diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-ipware/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-ipware/default.nix
index 01c66883d04b..95cf8140e306 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-ipware/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-ipware/default.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,41 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   django,
   python-ipware,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-django,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-ipware";
   version = "7.0.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-2exD0r983yFv7Y1JSghN61dhpUhgpTsudDRqTzhM/0c=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "un33k";
+    repo = "django-ipware";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-jLEHhJ6oNT1tsSqMbfPw1tb2Z/iQa8V6LpbT4ChLKI4=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     django
     python-ipware
   ];
 
-  # django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting IPWARE_TRUSTED_PROXY_LIST, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.
-  doCheck = false;
+  env.DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE = "ipware.tests.testsettings";
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-django
+  ];
+
+  enabledTestPaths = [ "ipware/tests/tests*.py" ];
 
   # pythonImportsCheck fails with:
   # django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: Requested setting IPWARE_META_PRECEDENCE_ORDER, but settings are not configured. You must either define the environment variable DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE or call settings.configure() before accessing settings.