diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_runtimeconfig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_runtimeconfig/default.nix
index 08e2c38ea1b..80bdcd1b83c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_runtimeconfig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google_cloud_runtimeconfig/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, google_api_core
-, google_cloud_core
-, pytest
-, mock
-}:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytestCheckHook, pythonOlder
+, google_api_core, google_cloud_core, mock }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-cloud-runtimeconfig";
@@ -16,18 +10,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "3d125c01817d5bef2b644095b044d22b03b9d8d4591088cadd8e97851f7a150a";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest mock ];
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+
+  checkInputs = [ mock pytestCheckHook ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ google_api_core google_cloud_core ];
 
-  # ignore tests which require credentials or network
-  checkPhase = ''
+  # api_url test broken, fix not yet released
+  # https://github.com/googleapis/python-resource-manager/pull/31
+  # Client tests require credentials
+  disabledTests = [ "build_api_url_w_custom_endpoint" "client_options" ];
+
+  # prevent google directory from shadowing google imports
+  preCheck = ''
     rm -r google
-    pytest tests/unit -k 'not client and not extra_headers'
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Google Cloud RuntimeConfig API client library";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/google-cloud-python";
+    homepage = "https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-runtimeconfig";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
   };