diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
index d45d6c3a62e..cf5ecfdd043 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/dosage/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     rev = "b2fdc13feb65b93762928f7e99bac7b1b7b31591";
     sha256 = "1p6vllqaf9s6crj47xqp97hkglch1kd4y8y4lxvzx3g2shhhk9hh";
   };
-  buildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ pytest responses ];
+  checkInputs = with pythonPackages; [ pytest responses ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ colorama lxml requests pbr ];
 
   disabled = pythonPackages.pythonOlder "3.3";