diff --git a/module/news2kindle/news2kindle.nix b/module/news2kindle/news2kindle.nix
index 280f53e..f038b4c 100644
--- a/module/news2kindle/news2kindle.nix
+++ b/module/news2kindle/news2kindle.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ odfpyNoTest = pkgs.python2Packages.odfpy.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     doInstallCheck = false;
 });
 
-
+apswNoTest = pkgs.python2Packages.apsw.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+    doInstallCheck = false;
+});
 
 calibreWithRecipes = pkgs.calibre.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     installPhase = ''
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ calibreWithRecipes = pkgs.calibre.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     cp -ravf recipes $out/var/news2kindle
     ''+ oldAttrs.installPhase ;
 
-    buildInputs = (remove pkgs.python2Packages.odfpy oldAttrs.buildInputs) ++ [odfpyNoTest pkgs.python27Packages.feedparser];
+    buildInputs = (remove pkgs.python2Packages.apsw  (remove pkgs.python2Packages.odfpy oldAttrs.buildInputs)) ++ [odfpyNoTest apswNoTest pkgs.python27Packages.feedparser];
 
 #    patches = oldAttrs.patches ++  [./calibre-disable_plugins.patch];
 #    patches = [./calibre-disable_plugins.patch];
@@ -163,7 +165,12 @@ in
   ###### implementation
 
   config =  mkIf cfg.enable{
-      environment.systemPackages = [pkgs.python27Packages.pyqt5 pkgs.python36Packages.pyqt5 pkgs.mailsend calibreWithRecipes];
+      environment.systemPackages = [
+	#	pkgs.python27Packages.pyqt5
+	#	pkgs.python36Packages.pyqt5
+		pkgs.mailsend
+		calibreWithRecipes
+	];
       services.cron.enable = true;
       services.cron.systemCronJobs = jobs;
   };