diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaraco_logging/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaraco_logging/default.nix
index b7bcf0015f7..68fba6bfb5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaraco_logging/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaraco_logging/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, setuptools_scm
-, tempora, six }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, setuptools_scm
+, tempora, six, pytest, pytest-flake8 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jaraco.logging";
   version = "2.0";
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "1lb846j7qs1hgqwkyifv51nhl3f8jimbc4lk8yn9nkaynw0vyzcg";
   };
-  doCheck = false;
+
   buildInputs = [ setuptools_scm ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ tempora six ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-flake8 ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    PYTHONPATH=".:$PYTHONPATH" pytest
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Support for Python logging facility";
+    homepage = https://github.com/jaraco/jaraco.logging;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
 }