diff --git a/samples/popt/popt.pspec b/samples/popt/popt.pspec
index 27405bae..1f9e06b7 100644
--- a/samples/popt/popt.pspec
+++ b/samples/popt/popt.pspec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <License>As-Is</License>
     <IsA>library:util:optparser</IsA>
     <PartOf>rpm:archive</PartOf>
+    <Summary>Popt command line option parser</Summary>
     <Description>Command line option parsing library.
       While it is similiar to getopt(3), it contains a number of enhancements, including:
 
diff --git a/tests/specfiletests.py b/tests/specfiletests.py
index 80fd198b..134316fd 100644
--- a/tests/specfiletests.py
+++ b/tests/specfiletests.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ class SpecFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if "rpm:archive" != pkg.partof:
             self.fail("Failed to match PartOf in Package")
         
-
+    def testVerify(self):
+        if not self.spec.verify():
+            self.fail("Failed to verify specfile")
 
     def testCopy(self):
         util.check_dir(config.tmp_dir())