diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/devpi-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/devpi-client/default.nix
index 50cc41cd50ff..1a0fdf403082 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/devpi-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/devpi-client/default.nix
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
 , wheel
 , git
 , mercurial
-} :
+}:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "devpi-client";
-  version = "5.0.0";
+  version = "5.2.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0hyj3xc5c6658slk5wgcr9rh7hwi5r3hzxk1p6by61sqx5r38v3q";
+    sha256 = "1y8r1pjav0gyrbnyqjnc202sa962n1gasi8233xj7jc39lv3iq40";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ glibcLocales pkginfo check-manifest ];
@@ -42,21 +42,9 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sphinx wheel git mercurial
   ];
 
+  # --fast skips tests which try to start a devpi-server improperly
   checkPhase = ''
-    export PATH=$PATH:$out/bin
-    export HOME=$TMPDIR # fix tests failing in sandbox due to "/homeless-shelter"
-
-    # test_pypi_index_attributes: tries to connect to upstream pypi
-    # test_test: setuptools does not get propagated into the tox call (cannot import setuptools), also no detox
-    # test_index: hangs forever
-    # test_upload: fails multiple times with
-    # > assert args[0], args
-    # F AssertionError: [None, local('/build/pytest-of-nixbld/pytest-0/test_export_attributes_git_set0/repo2/setupdir/setup.py'), '--name']
-
-    py.test -k 'not test_pypi_index_attributes \
-                and not test_test \
-                and not test_index \
-                and not test_upload' testing
+    HOME=$TMPDIR py.test --fast
   '';
 
   LC_ALL = "en_US.UTF-8";