diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bcb2d59c..803dfde1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m site
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         # setuptools needed for 3.12+ because of https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/7702.
-        python -m pip install meson ninja setuptools
+        python -m pip install meson ninja setuptools pytest
     - name: Install portage
       run: |
         mkdir portage
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c7717389..c3e83c58 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -39,12 +39,8 @@ endif
 subdir('bin')
 subdir('pym')
 
-test(
-    'python-unittest',
-    py,
-    args : ['-m', 'unittest', 'discover', meson.current_source_dir() / 'pym'],
-    timeout : 0
-)
+pytest = find_program('pytest')
+test('pytest', pytest, args : ['-v', meson.current_source_dir() / 'pym'])
 
 if get_option('code-only')
     subdir_done()