diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/signal-export/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/signal-export/package.nix
index 721106fa5f67..0108672da84a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/signal-export/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/signal-export/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   python3,
   fetchPypi,
   nix-update-script,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     sqlcipher3-wheels
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    python3.pkgs.pytestCheckHook
+    # tests/test_overwrite.py asserts that Path.home() exists
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "sigexport" ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {