diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-overseerr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-overseerr/default.nix
index b9c44aae59f7..8e602deb7f53 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-overseerr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-overseerr/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   yarl,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "python-overseerr";
   version = "0.9.0";
   pyproject = true;
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "joostlek";
     repo = "python-overseerr";
-    tag = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-9sJWglF1EqwXG0Cj1hOtNE2dYTmxIZoVWHYT5I4RQu0=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pyprojectVersionPatchHook
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pyprojectVersionPatchHook ];
 
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
@@ -50,11 +48,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "python_overseerr" ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Test requires network access to the Overseerr API
+    "test_search_with_encoded_spaces"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Client for Overseerr";
     homepage = "https://github.com/joostlek/python-overseerr";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/joostlek/python-overseerr/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/joostlek/python-overseerr/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fab ];
   };
-}
+})