diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbconflux/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbconflux/default.nix
index 4e443a377eda..42d9ae3cf389 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbconflux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbconflux/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, isPy27, nbconvert, pytest, requests, responses }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, isPy27
+, nbconvert
+, pytestCheckHook
+, requests
+, responses
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nbconflux";
@@ -14,11 +22,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ nbconvert requests ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest responses ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook responses ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest tests
-  '';
+  JUPYTER_PATH="${nbconvert}/share/jupyter";
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_post_to_confluence"
+    "test_optional_components"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Converts Jupyter Notebooks to Atlassian Confluence (R) pages using nbconvert";