diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/swagger-spec-validator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swagger-spec-validator/default.nix
index ce67e6689ace..ec15516b16b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/swagger-spec-validator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swagger-spec-validator/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pyyaml, jsonschema, six, pytest, mock }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pyyaml, jsonschema, six, pytestCheckHook, mock }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "swagger-spec-validator";
@@ -7,25 +7,23 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Yelp";
     repo = "swagger_spec_validator";
-    rev = "v" + version;
+    rev = "v${version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-7+kFmtzeze0QlGf6z/M4J4F7z771a5NWewB1S3+bxn4=";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [
-    pytest
-    mock
-  ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest tests
-  '';
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pyyaml
     jsonschema
     six
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    mock
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "swagger_spec_validator" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Yelp/swagger_spec_validator";
     license = licenses.asl20;
@@ -33,5 +31,3 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vanschelven ];
   };
 }
-
-