diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4a249c9733ac..1a53f3577f25 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4977,18 +4977,28 @@ let
 
 
   statsd = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "statsd-2.0.2";
+    name = "statsd-${version}";
+    version = "3.2.1";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/s/statsd/${name}.tar.gz";
-      md5 = "476ef5b9004f6e2cb25c7da440bb53d0";
+      sha256 = "3fa92bf0192af926f7a0d9be031fe3fd0fbaa1992d42cf2f07e68f76ac18288e";
     };
 
-    buildInputs = with self; [ ];
+    buildInputs = with self; [ nose mock ];
 
     meta = {
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ iElectric ];
+      description = "A simple statsd client";
+      license = licenses.mit;
+      homepage = https://github.com/jsocol/pystatsd;
     };
+
+    # Failing test: ERROR: statsd.tests.test_ipv6_resolution_udp
+    patchPhase = ''
+      sed -i '233,235d' statsd/tests.py
+    '';
+
   };
 
   py3status = buildPythonPackage rec {