diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/exago/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/exago/package.py
index a212698157a..9b68f2b1405 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/exago/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/exago/package.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ class Exago(CMakePackage, CudaPackage, ROCmPackage):
     depends_on('petsc@3.16.0:3.16', when='@1.3.0:')
     depends_on('petsc~mpi', when='~mpi')
 
+    depends_on('py-pytest', type=('build', 'run'), when='@1.4.1:')
+
     for arch in CudaPackage.cuda_arch_values:
         cuda_dep = "+cuda cuda_arch={0}".format(arch)
         depends_on("hiop {0}".format(cuda_dep), when=cuda_dep)