diff --git a/python-kitchen.changes b/python-kitchen.changes
index 4a35b0c..8561fbb 100644
--- a/python-kitchen.changes
+++ b/python-kitchen.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 29 12:42:20 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Attempt to fix some python 3.7 failures by exporting LANG
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb  6 21:17:38 UTC 2018 - sebix+novell.com@sebix.at
 
diff --git a/python-kitchen.spec b/python-kitchen.spec
index 54266ff..8435559 100644
--- a/python-kitchen.spec
+++ b/python-kitchen.spec
@@ -22,19 +22,18 @@ Name:           python-kitchen
 Version:        1.2.5
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Kitchen contains a cornucopia of useful code
-License:        LGPL-2.1+
+License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
-Url:            https://fedorahosted.org/kitchen/
+URL:            https://fedorahosted.org/kitchen/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/k/kitchen/kitchen-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-# SECTION tests
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
-# /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
-
+# SECTION tests
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
+# /SECTION
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ sed -i '1s/^#!.*//' kitchen2/kitchen/pycompat24/base64/_base64.py
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
+export LANG='en_US.UTF8'
 %{python_expand # run test
 %if $python == python2
 pushd kitchen2
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ nosetests-%{$python_version}
 popd}
 
 %files %{python_files}
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc COPYING COPYING.LESSER NEWS.rst README.rst
+%license COPYING COPYING.LESSER
+%doc NEWS.rst README.rst
 %{python_sitelib}/*
 
 %changelog