diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
index 3fb2ee90116d..bdcc62963a73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/banesullivan/scooby";
-    description = "Report hardware information and Python package versions";
+    description = "A lightweight tool for reporting Python package versions and hardware resources";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wegank ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sfepy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sfepy/default.nix
index 03f3b64ee509..8e1089c3798a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sfepy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sfepy/default.nix
@@ -14,19 +14,21 @@
 , mpi4py
 , psutil
 , openssh
+, pyvista
+, pytest
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sfepy";
-  version = "2022.1";
+  version = "2022.3";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sfepy";
     repo = "sfepy";
     rev = "release_${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-OayULh/dGI5sEynYMc+JLwUd67zEGdIGEKo6CTOdZS8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-6AhyO6LRG6N62ZAoPCZpRKu4ZBzj9IHkurhKFIPFAJI=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -41,34 +43,38 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     mpi4py
     psutil
     openssh
+    pyvista
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     # broken tests
-    rm tests/test_meshio.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_meshio.py
 
     # slow tests
-    rm tests/test_input_*.py
-    rm tests/test_elasticity_small_strain.py
-    rm tests/test_term_call_modes.py
-    rm tests/test_refine_hanging.py
-    rm tests/test_hyperelastic_tlul.py
-    rm tests/test_poly_spaces.py
-    rm tests/test_linear_solvers.py
-    rm tests/test_quadratures.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_io.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_elasticity_small_strain.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_term_call_modes.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_refine_hanging.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_hyperelastic_tlul.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_poly_spaces.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_linear_solvers.py
+    rm sfepy/tests/test_quadratures.py
   '';
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
   checkPhase = ''
     export OMPI_MCA_plm_rsh_agent=${openssh}/bin/ssh
     export HOME=$TMPDIR
     mv sfepy sfepy.hidden
     mkdir -p $HOME/.matplotlib
     echo "backend: ps" > $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
-    ${python.interpreter} run_tests.py -o $TMPDIR/test_outputs --raise
+    ${python.interpreter} -c "import sfepy; sfepy.test()"
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    broken = stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64;
     homepage = "https://sfepy.org/";
     description = "Simple Finite Elements in Python";
     license = licenses.bsd3;