diff --git a/jsoncpp.changes b/jsoncpp.changes
index 2cadfb3..066e802 100644
--- a/jsoncpp.changes
+++ b/jsoncpp.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Mon Jan  2 15:42:49 UTC 2017 - mpluskal@suse.com
 
 - Update to version 1.8.0:
   * Build related changes, minimal required cmake is 3.1
+- Execute tests in check section
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 14 06:59:15 UTC 2016 - olaf@aepfle.de
diff --git a/jsoncpp.spec b/jsoncpp.spec
index 2cb9c19..e523714 100644
--- a/jsoncpp.spec
+++ b/jsoncpp.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Url:            https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
 Source0:        https://github.com/open-source-parsers/%{name}/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.1.0
+BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.1
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -71,14 +71,18 @@ format to store user input files.
 
 %build
 %cmake \
-  -DJSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE=ON
-# path needs to be exported otherwise unit tests will fail
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:%{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/build/src/lib_json
+  -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF \
+  -DJSONCPP_WITH_CMAKE_PACKAGE=ON \
+  -DJSONCPP_WITH_POST_BUILD_UNITTEST=OFF
 %make_jobs
 
 %install
 %cmake_install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lib%{name}.a
+
+%check
+# path needs to be exported otherwise unit tests will fail
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:%{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/build/src/lib_json
+./build/src/test_lib_json/jsoncpp_test
 
 %post -n lib%{name}%{sover} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n lib%{name}%{sover} -p /sbin/ldconfig