diff --git a/python-jsonpatch.changes b/python-jsonpatch.changes
index 4202964..0e4f67f 100644
--- a/python-jsonpatch.changes
+++ b/python-jsonpatch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 15 14:51:56 UTC 2016 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Fix update-alternatives implementation.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 22 14:36:43 UTC 2015 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-jsonpatch.spec b/python-jsonpatch.spec
index 4f9872b..57a0104 100644
--- a/python-jsonpatch.spec
+++ b/python-jsonpatch.spec
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/j/jsonpatch/jsonpatch-%{v
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-jsonpointer
 Requires:       python-jsonpointer >= 1.9
-Requires(post):   update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
-Requires(pre):    coreutils
+Requires(post): 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()")}
@@ -49,31 +48,32 @@ python setup.py build
 
 %install
 python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
-for i in patch diff; do
-    mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/json$i %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/json$i-%{py_ver}
-    ln -s %{_bindir}/json$i-%{py_ver} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/json$i
+
+# Prepare for update-alternatives usage
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
+for p in jsonpatch jsondiff ; do
+    mv %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/$p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/$p-%{py_ver}
+    ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/$p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/$p
 done
 
-%pre
-[ -h %{_bindir}/jsonpatch ] || rm -f %{_bindir}/jsonpatch
-[ -h %{_bindir}/jsondiff ] || rm -f %{_bindir}/jsondiff
-
 %post
-update-alternatives --install \
-    %{_bindir}/jsonpatch jsonpatch %{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver} 20 \
+%_sbindir/update-alternatives \
+    --install %{_bindir}/jsonpatch jsonpatch %{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver} 20 \
     --slave %{_bindir}/jsondiff jsondiff %{_bindir}/jsondiff-%{py_ver}
 
 %preun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
-    update-alternatives --remove jsonpatch %{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver}
+    %_sbindir/update-alternatives --remove jsonpatch %{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver}
 fi
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%ghost %{_bindir}/jsonpatch
-%{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver}
-%ghost %{_bindir}/jsondiff
+%{_bindir}/jsondiff
+%{_bindir}/jsonpatch
 %{_bindir}/jsondiff-%{py_ver}
+%{_bindir}/jsonpatch-%{py_ver}
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/jsondiff
+%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/jsonpatch
 %{python_sitelib}/jsonpatch*
 
 %changelog