diff --git a/python-texttable.spec b/python-texttable.spec
index b0437e7..c68547c 100644
--- a/python-texttable.spec
+++ b/python-texttable.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Python module to generate a formatted text table, using ASCII characters.
 Summary:        %{summary}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python2-pytest
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{srcname}}
 
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ Python 2 module to generate a formatted text table, using ASCII characters.
 Summary:        %{summary}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{srcname}}
 
 
@@ -50,6 +52,11 @@ Python 3 module to generate a formatted text table, using ASCII characters.
 %py3_install
 
 
+%check
+py.test-%{python2_version} --verbose tests.py
+py.test-%{python3_version} --verbose tests.py
+
+
 %files -n python2-%{srcname}
 %doc PKG-INFO README.md
 %license LICENSE
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ Python 3 module to generate a formatted text table, using ASCII characters.
 * Wed May 17 2017 Carl George <carl.george@rackspace.com> - 0.9.0-1
 - Latest upstream
 - Drop python*-tools build requirement, 2to3 is no longer used
+- Run test suite
 
 * Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.4-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild