diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile.core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile-core/default.nix
similarity index 72%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile.core/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile-core/default.nix
index 8ef37282250d..32a1f59e9270 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile.core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dogpile-core/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 { lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "dogpile.core";
+  pname = "dogpile-core";
   version = "0.4.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    pname = "dogpile.core";
+    inherit version;
     sha256 = "0xpdvg4kr1isfkrh1rfsh7za4q5a5s6l2kf9wpvndbwf3aqjyrdy";
   };
 
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dogpile.core" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A 'dogpile' lock, typically used as a component of a larger caching solution";
     homepage = "https://bitbucket.org/zzzeek/dogpile.core";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b25cc0339c4a..22ad1d220a72 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ in {
 
   dogpile-cache = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dogpile-cache { };
 
-  dogpile_core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dogpile.core { };
+  dogpile-core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dogpile-core { };
 
   dogtail = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dogtail { };