diff --git a/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes b/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
index 766a5a6..927edff 100644
--- a/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
+++ b/obs-service-format_spec_file.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
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-Fri Jan 25 08:03:19 UTC 2013 - adrian@suse.com
+Fri Jan 25 08:03:19 UTC 2013 - adrian@suse.de
 
 - drop double definition of X11 license
+- add basic self check on building package
 
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 Thu Jan 24 06:11:18 UTC 2013 - coolo@suse.com
diff --git a/obs-service-format_spec_file.spec b/obs-service-format_spec_file.spec
index 23aae5c..3977ebb 100644
--- a/obs-service-format_spec_file.spec
+++ b/obs-service-format_spec_file.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/obs/service
 install -m 0755 %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/obs/service/format_spec_file.files
 install -m 0644 %{SOURCE4} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/obs/service/format_spec_file.files
 
+%check
+perl %{SOURCE2} %_topdir/SOURCES/%name.spec
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING