diff --git a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
index accce5391c..8593b65d79 100644
--- a/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
+++ b/meta-python/conf/include/ptest-packagelists-meta-python.inc
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ PTESTS_PROBLEMS_META_PYTHON ="\
     python3-dnspython \
     python3-fastjsonschema \
     python3-gpiod \
-    python3-jdcal \
     python3-jsmin \
     python3-msgpack \
     python3-ordered-set \
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal/run-ptest b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal/run-ptest
index 5cec711696..8d2017d39c 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal/run-ptest
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal/run-ptest
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-pytest
+pytest --automake
diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal_1.4.1.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal_1.4.1.bb
index 018a63a5fa..afabe14a8a 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal_1.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jdcal_1.4.1.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SRC_URI += " \
 
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
 	python3-pytest \
+	python3-unittest-automake-output \
 "
 
 do_install_ptest() {