diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8f0ab4df11e..91e95f41aea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2599,7 +2599,10 @@ let
       md5 = "6cbc9ed7aefb3ef804be4e3b318b2570";
     };
 
-    buildInputs = with self; [ covCore dateutil elasticsearch mock pytest pytestcov urllib3 ];
+    buildInputs = with self; [ covCore dateutil elasticsearch mock pytest pytestcov unittest2 urllib3 ];
+
+    # ImportError: No module named test_elasticsearch_dsl
+    doCheck = false;
 
     meta = {
       description = "Python client for Elasticsearch";