diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 777d3f223b3..480f4fb3e7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4822,14 +4822,19 @@ in modules // {
   };
 
   pytestcov = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "pytest-cov-2.2.0";
+    name = "pytest-cov-2.3.1";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/p/pytest-cov/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1lf9jsmhqk5nc4w3kzwglmdzjvmi7ajvrsnwv826j3bn0wzx8c92";
+      sha256 = "fa0a212283cdf52e2eecc24dd6459bb7687cc29adb60cb84258fab73be8dda0f";
     };
 
-   buildInputs = with self; [ covCore pytest ];
+   buildInputs = with self; [ covCore pytest virtualenv process-tests helper ];
+
+   doCheck = false;
+   checkPhase = ''
+     py.test tests
+   '';
 
     meta = {
       description = "Plugin for coverage reporting with support for both centralised and distributed testing, including subprocesses and multiprocessing";