diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
index 23046ccd2e10..11e34045c36f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeltachat/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cargo
 , cmake
+, deltachat-desktop
 , deltachat-repl
 , openssl
 , perl
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     inherit cargoLock;
     tests = {
-      inherit deltachat-repl;
+      inherit deltachat-desktop deltachat-repl;
       python = python3.pkgs.deltachat;
     };
   };