diff --git a/python-waitress.spec b/python-waitress.spec
index d22e6d3..394a73b 100644
--- a/python-waitress.spec
+++ b/python-waitress.spec
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n waitress-%{version}-nodocs
+sed -e '/pytest-cover/d' \
+    -e '/coverage/d' \
+    -e '/addopts/d' \
+    -i setup.cfg
 
 %generate_buildrequires
-%pyproject_buildrequires
+%pyproject_buildrequires -x testing
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
@@ -46,9 +50,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 %pyproject_install
 %pyproject_save_files waitress
 
-#check
-# disable checks for now as they fail trying to lookup localhost in koji.
-#
+%check
+%pytest
 
 %files -n python3-waitress -f %{pyproject_files}
 %license COPYRIGHT.txt LICENSE.txt
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 %changelog
 * Wed May 10 2023 Carl George <carl@george.computer> - 1.4.4-7
 - Convert to pyproject macros
+- Run test suite
 
 * Fri Jan 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.4-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild