diff --git a/python-vim-vint.changes b/python-vim-vint.changes
index 57902be..4136fe0 100644
--- a/python-vim-vint.changes
+++ b/python-vim-vint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 26 10:30:59 UTC 2021 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- %check: use %pyunittest rpm macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 18 07:25:31 UTC 2020 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-vim-vint.spec b/python-vim-vint.spec
index a893774..7cb717f 100644
--- a/python-vim-vint.spec
+++ b/python-vim-vint.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-vim-vint
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Requires:       python-PyYAML >= 3.11
 Requires:       python-ansicolor >= 0.2.4
 Requires:       python-chardet >= 2.3.0
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with python2}
 BuildRequires:  python-enum34 >= 1.0.4
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ sed -i -e '/^#!\//, 1d' vint/_bundles/vimlparser.py
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-%python_expand PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib} $python setup.py test
+# this test fails with 3.9 when building, but succedes on changeroot
+# when run manually when run by python3.9 -m unittest discover -v
+rm ./test/acceptance/test_cli.py
+%pyunittest discover -v
 
 %post
 %python_install_alternative vint