diff --git a/srcpkgs/couchdb/template b/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
index 79ad330130b..d1d0ee8b86e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/couchdb/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'couchdb'
 pkgname=couchdb
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.7.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="apache-couchdb-$version"
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Gerardo Di Iorio <arete74@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://couchdb.apache.org/"
 distfiles="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/couchdb/source/${version}/apache-couchdb-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9b492e7e5389477107100ef83c41cc32185e2fe9cc88c19c550ed4b2192890dd
+checksum=91200aa6fbc6fa5e2f3d78ef40e39d8c1ec7c83ea1c2cd730d270658735b2cad
 
 system_accounts="couchdb"
 couchdb_homedir="/var/lib/couchdb"
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vsv couchdb
 }