diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 295cefbcce4..ce119d47dba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -28599,14 +28599,22 @@ in {
 
   ofxtools = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "ofxtools-0.3.8";
-	src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-	  url = "mirror://pypi/o/ofxtools/${name}.tar.gz";
-	  sha256 = "88f289a60f4312a1599c38a8fb3216e2b46d10cc34476f9a16a33ac8aac7ec35";
-	};
+    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://pypi/o/ofxtools/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "88f289a60f4312a1599c38a8fb3216e2b46d10cc34476f9a16a33ac8aac7ec35";
+    };
+
+    checkPhase = ''
+      ${python.interpreter} -m unittest discover -s ofxtools
+    '';
+
+    buildInputs = with self; [ sqlalchemy ];
+
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://github.com/csingley/ofxtools";
       description = "Library for working with Open Financial Exchange (OFX) formatted data used by financial institutions";
       license = licenses.mit;
+      broken = true;
     };
   };