diff --git a/python-mailmanclient.changes b/python-mailmanclient.changes
index 1f947e1..d6e2c3a 100644
--- a/python-mailmanclient.changes
+++ b/python-mailmanclient.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov  6 11:10:07 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- run tests except doc ones
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  1 10:21:27 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-mailmanclient.spec b/python-mailmanclient.spec
index 504a043..26080f8 100644
--- a/python-mailmanclient.spec
+++ b/python-mailmanclient.spec
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ mailmanclient -- Python bindings for Mailman REST API
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-# TODO, needs figure out how to run tests
+# doctest does not work:
+# Traceback (most recent call last):
+#   File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/logging/handlers.py", line 933, in emit
+#     self.socket.send(msg)
+# OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
+%pytest -k 'not using.rst'
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst