diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mt-940/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mt-940/default.nix
index d28cda99d748..01abd718c758 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mt-940/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mt-940/default.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   checkInputs = [ pyyaml pytest ];
 
+  # requires tests files that are not present
+  doCheck = false;
   checkPhase = ''
     py.test
   '';
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "mt940" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A library to parse MT940 files and returns smart Python collections for statistics and manipulation";
     homepage = "https://github.com/WoLpH/mt940";