diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/querystring-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/querystring-parser/default.nix
index 7a58fd2a0db1..25dd806c439f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/querystring-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/querystring-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,44 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, python, isPy27
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, python
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , six
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "querystring-parser";
   version = "1.2.4";
-  disabled = isPy27;
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "querystring_parser";
     inherit version;
-    sha256 = "644fce1cffe0530453b43a83a38094dbe422ccba8c9b2f2a1c00280e14ca8a62";
+    hash = "sha256-ZE/OHP/gUwRTtDqDo4CU2+QizLqMmy8qHAAoDhTKimI=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     six
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = "${python.interpreter} querystring_parser/tests.py -k 'not test_parse_normalized'";
-  # one test fails due to https://github.com/bernii/querystring-parser/issues/35
-  doCheck = true;
+  # https://github.com/bernii/querystring-parser/issues/35
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "querystring_parser"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Module to handle nested dictionaries";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bernii/querystring-parser";
-    description = "QueryString parser for Python/Django that correctly handles nested dictionaries";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/bernii/querystring-parser/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ tbenst ];
   };