diff --git a/python-Babel-doc.spec b/python-Babel-doc.spec
index 38f92d1..ec02bb6 100644
--- a/python-Babel-doc.spec
+++ b/python-Babel-doc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Babel-doc
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
diff --git a/python-Babel.changes b/python-Babel.changes
index e719420..f6f02a8 100644
--- a/python-Babel.changes
+++ b/python-Babel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 27 12:28:43 UTC 2018 - aplanas@suse.com
+
+- Export TZ and LC_ALL before running the tests.  Without this
+  python-Babel is not able to see the TZ variable, and produce
+  a `local` LOCALTZ
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  5 16:04:48 UTC 2017 - arun@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/python-Babel.spec b/python-Babel.spec
index 64ae2b1..f978bec 100644
--- a/python-Babel.spec
+++ b/python-Babel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Babel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ A collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications.
 %python_expand %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-TZ=UTC LC_ALL=C %python_exec %{_bindir}/py.test tests
+export TZ=UTC
+export LC_ALL=C
+%python_exec %{_bindir}/py.test tests
 
 %pre
 # Since /usr/bin/pybabel became ghosted to be used with update-alternatives, we have to get rid