diff --git a/lua/neotest-python/base.lua b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
index 0ac3ddd..315bc94 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-python/base.lua
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ end
 ---@return string
 local function scan_test_function_pattern(runner, config, python_command)
   local test_function_pattern = "^test"
+  if runner == "pytest" and config.pytest_discovery then
+    local cmd = vim
+      .iter({ python_command, M.get_script_path(), "--pytest-extract-test-name-template" })
+      :flatten()
+      :totable()
+    local _, data = lib.process.run(cmd, { stdout = true, stderr = true })
+
+    for line in vim.gsplit(data.stdout, "\n", true) do
+      if string.sub(line, 1, 1) == "{" and string.find(line, "python_functions") ~= nil then
+        local pytest_option = vim.json.decode(line)
+        test_function_pattern = pytest_option.python_functions
+      end
+    end
+  end
   return test_function_pattern
 end