diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index c09014bf..59215f85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip3 config set global.break-system-packages 1
           pip3 install -e .
-          python3 setup.py test
+          python3 -m unittest
 
   unit:
     name: "unit"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip3 config set global.break-system-packages 1
           pip3 install -e .
-          python3 setup.py test
+          python3 -m unittest
 
       - name: 'Generate coverage reports (openSUSE Tumbleweed)'
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.container, '/opensuse/tumbleweed') }}
diff --git a/behave/features/repairwc.feature b/behave/features/repairwc.feature
index 1021ccda..8c3a4f45 100644
--- a/behave/features/repairwc.feature
+++ b/behave/features/repairwc.feature
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ Scenario: Run `osc repairwc` on a project without .osc/_osclib_version
      And I set working directory to "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory"
      And I remove file "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory/.osc/_osclib_version"
     When I execute osc with args "status"
-    Then the exit code is 0
-     And file "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory/.osc/_osclib_version" does not exist
-    When I execute osc with args "repairwc"
-    Then the exit code is 0
-    When I execute osc with args "status"
+    # assume store version 1.0 for a project
     Then the exit code is 0
      And file "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory/.osc/_osclib_version" exists
 
@@ -45,7 +41,5 @@ Scenario: Run `osc repairwc` on a package without .osc/_osclib_version
     Then the exit code is 1
      And file "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory/test-pkgA/.osc/_osclib_version" does not exist
     When I execute osc with args "repairwc"
-    Then the exit code is 0
-    When I execute osc with args "status"
-    Then the exit code is 0
-     And file "{context.osc.temp}/test:factory/test-pkgA/.osc/_osclib_version" exists
+    # no assumption about the store version for a package
+    Then the exit code is 1
diff --git a/contrib/osc.spec b/contrib/osc.spec
index f65c6e98..c18e3026 100644
--- a/contrib/osc.spec
+++ b/contrib/osc.spec
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ install -Dm0644 oscrc.5 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man5/oscrc.5
 %python3_fix_shebang
 
 %check
-%{use_python} setup.py test
+%{use_python} -m unittest
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)