diff --git a/nixos/tests/slimserver.nix b/nixos/tests/slimserver.nix
index ac166b109c84..b9821a7b1c33 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/slimserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/slimserver.nix
@@ -15,36 +15,35 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
         boot.kernelModules = [ "snd-dummy" ];
       };
 
-    testScript = ''
-      import json
-      rpc_get_player = {
-          "id": 1,
-          "method": "slim.request",
-          "params":[0,["player", "id", "0", "?"]]
-      }
+    testScript = # python
+      ''
+        import json
+        rpc_get_player = {
+            "id": 1,
+            "method": "slim.request",
+            "params":[0,["player", "id", "0", "?"]]
+        }
 
-      with subtest("slimserver is started"):
-          machine.wait_for_unit("slimserver.service")
-          # give slimserver a moment to report errors
-          machine.sleep(2)
+        with subtest("slimserver is started"):
+            machine.wait_for_unit("slimserver.service")
+            # give slimserver a moment to report errors
+            machine.sleep(2)
+            machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'Starting Lyrion Music'", timeout=120)
+            machine.wait_for_open_port(9000)
 
-      with subtest('slimserver module errors are not reported'):
-          machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'throw_exception'")
-          machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'not installed'")
-          machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'not found'")
-          machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'The following CPAN modules were found but cannot work with Logitech Media Server'")
-          machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'please use the buildme.sh'")
+        with subtest('slimserver module errors are not reported'):
+            machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'throw_exception'")
+            machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'not installed'")
+            machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'not found'")
+            machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'The following CPAN modules were found but cannot work with Logitech Media Server'")
+            machine.fail("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'please use the buildme.sh'")
 
-      with subtest('slimserver is ready'):
-          machine.wait_for_open_port(9000)
-          machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -u slimserver.service | grep 'Completed dbOptimize Scan'")
-
-      with subtest("squeezelite player successfully connects to slimserver"):
-          machine.wait_for_unit("squeezelite.service")
-          machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -u squeezelite.service | grep -E 'slimproto:[0-9]+ connected'")
-          player_mac = machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -eu squeezelite.service | grep -E 'sendHELO:[0-9]+ mac:'").strip().split(" ")[-1]
-          player_id = machine.succeed(f"curl http://localhost:9000/jsonrpc.js -g -X POST -d '{json.dumps(rpc_get_player)}'")
-          assert player_mac == json.loads(player_id)["result"]["_id"], "squeezelite player not found"
-    '';
+        with subtest("squeezelite player successfully connects to slimserver"):
+            machine.wait_for_unit("squeezelite.service")
+            machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -u squeezelite.service | grep -E 'slimproto:[0-9]+ connected'", timeout=120)
+            player_mac = machine.wait_until_succeeds("journalctl -eu squeezelite.service | grep -E 'sendHELO:[0-9]+ mac:'", timeout=120).strip().split(" ")[-1]
+            player_id = machine.succeed(f"curl http://localhost:9000/jsonrpc.js -g -X POST -d '{json.dumps(rpc_get_player)}'")
+            assert player_mac == json.loads(player_id)["result"]["_id"], "squeezelite player not found"
+      '';
   }
 )
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sl/slimserver/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sl/slimserver/package.nix
index 3beb20677690..fe6e18c54940 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sl/slimserver/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sl/slimserver/package.nix
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ let
 in
 perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
   pname = "slimserver";
-  version = "9.0.1";
+  version = "9.0.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "LMS-Community";
     repo = "slimserver";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-BIWTsF9SVGBkFaZF/QYFsgATglaORhnFT/2/qRe4emg=";
+    hash = "sha256-rwaHlNM5KGqvk8SAdinvCGT5+UUAU8I2jiN5Ine/eds=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];