diff --git a/python-uritemplate.spec b/python-uritemplate.spec
index 425db02..8f18d28 100644
--- a/python-uritemplate.spec
+++ b/python-uritemplate.spec
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@
 
 %global _docdir_fmt %{name}
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
+%bcond_with pytests
+%else
+%bcond_without pytests
+%endif
+
 Name:           python-%{modname}
 Version:        3.0.0
-Release:        9%{?dist}
+Release:        10%{?dist}
 Summary:        Simple python library to deal with URI Templates (RFC 6570)
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -24,7 +30,9 @@ Conflicts:      python3-uri-templates
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{altname}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
+%if %{with pytests}
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
+%endif
 
 %description -n python3-%{modname}
 %{summary}.
@@ -40,9 +48,11 @@ Python 3 version.
 %install
 %py3_install
 
+%if %{with pytests}
 %check
 #py.test-%{python3_version} -v
 PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib} py.test-%{python3_version} -v
+%endif
 
 %files -n python3-%{modname}
 %license LICENSE
@@ -51,6 +61,9 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib} py.test-%{python3_version} -v
 %{python3_sitelib}/%{modname}/
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 15 2020 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 3.0.0-10
+- Don't test on EL-8
+
 * Thu Oct 03 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.0.0-9
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.8.0rc1 (#1748018)