diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-jobqueue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-jobqueue/default.nix
index 5e43a8f16648..7a14fbd57796 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-jobqueue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-jobqueue/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
 , dask
 , distributed
 , docrep
-, pytest
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest-asyncio
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,19 +17,33 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "682d7cc0e6b319b6ab83a7a898680c12e9c77ddc77df380b40041290f55d4e79";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ dask distributed docrep ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    dask
+    distributed
+    docrep
+  ];
 
-  # do not run entire tests suite (requires slurm, sge, etc.)
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py
-  '';
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest-asyncio
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    # Do not run entire tests suite (requires slurm, sge, etc.)
+    "dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_import_scheduler_options_from_config"
+    "test_security"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dask_jobqueue" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dask/dask-jobqueue";
     description = "Deploy Dask on job schedulers like PBS, SLURM, and SGE";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
-    broken = true;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
   };
 }