diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/prettytable/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/prettytable/default.nix
index f0981384912..bc8bd3f835d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/prettytable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/prettytable/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , glibcLocales
+, setuptools_scm
+, wcwidth
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -13,12 +15,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "e37acd91976fe6119172771520e58d1742c8479703489321dc1d9c85e7259922";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools_scm ];
   buildInputs = [ glibcLocales ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ wcwidth ];
+
   preCheck = ''
     export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
   '';
 
+  # no test no longer available in pypi package
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "prettytable" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Simple Python library for easily displaying tabular data in a visually appealing ASCII table format";
     homepage = "http://code.google.com/p/prettytable/";