diff --git a/python-httpbin.spec b/python-httpbin.spec
index 3a05b50..21febef 100644
--- a/python-httpbin.spec
+++ b/python-httpbin.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# Not building on EPEL 6 because python-flask on EPEL 6 is flat broken;
+# it depends on python-jinja2-26 but does not load it properly, so
+# httpbin's test suite fails as soon as it tries to import flask.
+
+# Not building on EPEL 7 as test_delete_endpoint_returns_body fails
+# there, for some reason, and I do not have the round tuits to figure
+# it out.
+
 %global github_owner    Runscope
 %global github_name     httpbin
 %global github_commit   3f417eb81885f9e5fd99282121e3df9d619583c1
@@ -9,8 +17,9 @@ being considered. All endpoint responses are JSON-encoded.
 
 %global sum HTTP Request & Response Service, written in Python + Flask
 
-# Enable Python 3 builds for Fedora + EPEL >6
-%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
+# Enable Python 3 builds for Fedora + EPEL >7
+# EPEL 7 is missing Python 3 builds of flask and itsdangerous
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 # If the definition isn't available for python3_pkgversion, define it
 %{?!python3_pkgversion:%global python3_pkgversion 3}
 %bcond_without  python3
@@ -20,7 +29,7 @@ being considered. All endpoint responses are JSON-encoded.
 
 # Requirements for tests (BuildRequires) and run (Requires)
 # EPEL builds do not provide python2-*
-%global t_requires python-flask python-markupsafe python-decorator python-itsdangerous python-six
+%global t_requires python-flask python-markupsafe python-decorator python-itsdangerous python-six python-argparse
 %global t3_requires python%{python3_pkgversion}-flask python%{python3_pkgversion}-markupsafe python%{python3_pkgversion}-decorator python%{python3_pkgversion}-itsdangerous python%{python3_pkgversion}-six
 
 Name:           python-%{github_name}
@@ -34,6 +43,8 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/%{github_owner}/%{github_name}/archive/%{gith
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
+# no python2-setuptools on EL6
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  %{t_requires}
 
 %if %{with python3}