diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-maintenance-mode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-maintenance-mode/default.nix
index 36b72c586d97..8dd2ad71b242 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-maintenance-mode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-maintenance-mode/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , buildPythonPackage
-, pytest
 , django
 , python-fsutil
+, python
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
@@ -21,18 +22,26 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Mcj8O20hCINGf5T3PCG9jq0onSrm4R+Ke5CLMqMDmuU=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-broken-test.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/fabiocaccamo/django-maintenance-mode/commit/68cde8d9ceef00eeaa2068f420698c1c562fa9fc.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-K/zYYkcnmWGc7Knz4l9PgvUtT0IccPRXc3UFriC1ldc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     django
     python-fsutil
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytest
-  ];
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "maintenance_mode"
-  ];
+    ${python.interpreter} runtests.py
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Shows a 503 error page when maintenance-mode is on";