diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ddt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ddt/default.nix
index 0399f93bab0..f09bf96229f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ddt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ddt/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, nose, six, pyyaml, mock
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,6 +13,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "898364fc34b27981b925171a0011c174c94633cb678eb1fac05fe7a234c7912c";
   };
 
+  checkInputs = [ nose six pyyaml mock ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    nosetests -s
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Data-Driven/Decorated Tests, a library to multiply test cases";
     homepage = https://github.com/txels/ddt;