diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pubs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pubs/default.nix
index 04021e40b74d..81cb81829a42 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pubs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pubs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , python3
 }:
 
@@ -14,6 +15,19 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     hash = "sha256-U/9MLqfXrzYVGttFSafw4pYDy26WgdsJMCxciZzO1pw=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/pubs/pubs/pull/278
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/pubs/pubs/commit/9623d2c3ca8ff6d2bb7f6c8d8624f9a174d831bc.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-6qoufKPv3k6C9BQTZ2/175Nk7zWPh89vG+zebx6ZFOk=";
+    })
+    # https://github.com/pubs/pubs/pull/279
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/pubs/pubs/commit/05e214eb406447196c77c8aa3e4658f70e505f23.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-UBkKiYaG6y6z8lsRpdcsaGsoklv6qj07KWdfkQcVl2g=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     pyyaml
     bibtexparser