diff --git a/python/pytest/pytest.SlackBuild b/python/pytest/pytest.SlackBuild
index 3ac70e7e9a..547e8b6850 100644
--- a/python/pytest/pytest.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/pytest/pytest.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=pytest
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.8.5}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.8.7}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-unzip $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.zip
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
diff --git a/python/pytest/pytest.info b/python/pytest/pytest.info
index 96b4f82397..ac1d71b6a4 100644
--- a/python/pytest/pytest.info
+++ b/python/pytest/pytest.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="pytest"
-VERSION="2.8.5"
+VERSION="2.8.7"
 HOMEPAGE="http://pytest.org"
-DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pytest/pytest-2.8.5.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="8493b06f700862f1294298d6c1b715a9"
+DOWNLOAD="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pytest/pytest-2.8.7.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="685e2137062c9821b1b74a4814795514"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="py"