diff --git a/gnu/packages/django.scm b/gnu/packages/django.scm
index 93fc42f96f..415ee60a20 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/django.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/django.scm
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ useful tools for testing Django applications and projects.")
                (base32
                 "0f78hmk8c903zwfzlsiw7ivgag81ymmb5hi73rzxbhnlg2v0l3fx"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda _
+             (zero? (system* "python" "runtests.py")))))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("python-django" ,python-django)
        ("python-mock" ,python-mock)))