diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cookiecutter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cookiecutter/default.nix
index 5402b1764b00..8434666999b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cookiecutter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cookiecutter/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   isPyPy,
+  bash,
   setuptools,
-  pytest,
-  pytest-cov,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-cov-stub,
   pytest-mock,
   freezegun,
-  safety,
-  pre-commit,
+  git,
   jinja2,
   binaryornot,
   click,
@@ -34,17 +34,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-2yH4Fp6k9P3CQI1IykSFk0neJkf75JSp1sPt/AVCwhw=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs tests/test-pyshellhooks/hooks tests/test-shellhooks/hooks
+
+    substituteInPlace tests/test_hooks.py \
+      --replace-fail "/bin/bash" "${lib.getExe bash}"
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytest
-    pytest-cov
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-cov-stub
     pytest-mock
     freezegun
-    safety
-    pre-commit
+    git
   ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+
+  dependencies = [
     binaryornot
     jinja2
     click
@@ -56,12 +63,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     rich
   ];
 
-  # requires network access for cloning git repos
-  doCheck = false;
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "cookiecutter.main" ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
   '';
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # messes with $PYTHONPATH
+    "test_should_invoke_main"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter";
     description = "Command-line utility that creates projects from project templates";