diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/can/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/can/default.nix
index 1ca4cee347c..1072b33bc1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/can/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/can/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, wrapt
 , pyserial
 , nose
-, mock }:
+, mock
+, pytest
+, pytest-timeout }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-can";
@@ -14,8 +17,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "b5e93b2ee32bdd597d9d908afe5171c402a04c9678ba47b60f33506738b1375b";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pyserial ];
-  checkInputs = [ nose mock ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ wrapt pyserial ];
+  checkInputs = [ nose mock pytest pytest-timeout ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest -k "not test_writer_and_reader \
+           and not test_reader \
+           and not test_socketcan_on_ci_server"
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = https://github.com/hardbyte/python-can;