diff --git a/0001-Do-not-use-with-open-as-foo-construct.patch b/0001-Do-not-use-with-open-as-foo-construct.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..863c98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Do-not-use-with-open-as-foo-construct.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From d369dc4f3d4118fe2bdeaab6d066569f09235409 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Muller <muller@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:20:16 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Do not use 'with open() as foo' construct
+
+It does not work on RHEL<=5, with old Python not having
+this syntax yet
+---
+ src/python/journalling.py | 5 +++--
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/python/journalling.py b/src/python/journalling.py
+index 7a107a0..3c9b565 100755
+--- a/src/python/journalling.py
++++ b/src/python/journalling.py
+@@ -439,8 +439,9 @@ class Journal(object):
+ 
+     releaseEl   = newdoc.createElement("release")
+     try:
+-      with open("/etc/redhat-release", "r") as release_file:
+-        release = release_file.read().strip()
++      release_file = open("/etc/redhat-release", "r")
++      release = release_file.read().strip()
++      release_file.close()
+     except IOError:
+       release = "unknown"
+     release = unicode(release, 'utf-8', errors='replace')
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/0001-Fix-mktemp-call-for-older-RHELs.patch b/0001-Fix-mktemp-call-for-older-RHELs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dba66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-mktemp-call-for-older-RHELs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+From 48b38892a458b8398a76305ff90f123e45d90067 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Muller <muller@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 13:36:16 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix mktemp call for older RHELs
+
+Version of mktemp present in older RHELs (RHEL5 and older) does not
+support --tmpdir parameter used in rlLog and rlRun implementations.
+
+Therefore, on these RHELs, older parameter -p (deprecated in newer
+RHELs) must be used.
+---
+ src/logging.sh | 4 ++--
+ src/testing.sh | 6 +++---
+ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/logging.sh b/src/logging.sh
+index d831ac8..9519918 100644
+--- a/src/logging.sh
++++ b/src/logging.sh
+@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ Implements also phase support with automatic assert evaluation.
+ __INTERNAL_LogText() {
+     local MESSAGE=${1:-"***BAD BEAKERLIB_HLOG CALL***"}
+     local LOGFILE=${2:-$OUTPUTFILE}
+-    [ -z "$LOGFILE" ] && LOGFILE=$( mktemp --tmpdir=$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
++    [ -z "$LOGFILE" ] && LOGFILE=$( mktemp -p $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
+     [ ! -e "$LOGFILE" ] && touch "$LOGFILE"
+-    [ ! -w "$LOGFILE" ] && LOGFILE=$( mktemp --tmpdir=$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
++    [ ! -w "$LOGFILE" ] && LOGFILE=$( mktemp -p $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
+     echo -e "$MESSAGE" | tee -a $LOGFILE >&2
+     return $?
+ }
+diff --git a/src/testing.sh b/src/testing.sh
+index afa7554..7aeb8a0 100644
+--- a/src/testing.sh
++++ b/src/testing.sh
+@@ -668,12 +668,12 @@ rlRun() {
+         case "$1" in
+             -l)
+                 DO_LOG=true;
+-                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp --tmpdir=$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
++                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp -p $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
+                 shift;;
+             -c)
+                 DO_LOG=true;
+                 DO_CON=true;
+-                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp --tmpdir=$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
++                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp -p $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
+                 shift;;
+             -t)
+                 DO_TAG=true;
+@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ rlRun() {
+                 shift;;
+             -s)
+                 DO_KEEP=true
+-                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp --tmpdir=$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
++                [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ] || LOG_FILE=$( mktemp -p $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_TMP )
+                 shift;;
+             --)
+                 shift;
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/0001-fir-for-python-compat-on-RHEL5.patch b/0001-fir-for-python-compat-on-RHEL5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..245fcc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fir-for-python-compat-on-RHEL5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From feb6ed1f9bed4100d65b021de47cc6097fa976e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dalibor Pospisil <dapospis@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:46:20 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] fir for python compat on RHEL5
+
+---
+ src/python/bstor.py | 5 +++--
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/python/bstor.py b/src/python/bstor.py
+index 04d4dfd..a512795 100755
+--- a/src/python/bstor.py
++++ b/src/python/bstor.py
+@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ class Storage(object):
+ 
+   def __save_file(self, parser):
+     fpath = os.path.join(self.__obtain_dir(), self.namespace)
+-    with open(fpath, 'w') as cfile:
+-      parser.write(cfile)
++    cfile = open(fpath, 'w')
++    parser.write(cfile)
++    cfile.close()
+ 
+   def get(self, key):
+     parser = self.__obtain_file()
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/0001-mi-object-does-not-have-size-in-old-pythons.patch b/0001-mi-object-does-not-have-size-in-old-pythons.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..561c7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-mi-object-does-not-have-size-in-old-pythons.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From f38e47bd18676b87db9aecbe878954b6896b569a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Muller <muller@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:17:01 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mi object does not have size in old pythons
+
+---
+ src/python/journalling.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/python/journalling.py b/src/python/journalling.py
+index 3c9b565..b7ede6d 100755
+--- a/src/python/journalling.py
++++ b/src/python/journalling.py
+@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Journal(object):
+   def getRpmVersion(xmldoc, package, rpm_ts):
+     rpms = []
+     mi = rpm_ts.dbMatch("name", package)
+-    if len(mi) == 0:
++    if mi.count() == 0:
+       if package != 'unknown':
+         pkgDetailsEl = xmldoc.createElement("pkgnotinstalled")
+         pkgDetailsCon = xmldoc.createTextNode("%s" % package)
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/beakerlib.spec b/beakerlib.spec
index 4ce3dc2..02c6c0c 100644
--- a/beakerlib.spec
+++ b/beakerlib.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:       beakerlib
 Summary:    A shell-level integration testing library
 Version:    1.9
-Release:    1%{?dist}
+Release:    2%{?dist}
 License:    GPLv2
 Group:      Development/Libraries
 BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@ Requires:   nfs-utils
 Requires:   python2
 Requires:   grep
 Requires:   sed
+Obsoletes:  rhtslib beaker-lib
+Provides:   rhtslib beaker-lib
+
+Patch0: 0001-Do-not-use-with-open-as-foo-construct.patch
+Patch2: 0001-mi-object-does-not-have-size-in-old-pythons.patch
+Patch3: 0001-Fix-mktemp-call-for-older-RHELs.patch
+Patch4: 0001-fir-for-python-compat-on-RHEL5.patch
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 
 %description
 The BeakerLib project means to provide a library of various helpers, which
 could be used when writing operating system level integration tests.
 
-
 %package vim-syntax
 Summary: Files for syntax highlighting BeakerLib tests in VIM editor
 Group: Development/Libraries
@@ -29,14 +35,16 @@ BuildRequires: vim-common
 %description vim-syntax
 Files for syntax highlighting BeakerLib tests in VIM editor
 
-
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .no-with-in-python
+%patch2 -p1 -b .mi-rpm-objects
+%patch3 -p1 -b .tmpdir
+%patch4 -p1 -b .no-with-in-python
 
 %build
 make build
 
-
 %install
 %{!?_pkgdocdir: %global _pkgdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}}
 %{!?_tmpfilesdir: %global _tmpfilesdir %{_prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d/}
@@ -72,6 +80,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/vim/vimfiles/after/syntax/beakerlib.vim
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 18 2014 Dalibor Pospisil <dapospis@redhat.com> - 1.9-2
+- added missing patch for python compatibility
+
 * Tue Jun 17 2014 Dalibor Pospisil <dapospis@redhat.com> - 1.9-1
 - rebase to upstream 1.9