diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/dvc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/dvc/default.nix
index 03fd5e6f6c0f..1518d2d5a9c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/dvc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/dvc/default.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   # Tests require access to real cloud services
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dvc" "dvc.api" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Version Control System for Machine Learning Projects";
     homepage = "https://dvc.org";