diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3cf33f0..44964d7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.182) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
+  [ Dan Streetman ]
   * syncpackage, ubuntutools/archive.py:
     Don't save dsc file to disk until requested with pull()
     (LP: #1928946)
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.182) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * ubuntutools/archive.py: Fix flake8 test failure
   * d/rules, d/control: Override build tests to use flake8 and nosetests3
 
+  [ Stefano Rivera ]
+  * Respect nocheck in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS, again.
+
  -- Dan Streetman <ddstreet@canonical.com>  Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:19:29 -0400
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.181) unstable; urgency=medium
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index abcbf1e..8de7b4c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 	rm -rf .tox
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
+ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	flake8 -v --max-line-length=99 --extend-exclude=ubuntu-archive-assistant,ubuntu_archive_assistant
 	nosetests3 -v ubuntutools
+endif
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild