diff --git a/dev-python/nagiosplugin/nagiosplugin-1.2.3.ebuild b/dev-python/nagiosplugin/nagiosplugin-1.2.3.ebuild
index 9359a4076a4d4..9ba675f3b2fc9 100644
--- a/dev-python/nagiosplugin/nagiosplugin-1.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nagiosplugin/nagiosplugin-1.2.3.ebuild
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 IUSE=""
 
 DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+
+python_test() {
+	esetup.py test
+}