diff --git a/packages/snyk-fix/src/plugins/python/handlers/pip-requirements/is-supported.ts b/packages/snyk-fix/src/plugins/python/handlers/pip-requirements/is-supported.ts
index 25ce4b9cff..35f14f2913 100644
--- a/packages/snyk-fix/src/plugins/python/handlers/pip-requirements/is-supported.ts
+++ b/packages/snyk-fix/src/plugins/python/handlers/pip-requirements/is-supported.ts
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ export async function isSupported(
     };
   }
 
-  const { containsRequire } = await containsRequireDirective(requirementsTxt);
-  if (containsRequire) {
+  const { containsRequire, matches } = await containsRequireDirective(
+    requirementsTxt,
+  );
+  if (containsRequire && matches.some((m) => m.includes('c'))) {
     return {
       supported: false,
-      reason: `Requirements with ${chalk.bold('-r')} or ${chalk.bold(
+      reason: `Requirements with ${chalk.bold(
         '-c',
       )} directive are not yet supported`,
     };
diff --git a/packages/snyk-fix/test/acceptance/plugins/python/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.spec.ts b/packages/snyk-fix/test/acceptance/plugins/python/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.spec.ts
index 04fe080ad0..a637ca42f8 100644
--- a/packages/snyk-fix/test/acceptance/plugins/python/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/snyk-fix/test/acceptance/plugins/python/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ describe('fix *req*.txt / *.txt Python projects', () => {
     filesToDelete.map((f) => fs.unlinkSync(f));
   });
   const workspacesPath = pathLib.resolve(__dirname, 'workspaces');
-  it('skips projects with a -r option', async () => {
+
+  it('fixes project with a -r option', async () => {
     // Arrange
     const targetFile = 'with-require/dev.txt';
 
@@ -72,15 +73,22 @@ describe('fix *req*.txt / *.txt Python projects', () => {
       results: {
         python: {
           failed: [],
-          skipped: [
+          skipped: [],
+          succeeded: [
             {
               original: entityToFix,
-              userMessage: expect.stringContaining(
-                'directive are not yet supported',
-              ),
+              changes: [
+                {
+                  success: true,
+                  userMessage: 'Pinned transitive from 1.0.0 to 1.1.1',
+                },
+                {
+                  success: true,
+                  userMessage: 'Upgraded Django from 1.6.1 to 2.0.1',
+                },
+              ],
             },
           ],
-          succeeded: [],
         },
       },
     });
diff --git a/packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.ts b/packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.spec.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.ts
rename to packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.spec.ts
index fbb2210090..24cc508b40 100644
--- a/packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.ts
+++ b/packages/snyk-fix/test/unit/plugins/python/is-supported.spec.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ describe('isSupported', () => {
     const res = await isSupported(entity);
     expect(res.supported).toBeFalsy();
   });
-  it('with -r directive in the manifest not supported', async () => {
+  it('with -r directive in the manifest is supported', async () => {
     const entity = generateEntityToFix(
       'pip',
       'requirements.txt',
       '-r prod.txt\nDjango==1.6.1',
     );
     const res = await isSupported(entity);
-    expect(res.supported).toBeFalsy();
+    expect(res.supported).toBeTruthy();
   });
   it('with -c directive in the manifest not supported', async () => {
     const entity = generateEntityToFix(