diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ueberzug/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ueberzug/default.nix
index ca0d973e8d6..d433b1a6b47 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ueberzug/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ueberzug/default.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libX11 libXext ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ attrs docopt pillow psutil xlib ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "ueberzug" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/seebye/ueberzug";
     description = "An alternative for w3mimgdisplay";