diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_logging/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_logging/default.nix
index 6aeef14b692..ef155a18a1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_logging/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_logging/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, google_api_core
-, google_cloud_core
-, pytest
-, mock
-, webapp2
-, django
-, flask
-}:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytestCheckHook, pythonOlder, django
+, flask, google_api_core, google_cloud_core, google_cloud_testutils, mock
+, webapp2 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-cloud-logging";
@@ -19,17 +11,27 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "cb0d4af9d684eb8a416f14c39d9fa6314be3adf41db2dd8ee8e30db9e8853d90";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest mock webapp2 django flask ];
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
+  checkInputs =
+    [ django flask google_cloud_testutils mock pytestCheckHook webapp2 ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ google_api_core google_cloud_core ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
+  # api_url test broken, fix not yet released
+  # https://github.com/googleapis/python-logging/pull/66
+  disabledTests =
+    [ "test_build_api_url_w_custom_endpoint" "test_write_log_entries" ];
+
+  # prevent google directory from shadowing google imports
+  # remove system integration tests
+  preCheck = ''
     rm -r google
-    pytest tests/unit
+    rm tests/system/test_system.py
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Stackdriver Logging API client library";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/googleapis/python-logging";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
   };