diff --git a/packages/py-nestml/package.py b/packages/py-nestml/package.py
index beb2ca66c5fad933cdadf77455aaf231c0330c9e..85545608be1bbe0a9f27e4cc2c72bff843c21476 100644
--- a/packages/py-nestml/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-nestml/package.py
@@ -36,4 +36,11 @@ class PyNestml(PythonPackage):
     depends_on('py-astropy', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-odetoolbox@2.4:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('nest', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('cmake', type=('run', 'test'))
     depends_on('py-pytest', type='test')
+
+    @run_after('install')
+    @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
+    def install_test(self):
+        pytest = which('pytest')
+        pytest('tests', '-o', 'norecursedirs="*"')