diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bambi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bambi/default.nix
index b6c2b0de7587..dd76021cab03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bambi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bambi/default.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 , pandas
 , pymc
 , scipy
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "bambi";
   version = "0.10.0";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -26,6 +29,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-D04eTAlckEqgKA+59BRljlyneHYoqqZvLYmt/gBLHcU=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     arviz
     formulae
@@ -35,7 +42,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     scipy
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''export HOME=$(mktemp -d)'';
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     blackjax
@@ -43,13 +52,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     numpyro
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
+
   disabledTests = [
-    # attempt to fetch data:
+    # Tests require network access
+    "test_custom_prior"
     "test_data_is_copied"
+    "test_distributional_model"
+    "test_gamma_with_splines"
+    "test_non_distributional_model_with_categories"
+    "test_non_distributional_model"
+    "test_normal_with_splines"
     "test_predict_offset"
+    # Assertion issue
+    "test_custom_likelihood_function"
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "bambi" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "bambi"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://bambinos.github.io/bambi";