diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix
index c2237f68524f..88d63f0de93f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , invoke
 , pynacl
 , pyasn1
-, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-relaxed
 , mock
 }:
@@ -20,25 +20,21 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "7f36f4ba2c0d81d219f4595e35f70d56cc94f9ac40a6acdf51d6ca210ce65035";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ invoke pytest mock pytest-relaxed ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ bcrypt cryptography pynacl pyasn1 ];
 
-  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+  checkInputs = [ invoke pytestCheckHook pytest-relaxed mock ];
 
-  # 2 sftp tests fail (skip for now)
-  # test_config relies on artifacts to be to downloaded
-  # RSA tests don't have valid keys
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest tests \
-      --ignore=tests/test_sftp.py \
-      --ignore=tests/test_config.py
-  '';
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/test_sftp.py"
+    "tests/test_config.py"
+  ];
+
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = with pkgs.lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/";
     description = "Native Python SSHv2 protocol library";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
-
     longDescription = ''
       This is a library for making SSH2 connections (client or server).
       Emphasis is on using SSH2 as an alternative to SSL for making secure