1O8zME4GukIvKN4MQhFtJJjdn9w=";
   };
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [ brotli ];
@@ -31,15 +33,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     requests
   ];
 
-  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
-
-  disabledTestPaths = [
-    # Don't run Django tests
-    "tests/test_django_whitenoise.py"
-    "tests/test_runserver_nostatic.py"
-    "tests/test_storage.py"
-  ];
-
   disabledTests = [
     # Test fails with AssertionError
     "test_modified"