diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
index 26606a580a4..8175ef2b172 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyowm/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ];
 
+  # This may actually break the package.
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "requests>=2.18.2,<2.19" "requests"
+  '';
+
+  # No tests in archive
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A Python wrapper around the OpenWeatherMap web API";
     homepage = https://pyowm.readthedocs.io/;