diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/verboselogs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/verboselogs/default.nix
index 99eb80530ef5..009dcd60edb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/verboselogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/verboselogs/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,38 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pytest, mock }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, mock
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "verboselogs";
   version = "1.7";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xolox";
     repo = "python-verboselogs";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "10jzm8pkl49as4y2zyiidmfqqj5zmqg3p73jvx4lfxi0gmp1vhl5";
+    hash = "sha256-hcIdbn0gdkdJ33KcOx6uv0iMXW0x+i880SoROi+qX4I=";
   };
 
-  # do not run pylint plugin test, as astroid is a old unsupported version
-  checkPhase = ''
-    PATH=$PATH:$out/bin pytest . -k "not test_pylint_plugin"
-  '';
-  checkInputs = [ pytest mock ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    mock
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "verboselogs"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Do not run pylint plugin test
+    "test_pylint_plugin"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Verbose logging for Python's logging module";