diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gita/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gita/default.nix
index d1a948f44e0f..5fe6b34fd3b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gita/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gita/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonApplication
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, git
+, pytest
 , pyyaml
 , setuptools
 , installShellFiles
@@ -24,6 +26,23 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  postUnpack = ''
+    for case in "\n" ""; do
+        substituteInPlace source/tests/test_main.py \
+         --replace "'gita$case'" "'source$case'"
+    done
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    git
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    git init
+    pytest tests
+  '';
+
   postInstall = ''
     installShellCompletion --bash --name gita ${src}/.gita-completion.bash
   '';