diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
index 2096f53d7b02..5343dff0b1cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
     qt5.wrapQtAppsHook
+    pythonPackages.pytestCheckHook
   ] ++ lib.optionals (pyqt5.multimediaEnabled) [
     gst_all_1.gst-libav
     gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
+  doCheck = true;
 
   # In order to spare double wrapping, we use:
   preFixup = ''