diff --git a/packages/py-cerebrus/package.py b/packages/py-cerebrus/package.py
index a274ddea09dcb5e3303d9dc6f6befe63a8dce854..fe7bfc163169bc5d340fb88a908358377e639dab 100644
--- a/packages/py-cerebrus/package.py
+++ b/packages/py-cerebrus/package.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ class PyCerebrus(PythonPackage):
     version('1.3.4', sha256='d1b21b3954b2498d9a79edf16b3170a3ac1021df88d197dc2ce5928ba519237c')
 
     depends_on('python@3.6.9:')
-    depends_on('py-setuptools',     type=('build', 'run'))
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+    depends_on('py-setuptools',     type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('py-pytest',     type=('test'))