diff --git a/python-chest.changes b/python-chest.changes
index c1d3a43..2b1fd0a 100644
--- a/python-chest.changes
+++ b/python-chest.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun  7 12:03:12 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- call spec-cleaner
+- run the testsuite
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 24 09:26:16 UTC 2019 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/python-chest.spec b/python-chest.spec
index dc7063a..3e45795 100644
--- a/python-chest.spec
+++ b/python-chest.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/ContinuumIO/chest
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/chest/chest-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module HeapDict}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description
 A dictionary that spills to disk.
-Chest acts likes a dictionary, but it can write its contents to disk.
+Chest acts like a dictionary, but it can write its contents to disk.
 This is useful in the following two occasions:
 1. Chest can hold datasets that are larger than memory
 2. Chest persists and so can be saved and loaded for later use
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ This is useful in the following two occasions:
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
+%check
+%pytest
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE.txt
 %doc README.rst