diff --git a/recipes/imdclient/meta.yaml b/recipes/imdclient/meta.yaml
index d102738e345cf..9e20f2906e8f2 100644
--- a/recipes/imdclient/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/imdclient/meta.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ test:
     - pip check
   requires:
     - pip
+    - python {{ python_min }}
 
 about:
   home: https://github.com/Becksteinlab/imdclient