diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycodestyle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycodestyle/default.nix
index 286f42e2f30..acaf78cc4d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycodestyle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycodestyle/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, lib
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pycodestyle";
@@ -6,13 +9,23 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "e40a936c9a450ad81df37f549d676d127b1b66000a6c500caa2b085bc0ca976c";
+    sha256 = "0v4prb05n21bm8650v0a01k1nyqjdmkrsm3zycfxh2j5k9n962p4";
   };
 
+  # https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle/blob/2.5.0/tox.ini#L14
+  checkPhase = ''
+    python pycodestyle.py --max-doc-length=72 --testsuite testsuite
+    python pycodestyle.py --statistics pycodestyle.py
+    python pycodestyle.py --max-doc-length=72 --doctest
+    python setup.py test
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python style guide checker (formerly called pep8)";
     homepage = https://pycodestyle.readthedocs.io;
     license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      kamadorueda
+    ];
   };
 }