diff --git a/yum.spec b/yum.spec
index 324a0c5..8016d22 100644
--- a/yum.spec
+++ b/yum.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 %define move_yum_conf_back 1
 %define auto_sitelib 1
 %define yum_updatesd 0
+%define disable_check 1
 
 %if %{auto_sitelib}
 
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ Install this package if you want auto yum updates nightly via cron.
 %build
 make
 
+%if !%{disable_check}
+%check
+make check
+%endif
+
 
 %install
 [ "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" ] && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ exit 0
 %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d
 %dir %{_datadir}/yum-cli
 %{_datadir}/yum-cli/*
-%if !%{yum_updatesd}
+%if %{yum_updatesd}
 %exclude %{_datadir}/yum-cli/yumupd.py*
 %endif
 %{_bindir}/yum