diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/n9/n98-magerun2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/n9/n98-magerun2/package.nix
index 2ea67c54771af..62a7b565b408d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/n9/n98-magerun2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/n9/n98-magerun2/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   php,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-KULTijHG5717dDOfvB4yR+ztrB+mbYaosgmg8aV/GAs=";
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://magerun.net/category/magerun/";
     description = "Swiss army knife for Magento2 developers";