diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpyc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpyc/default.nix
index 374900f077c3..42d7b442ad6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpyc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpyc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
+, fetchFromGitHub
 , nose
 , plumbum
 }:
@@ -9,12 +9,21 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rpyc";
   version = "4.1.2";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0df276076891797bbaaff322cc6debb02e10817426bba00a9beca915053a8a91";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "tomerfiliba";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1xvrcik1650r1412fg79va0kd0fgg1ml241y1ai429qwy87dil1k";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ nose plumbum ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ plumbum ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ nose ];
+  checkPhase = ''
+    cd tests
+    # some tests have added complexities and some tests attempt network use
+    nosetests -I test_deploy -I test_gevent_server -I test_ssh -I test_registry
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Remote Python Call (RPyC), a transparent and symmetric RPC library";