diff --git a/osc.changes b/osc.changes
index 8c6e193..54da179 100644
--- a/osc.changes
+++ b/osc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 29 07:23:57 UTC 2018 - marco.strigl@suse.com
+
+- add Requires: python2 / python for Leap and Tumbleweed. 
+  Otherwise just python-base is installed which does not contain ssl.py
+  [bnc#1097996] 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  5 13:41:04 UTC 2017 - marco.strigl@suse.com
 
diff --git a/osc.spec b/osc.spec
index 838b335..4c0db2a 100644
--- a/osc.spec
+++ b/osc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package osc
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Name:           osc
 Version:        0.162.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Open Build Service Commander
-License:        GPL-2.0+
+License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Development/Tools/Other
 Url:            https://github.com/openSUSE/osc
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Requires:       rpm-python
 %endif
 #
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500
+Requires:       python2
+%else
+Requires:       python
+%endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1020
 BuildRequires:  python-elementtree
 Requires:       python-elementtree