diff --git a/python-cassandra-driver.spec b/python-cassandra-driver.spec
index a789a7f..f13cdad 100644
--- a/python-cassandra-driver.spec
+++ b/python-cassandra-driver.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module scales}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six} >= 1.6
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sure}
+BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libev-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python2-futures
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ A list of features may be found at https://github.com/datastax/python-driver#fea
 %setup -q -n python-driver-%{version}
 # do not run integration tests
 rm -rf tests/integration
+rm -rf tests/stress_tests
 # do not run cython tests
 rm -rf tests/unit/cython
 # fix hardcoded cython dep
@@ -75,9 +77,10 @@ export CASS_DRIVER_NO_EXTENSIONS=1
 %install
 export CASS_DRIVER_NO_EXTENSIONS=1
 %python_install
+%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
 
 %check
-%python_exec setup.py test
+%python_expand PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)" nosetests-%{$python_version} -v
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE