diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/perfplot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/perfplot/default.nix
index 229e994b41b..371eff249c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/perfplot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/perfplot/default.nix
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, dufte
 , matplotlib
 , numpy
 , pipdate
 , tqdm
+, rich
 , pytest
 , isPy27
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "perfplot";
-  version = "0.5.0";
+  version = "0.8.4";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nschloe";
     repo = "perfplot";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "16aj5ryjic1k3qn8xhpw6crczvxcs691vs5kv4pvb1zdx69g1xbv";
+    sha256 = "0avb0inx8qh8ss3j460v3z6mmn863hswa3bl19vkh475ndsjwmp0";
   };
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    dufte
     matplotlib
     numpy
     pipdate
+    rich
     tqdm
   ];
 
@@ -33,7 +38,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
-   HOME=$(mktemp -d) pytest test/perfplot_test.py
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+    mkdir -p $HOME/.matplotlib
+    echo "backend: ps" > $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
+    pytest test/perfplot_test.py
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {