diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-photos-library-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-photos-library-api/default.nix
index bc2965b3eeb1..87a7c8a5f626 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-photos-library-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-photos-library-api/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/allenporter/python-google-photos-library-api/releases/tag/${version}";
     description = "Python client library for Google Photos Library API";