diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/handlr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/handlr/default.nix
index 1d825c866c47..978168d36764 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/handlr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/handlr/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
-{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, shared-mime-info }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "handlr";
-  version = "0.5.0";
+  version = "0.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "chmln";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1f4gmlqzgw1r8n0w9dr9lpsn94f2hlnak9bbq5xgf6jwgc9mwqzg";
+    sha256 = "0mxkirsicagvfyihcb06g2bsz5h0zp7xc87vldp4amgddzaxhpbg";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "16d4dywwkgvvxw6ninrx87rqhx0whdq3yy01m27qjy4gz6z6ad8p";
+  cargoSha256 = "11glh6f0cjrq76212h80na2rgwpzjmk0j78y3i98nv203rkrczid";
 
-  # Most tests fail (at least some due to directory permissions)
-  doCheck = false;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ shared-mime-info ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$TEMPDIR
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Alternative to xdg-open to manage default applications with ease";