diff --git a/python-azure-appconfiguration.spec b/python-azure-appconfiguration.spec
index f3b0e1d..92550c0 100644
--- a/python-azure-appconfiguration.spec
+++ b/python-azure-appconfiguration.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-%bcond_without  tests
+# Enable tests everywhere except EPEL 9, where python-httpretty is not backported.
+%if 0%{?el9} || 0%{?centos} >= 9
+%bcond_with    tests
+%else
+%bcond_without tests
+%endif
 
 %global         srcname     azure-appconfiguration