diff --git a/nixos/tests/mpd.nix b/nixos/tests/mpd.nix
index a992576808d..895b7e2014c 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/mpd.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/mpd.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
   let
     track = pkgs.fetchurl {
       # Sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Wave_Theory/Surf_Music_Month_Challenge/Skyhawk_Beach_fade_in
@@ -94,40 +94,39 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
     };
 
   testScript = ''
-    my $mpc = "${pkgs.mpc_cli}/bin/mpc --wait";
+    mpc = "${pkgs.mpc_cli}/bin/mpc --wait"
 
     # Connects to the given server and attempts to play a tune.
-    sub play_some_music {
-        my $server = $_[0];
+    def play_some_music(server):
+        server.wait_for_unit("mpd.service")
+        server.succeed(f"{mpc} update")
+        _, tracks = server.execute(f"{mpc} ls")
 
-        $server->waitForUnit("mpd.service");
-        $server->succeed("$mpc update");
-        my @tracks = $server->execute("$mpc ls");
+        for track in tracks.splitlines():
+            server.succeed(f"{mpc} add {track}")
 
-        for my $track (split(/\n/, $tracks[1])) {
-            $server->succeed("$mpc add $track");
-        };
+        _, added_tracks = server.execute(f"{mpc} listall")
 
-        my @added_tracks = $server->execute("$mpc listall");
-        (length $added_tracks[1]) > 0 or die "Failed to add audio tracks to the playlist.";
+        # Check we succeeded adding audio tracks to the playlist
+        assert len(added_tracks.splitlines()) > 0
 
-        $server->succeed("$mpc play");
+        server.succeed(f"{mpc} play")
 
-        my @status = $server->execute("$mpc status");
-        my @output = split(/\n/, $status[1]);
-        $output[1] =~ /.*playing.*/ or die "Audio track is not playing, as expected.";
+        _, output = server.execute(f"{mpc} status")
+        # Assure audio track is playing
+        assert "playing" in output
 
-        $server->succeed("$mpc stop");
-    };
+        server.succeed(f"{mpc} stop")
 
-    play_some_music($serverALSA);
-    play_some_music($serverPulseAudio);
 
-    $client->waitForUnit("multi-user.target");
-    $client->succeed("$mpc -h serverALSA status");
+    play_some_music(serverALSA)
+    play_some_music(serverPulseAudio)
+
+    client.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+    client.succeed(f"{mpc} -h serverALSA status")
 
     # The PulseAudio-based server is configured not to accept external client connections
     # to perform the following test:
-    $client->fail("$mpc -h serverPulseAudio status");
+    client.fail(f"{mpc} -h serverPulseAudio status")
   '';
 })