diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
index cd20fb65b996..4865bd59a9f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/mealie/package.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ pythonpkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
         --set OUT "$out"
     '';
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = with pythonpkgs; [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = with pythonpkgs; [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-asyncio
+  ];
 
   # Needed for tests
   preCheck = ''