diff --git a/python-flake8.changes b/python-flake8.changes
index ceb1987..53deca3 100644
--- a/python-flake8.changes
+++ b/python-flake8.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 15 14:51:56 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Fix update-alternatives implementation.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 13 09:25:06 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-flake8.spec b/python-flake8.spec
index 4ffc9a5..a3e95a5 100644
--- a/python-flake8.spec
+++ b/python-flake8.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Requires:       python-mccabe >= 0.2.1
 Requires:       python-pep8 >= 1.5.7
 Requires:       python-pyflakes >= 0.8.1
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(preun): update-alternatives
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
@@ -66,16 +66,14 @@ python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/flake8 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/flake8-%{py_ver}
 ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/flake8 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/flake8
-# create a dummy target for /etc/alternatives/flake8
-touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/flake8
 
 %post
-"%_sbindir/update-alternatives" \
+%_sbindir/update-alternatives \
    --install %{_bindir}/flake8 flake8 %{_bindir}/flake8-%{py_ver} 30
 
-%postun
+%preun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
-    "%_sbindir/update-alternatives" --remove flake8 %{_bindir}/flake8-%{py_ver}
+    %_sbindir/update-alternatives --remove flake8 %{_bindir}/flake8-%{py_ver}
 fi
 
 %check