diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh.journal
-export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-m 'not db and not fs'
+export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-m 'not db and not fs' -p swh.journal.pytest_plugin
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install
 	rm -v $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-*/usr/lib/python*/dist-packages/swh/__init__.py
-
-override_dh_auto_test:
-	# pytest-kafka unavailable and painful to package