diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index f4f3b7fb3f..a5b700f2d3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -26282,16 +26282,31 @@ Voronoi diagram.")
     (version "0.18.0")
     (source
      (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "python-dotenv" version))
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri
+        (git-reference
+         (url "https://github.com/theskumar/python-dotenv")
+         (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0b90br3f48ykx5ddfpx2zmsh4vmdqw6s812drcy9pn2q3qyarypg"))))
+         "1jdccd9s7ypsldafiv0mqgh616662fm5a5ppbhphnin44qv7mir1"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda* (#:key tests? inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+             (when tests?
+               (setenv "PATH"
+                       (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out") "/bin:"
+                                      (getenv "PATH")))
+               (add-installed-pythonpath inputs outputs)
+               (invoke "py.test" "tests/")))))))
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("python-click" ,python-click-5)))
     (native-inputs
-     `(("python-mock" ,python-mock)
+     `(("python-ipython" ,python-ipython)
+       ("python-mock" ,python-mock)
        ("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)
        ("python-sh" ,python-sh)))
     (home-page