1 files changed, 20 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2cffi/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2cffi/default.nix
index 411630135acc..f791f953d3f0 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2cffi/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2cffi/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, cffi, fetchFromGitHub, lib, postgresql, pytestCheckHook, six }:
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, cffi
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lib
+, postgresql
+, postgresqlTestHook
+, pytestCheckHook
+, six
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "psycopg2cffi";
@@ -22,12 +30,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ postgresql ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six cffi ];
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  # NB: The tests need a postgres instance running to test against, and so we
-  # disable them.
-  doCheck = false;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ postgresqlTestHook pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # AssertionError: '{}' != []
+    "testEmptyArray"
+  ];
+
+  env = {
+    PGDATABASE = "psycopg2_test";
+  };
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "psycopg2cffi" ];