diff --git a/python-proselint.changes b/python-proselint.changes
index c14a2cc..6bab2be 100644
--- a/python-proselint.changes
+++ b/python-proselint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  8 07:30:20 UTC 2019 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
+
+- Add test-use-sys-executable.patch to avoid invoking Python 3 CLI
+  during Python 2 tests.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 14 03:33:55 UTC 2019 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-proselint.spec b/python-proselint.spec
index e1196c3..45da441 100644
--- a/python-proselint.spec
+++ b/python-proselint.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ URL:            http://github.com/amperser/proselint
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/proselint/proselint-%{version}.tar.gz
 # test_weasel_words_misc is empty in this release, and `setup.py test` doesnt recognise nose's SkipTest
 Patch0:         disable-empty-test.patch
+Patch1:         test-use-sys-executable.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ existing tools.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n proselint-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 sed -i -e '/^#!\//, 1d' proselint/*.py
 
 %build
@@ -72,8 +74,7 @@ sed -i -e '/^#!\//, 1d' proselint/*.py
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-# One test exec's without using sys.executable
-%python_expand PATH=%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH $python setup.py test
+%python_exec setup.py test
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md
diff --git a/test-use-sys-executable.patch b/test-use-sys-executable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b2eab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-use-sys-executable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From f6950839960354cf7986f2dcd73195cdb9588dc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 14:18:47 +0700
+Subject: [PATCH] test_version: Use sys.executable
+
+---
+ tests/_test_version.py | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/_test_version.py b/tests/_test_version.py
+index 7eb0d96f..2324b2ae 100644
+--- a/tests/_test_version.py
++++ b/tests/_test_version.py
+@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
+ from .check import Check
+ from proselint.version import __version__
+ import subprocess
++import sys
+ 
+ 
+ class TestCheck(Check):
+@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@ class TestCheck(Check):
+ 
+     def test_version(self):
+         """Make sure the version number is correct."""
+-        out = subprocess.check_output(["proselint", "--version"])
++        out = subprocess.check_output(
++            [sys.executable, "-m", "proselint", "--version"])
+         assert out.decode('utf-8') == __version__ + "\n"