diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-mkdocs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-mkdocs/default.nix
index 09f9ca41f552..9052c67be207 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-mkdocs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat-mkdocs/default.nix
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@
 , mdformat-gfm
 , mdit-py-plugins
 , pythonOlder
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mdformat-mkdocs";
   version = "1.1.0";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "KyleKing";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "mdformat-mkdocs";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-5MCsXCkYnoLEZZoj9WrO/Z3VzTKagoOrMCuTpA4dGAQ=";
   };
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     mdit-py-plugins
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "mdformat_mkdocs"
   ];
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "mdformat plugin for MkDocs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/KyleKing/mdformat-mkdocs";
-changelog = "https://github.com/KyleKing/mdformat-mkdocs/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/KyleKing/mdformat-mkdocs/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ aldoborrero ];
   };