diff --git a/srcpkgs/bum/patches/mpd2-3.patch b/srcpkgs/bum/patches/mpd2-3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c576bf52cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bum/patches/mpd2-3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+based on https://github.com/dylanaraps/bum/pull/24
+--- a/bum/__main__.py
++++ b/bum/__main__.py
+@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@ def main():
+     while True:
+         song.get_art(args.cache_dir, args.size, client)
+         display.launch(disp, args.cache_dir / "current.jpg")
+-        client.send_idle()
+-
+-        if client.fetch_idle(["player"]):
+-            print("album: Received player event from mpd. Swapping cover art.")
+-            continue
++        client.idle("player")
++        print("album: Received player event from mpd. Swapping cover art.")
+ 
+ 
+ if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bum/template b/srcpkgs/bum/template
index dd8f302132f..5d11f493717 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bum/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bum/template
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'bum'
 pkgname=bum
 version=0.1.3
-revision=5
+revision=6
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="bum"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
-depends="python3-setuptools python3-mpd2 python3-musicbrainzngs python3-mpv"
+depends="python3-mpd2 python3-musicbrainzngs python3-mpv"
 short_desc="Daemon that downloads and displays album arts via MPD events"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/dylanaraps/bum"
 distfiles="https://github.com/dylanaraps/bum/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=512b64d2fbd0d96b1c242f5e2b916c126671bd16dfbb5c71d164a39b5ebeeebe
+make_check=no # no tests, but check fails with a non-zero exit code
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md