diff --git a/python-cherrypy.spec b/python-cherrypy.spec
index 2caa38a..5fe2aaa 100644
--- a/python-cherrypy.spec
+++ b/python-cherrypy.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 %{?python_enable_dependency_generator}
 
+%bcond_with tests
+
 Name:           python-cherrypy
 %global         camelname CherryPy
 Version:        18.4.0
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ BuildRequires:  dos2unix
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools)
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools_scm
+%if %{with tests}
 # Test dependencies
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(cheroot)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(mock)
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3dist(more-itertools)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(coverage)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest)
 BuildRequires:  python3-zc-lockfile
+%endif
 
 %global _description\
 %{camelname} allows developers to build web applications in much the same way\
@@ -68,9 +72,10 @@ rm cherrypy/test/test_static.py
 %install
 %py3_install
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
-# skip tests for now
-# LANG=C.utf-8 %{__python3} -m pytest --ignore=build
+LANG=C.utf-8 %{__python3} -m pytest --ignore=build
+%endif
 
 %files -n python3-cherrypy
 %doc README.rst