diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyeconet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyeconet/default.nix
index b417b4d6b25a..581238c90ac6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyeconet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyeconet/default.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , aiohttp
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyeconet";
   version = "0.1.15";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -21,7 +25,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # Tests require credentials
   doCheck = false;
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyeconet" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pyeconet"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python interface to the EcoNet API";