diff --git a/python-tornado.changes b/python-tornado.changes
index abf22ba..c0d32a6 100644
--- a/python-tornado.changes
+++ b/python-tornado.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Sep 26 10:21:28 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- python-certifi is a hard dependency, not an optional one.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep 23 10:39:53 UTC 2015 - tampakrap@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/python-tornado.spec b/python-tornado.spec
index 33306ce..b960060 100644
--- a/python-tornado.spec
+++ b/python-tornado.spec
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@ Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/t/tornado/tornado-%{vers
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-backports.ssl_match_hostname
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-certifi
 BuildRequires:  python-futures
 BuildRequires:  python-pycurl
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-simplejson
 Requires:       python-backports.ssl_match_hostname
+Requires:       python-certifi
 Requires:       python-simplejson
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 Recommends:     python-futures
 Recommends:     python-pycares
 Recommends:     python-pycurl
 Recommends:     python-Twisted
-Recommends:     python-certifi
 Recommends:     python-service_identity
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes