diff --git a/srcpkgs/synapse/template b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
index 57f8a3b068226d..20c4a4cc9970fa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synapse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synapse/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'synapse'
 pkgname=synapse
-version=1.46.0
+version=1.47.1
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ depends="python3-jsonschema python3-frozendict python3-canonicaljson
  python3-setuptools python3-bleach python3-Jinja2 python3-psycopg2 python3-lxml
  python3-saml2 python3-treq python3-macaroons python3-sortedcontainers
  python3-typing_extensions python3-ijson"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-parameterized"
 short_desc="Matrix reference homeserver"
-maintainer="Pete <pete@port22.co.uk>"
+maintainer="Joel Beckmeyer <joel@beckmeyer.us>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matrix-org/synapse/develop/CHANGES.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5f730958e57b8196ee9352b8abc32da612296f8febf675dec76e0b9d3a322ec5
+checksum=cc385b6cfeba671bba800c2557ad39063bdd53f70dfb3781c85df7af6f5d064c
 
 system_accounts="synapse"
 synapse_homedir="/var/lib/synapse"
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ make_dirs="
 	/var/lib/synapse 0700 synapse synapse
 	/etc/synapse 0755 synapse synapse"
 
+do_check() {
+	PYTHONPATH="." trial3 tests
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vsv synapse
 }