1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-crontab/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-crontab/default.nix
index d91418fc1d0e..9de0801d5375 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-crontab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-crontab/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
-  disabledTests = [ "test_07_non_posix_shell"];
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_07_non_posix_shell"
+    # doctest that assumes /tmp is writeable, awkward to patch
+    "test_03_usage"
+  ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ python-dateutil ];