diff --git a/srcpkgs/ranger/template b/srcpkgs/ranger/template
index 6c13f9a0c82..6b874410ee0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ranger/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ranger/template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ revision=3
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 noarch="yes"
 depends="python3"
 pycompile_module="$pkgname"
@@ -14,3 +15,7 @@ license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://ranger.nongnu.org"
 distfiles="http://ranger.nongnu.org/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=1433f9f9958b104c97d4b23ab77a2ac37d3f98b826437b941052a55c01c721b4
+
+do_check() {
+	pytest3
+}