diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-sanic/Manifest b/dev-python/pytest-sanic/Manifest
index 8993220818..6ac10cb79f 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-sanic/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-sanic/Manifest
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DIST pytest-sanic-1.6.0.tar.gz 30185 BLAKE2B 737779cfbf850d511194c843f8fa83cb6a69ac5fb46195b2f9f5537f581bd41626de5a4cca35acf942f3dbb0560020d762026255387c3a7bcd7f7afaec5de5ad SHA512 efd284fba92c202036f1c28e91e671954b948243bd847f092e72bcda5ac4d734dbe7007f9beb0d60aa353843731891680e3c3bc7d2bf211fc34f42f6e1a92373
+DIST pytest-sanic-1.6.1.tar.gz 30293 BLAKE2B 4c3ee937d94f31984461bc5bc7b1912065e5ef2aa9d3b9cd022b8d2555d6fde3a75db340c93a0d81123f6e2567ad98826e684afe04aed04ea3a2d57998a3f248 SHA512 a7ab19e83125d7b7cf0c3584f2e47bf51593d5991ffb42a171dea081cea0ceaffc88fdb602975f1d6d6c88c95621336963490992700f2e711310f3a2f30fafb7
diff --git a/dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.1.ebuild
similarity index 75%
rename from dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.0.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.1.ebuild
index 292a3dcd11..bf36833fe8 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest-sanic/pytest-sanic-1.6.1.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI="7"
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
 # where is the conf.py file? make html can't find it either
 #distutils_enable_sphinx docs
+
+python_test() {
+	# skip this test: Task was destroyed but it is pending!
+	pytest -vv --deselect tests/test_client_websocket.py::test_fixture_sanic_client_ws || die "Tests failed with ${EPYTHON}"
+}