diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/napari-npe2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/napari-npe2/default.nix
index 4ca75cf0237c..f6658ad1f6f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/napari-npe2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/napari-npe2/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 { lib
+, appdirs
+, build
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, appdirs
-, pyyaml
-, pytomlpp
-, pydantic
 , magicgui
-, typer
-, setuptools-scm
 , napari # reverse dependency, for tests
+, psygnal
+, pydantic
+, pythonOlder
+, pytomlpp
+, pyyaml
+, rich
+, setuptools-scm
+, typer
 }:
 
-let
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "napari-npe2";
   version = "0.5.1";
-in
-buildPythonPackage {
-  inherit pname version;
-
   format = "pyproject";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "napari";
     repo = "npe2";
@@ -34,19 +36,26 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     # but then setuptools refuses to acknowledge it when building napari
     setuptools-scm
   ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     appdirs
-    pyyaml
-    pytomlpp
-    pydantic
+    build
     magicgui
+    pydantic
+    pytomlpp
+    pyyaml
+    rich
     typer
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "npe2"
+  ];
+
   passthru.tests = { inherit napari; };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Yet another plugin system for napari (the image visualizer)";
+    description = "Plugin system for napari (the image visualizer)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/napari/npe2";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ SomeoneSerge ];