diff --git a/python-dogpile.cache.changes b/python-dogpile.cache.changes
index c08a59d..acd028e 100644
--- a/python-dogpile.cache.changes
+++ b/python-dogpile.cache.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 19 13:00:53 UTC 2018 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- only run generic tests using pytest (bsc#1089564)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 27 00:44:45 CEST 2018 - ro@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python-dogpile.cache.spec b/python-dogpile.cache.spec
index 01f3aa7..379e55c 100644
--- a/python-dogpile.cache.spec
+++ b/python-dogpile.cache.spec
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ new value.
 %python_expand %fdupes -s %{buildroot}/%{python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-%python_exec setup.py test
+export RUNTESTS="-k 'not test_dbm_backend and not test_memcached_backend and not test_redis_backend'"
+%python_exec -m pytest
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)