diff --git a/spacewalk-koan.spec b/spacewalk-koan.spec
index b0286c6..683be43 100644
--- a/spacewalk-koan.spec
+++ b/spacewalk-koan.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary: Support package for spacewalk koan interaction
 Name: spacewalk-koan
 Version: 2.8.6
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Source0: https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/archive/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 URL:            https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Summary: Support package for spacewalk koan interaction
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{name}}
 BuildRequires:  python3
 BuildRequires:  python3-rpm-macros
-Requires:       python3
+%{?__python3:Requires: %{__python3}}
 %description -n python3-%{name}
 Python 3 specific files for %{name}.
 %endif
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ make -f Makefile.spacewalk-koan install PREFIX=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT ROOT=%{python3_si
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 27 2019 Michael Mraka <michael.mraka@redhat.com> 2.8.6-7
+- Require the Python interpreter directly instead of using the package name
+
 * Tue May 21 2019 Michael Mraka <michael.mraka@redhat.com> 2.8.6-6
 - Resolves: #1703706 - require commands we use in merge-rd.sh