diff --git a/python-jmespath.spec b/python-jmespath.spec
index f8fc688..83f6c36 100644
--- a/python-jmespath.spec
+++ b/python-jmespath.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@ Summary:        JSON Matching Expressions
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{pypi_name}}
 
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+BuildRequires:  python2-mock
+BuildRequires:  python-nose
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7
+BuildRequires:  python-ordereddict
+# tests specifically import simplejson as json if python version is 2.6
+BuildRequires:  python-simplejson
+BuildRequires:  python-unittest2
+%endif # rhel < 7
 
 %description -n python2-%{pypi_name}
 JMESPath allows you to declaratively specify how to extract elements from
@@ -38,6 +46,8 @@ Summary:        JSON Matching Expressions
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pypi_name}}
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-mock
+BuildRequires:  python3-nose
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 
 %description -n python3-%{pypi_name}
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ rm -rf %{pypi_name}.egg-info
 
 %build
 %py2_build
-%if %{?with python3}
+%if %{with python3}
 %py3_build
 %endif # with python3
 
@@ -67,9 +77,13 @@ mv %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/jp.py %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/jp.py-%{python2_version
 ln -sf %{_bindir}/jp.py-%{python2_version} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/jp.py-2
 ln -sf %{_bindir}/jp.py-%{python2_version} %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/jp.py
 
+%check
+nosetests
+%if %{with python3}
+nosetests-%{python3_version}
+%endif # with python3
 
 %files -n python2-%{pypi_name}
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %doc}
 %doc README.rst
 %license LICENSE.txt
 %{_bindir}/jp.py