diff --git a/python-snuggs.spec b/python-snuggs.spec
index 24ed1a3..4fd834a 100644
--- a/python-snuggs.spec
+++ b/python-snuggs.spec
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        1.4.7
-Release:        14%{?dist}
+Release:        15%{?dist}
 Summary:        Snuggs are S-expressions for Numpy
 
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs
 Source0:        %pypi_source
+Patch0:         https://salsa.debian.org/debian-gis-team/python-snuggs/-/raw/master/debian/patches/test.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
diff --git a/test.patch b/test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c25d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Description: Fix test failures.
+Author: Bas Couwenberg <sebastic@debian.org>
+Bug: https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27
+
+--- a/test_snuggs.py
++++ b/test_snuggs.py
+@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def test_masked_arr():
+ 
+ 
+ # Parse and syntax error testing.
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_missing_closing_paren():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("(+ 1 2")
+@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ def test_missing_func():
+     assert str(excinfo.value) == "'0' is not a function or operator"
+ 
+ 
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_missing_func2():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("(# 1 2)")
+@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ def test_undefined_var():
+     assert str(excinfo.value) == "name 'bogus' is not defined"
+ 
+ 
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_bogus_higher_order_func():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("((bogus * 2) 2)")