diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/haunt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/haunt/default.nix
index 124e441a5af2..599403925254 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/haunt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/haunt/default.nix
@@ -27,12 +27,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     guile-reader
   ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/haunt \
       --prefix GUILE_LOAD_PATH : "$out/share/guile/site:${guile-commonmark}/share/guile/site:${guile-reader}/share/guile/site" \
       --prefix GUILE_LOAD_COMPILED_PATH : "$out/share/guile/site:${guile-commonmark}/share/guile/site:${guile-reader}/share/guile/site"
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstallCheck
+    $out/bin/haunt --version
+    runHook postInstallCheck
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://dthompson.us/projects/haunt.html";
     description = "Guile-based static site generator";
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       to do things that aren't provided out-of-the-box.
     '';
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres AluisioASG ];
     platforms = guile.meta.platforms;
   };
 }