diff --git a/srcpkgs/ark/template b/srcpkgs/ark/template
index 8023bb71b7d..7a1e9c49c59 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ark/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ark/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="-DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"
 hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules qt5-devel qt5-qmake
  kdoctools kconfig gettext pkg-config python3 kcoreaddons kparts"
 makedepends="libarchive-devel kpty-devel kparts-devel kitemmodels-devel libzip-devel"
-checkdepends="xvfb-run p7zip p7zip-unrar lzop lrzip unrar unzip zip zstd"
+checkdepends="p7zip p7zip-unrar lzop lrzip unrar unzip zip zstd"
 short_desc="KDE Archiving Tool"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.
 checksum=9113e3f1e7c0bc660d8fe56d883b02ba0997c3a7362838e365c6c71bf60662ef
 
 do_check() {
-	:
-	# XXX: Doesn't find test archives (?)
-	#cd build
-	#CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen \
-	#	ctest -E 'plugins-cliunarchivertest'
+	cd build
+	# requires rar compressor
+	ctest -E plugins-clirartest
 }