diff --git a/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch b/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
index 91ffe78..a02130c 100644
--- a/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
+++ b/bsc1222537-py2-email-addr-parse.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
  Lib/email/test/test_email.py |    7 +++++++
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
+ Lib/email/utils.py           |    2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 --- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
 +++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
@@ -18,3 +19,14 @@
      def test_getaddresses_nasty(self):
          for addresses, expected in (
              ([u'"Sürname, Firstname" <to@example.com>'],
+--- a/Lib/email/utils.py
++++ b/Lib/email/utils.py
+@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def parseaddr(addr, strict=True):
+     if isinstance(addr, list):
+         addr = addr[0]
+ 
+-    if not isinstance(addr, str):
++    if not isinstance(addr, basestring):
+         return ('', '')
+ 
+     addr = _pre_parse_validation([addr])[0]
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 59a626a..144b4ec 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %define so_version 2_7-1_0
 # We really don't care about quality of this package anymore, it
 # will be soon gone (bsc#1219306).
-%bcond_with tests
+%bcond_without tests
 
 Name:           python-base
 Version:        2.7.18