diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/notmuch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/notmuch/default.nix
index 173f332b314..609d4c78d5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/notmuch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/notmuch/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , notmuch
 , python
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ buildPythonPackage {
       notmuch/globals.py
   '';
 
+  # no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "notmuch" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A Python wrapper around notmuch";
     homepage = "https://notmuchmail.org/";