diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rethinkdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rethinkdb/default.nix
index f1239b75d481..64de384dcb14 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rethinkdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rethinkdb/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, six
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "945b5efdc10f468fc056bd53a4e4224ec4c2fe1a7e83ae47443bbb6e7c7a1f7d";
   };
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+
   doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "rethinkdb" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Python driver library for the RethinkDB database server";