diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 44d473c..92c8a41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ socat-1.7.1.3.tar.gz
 socat-1.7.2.0.tar.gz
 /socat-1.7.2.2.tar.gz
 /socat-1.7.2.3.tar.gz
+/socat-1.7.2.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index fc9db8e..06b08bb 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Summary: Bidirectional data relay between two data channels ('netcat++')
 Name: socat
-Version: 1.7.2.3
+Version: 1.7.2.4
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Url:  http://www.dest-unreach.org/%{name}
@@ -26,12 +26,8 @@ line editor (readline), a program, or a combination of two of these.
 %setup -q 
 iconv -f iso8859-1 -t utf-8 CHANGES > CHANGES.utf8
 mv CHANGES.utf8 CHANGES
-%patch1 -p1 
-%patch2 -p1 
 
 %build
-
-autoconf
 %configure  \
         --enable-help --enable-stdio \
         --enable-fdnum --enable-file --enable-creat \
@@ -43,31 +39,29 @@ autoconf
         --enable-openssl --enable-sycls --enable-filan \
         --enable-retry --enable-libwrap --enable-fips
 
-
-chmod 644 *.sh
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
+install -d %{buildroot}/%{_docdir}/socat
+install -m 0644 *.sh %{buildroot}/%{_docdir}/socat/
 
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
+%check
+make test
 
 %files 
-%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc BUGREPORTS CHANGES DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES FAQ PORTING
 %doc COPYING* README SECURITY testcert.conf
-%doc daemon.sh ftp.sh gatherinfo.sh mail.sh proxy.sh 
-%doc proxyecho.sh readline.sh readline-test.sh
-%doc socks4echo.sh socks4a-echo.sh test.sh
 %{_bindir}/socat
 %{_bindir}/filan
 %{_bindir}/procan
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/socat.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 07 2014 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 1.7.2.4-1
+- Updated to 1.7.2.4 which contains many bugfixes
+- Run tests in make check
+
 * Wed Jan 29 2014 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 1.7.2.3-1
 - Updated to 1.7.2.3 for CVE-2014-0019
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8082020..f8524c4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6943f7a5e1ffd553ad2a900bbf05b83a  socat-1.7.2.3.tar.gz
+2a15dc3362f49d543abdbacc267d0a41  socat-1.7.2.4.tar.gz