diff --git a/python-argcomplete.changes b/python-argcomplete.changes
index 1ea8498..32fcedf 100644
--- a/python-argcomplete.changes
+++ b/python-argcomplete.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 31 23:49:21 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- fix substitution on tests/test.py to test the current python flavor 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul  6 10:04:40 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-argcomplete.spec b/python-argcomplete.spec
index 7d521ee..df12c55 100644
--- a/python-argcomplete.spec
+++ b/python-argcomplete.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-argcomplete
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Darin Perusich.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   # https://github.com/kislyuk/argcomplete/issues/256
   # https://github.com/kislyuk/argcomplete/issues/299
   sed -i -e "1s|#!.*python.*|#!%{_bindir}/$python|" test/prog scripts/*
-  sed -i -e "s|python |$python |g" test/test.py
+  sed -i -e "s|python3 |$python |g" test/test.py
   PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib} $python -m unittest discover -v
 }