diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/line_profiler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/line_profiler/default.nix
index e6d6f1e1d7e..570bba2a8c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/line_profiler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/line_profiler/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , cython
 , isPyPy
+, ipython
+, python
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,8 +19,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ cython ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ ipython ];
+
   disabled = isPyPy;
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest discover -s tests
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Line-by-line profiler";
     homepage = https://github.com/rkern/line_profiler;