diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-automat/template b/srcpkgs/python-automat/template
index 80d9323a8c1..f7fe88a9320 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-automat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-automat/template
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="automat"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-attrs python-six"
+checkdepends="python3-attrs python3-six python3-Twisted python3-graphviz"
 short_desc="Finite-state machines in Python (Python2)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://github.com/glyph/Automat"
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ pre_build() {
 		-e '/setup_requires=/,+3d' \
 		-e "s/use_scm_version=True/version='${version}'/"
 }
+
+do_check() {
+	python3 setup.py test
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }