diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cb7ae77f24..76d7f4a1e8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2006-04-07  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	make check-valgrind calls make valgrind in the testsuite directory.
+	* testsuite/Makefile.am:
+	prepend $(top_srcdir) to PYTHONPATH for all tests so it uses the built
+	library and not the installed one.
+	* testsuite/python.supp:
+	Added suppressions discovered on x86/gentoo.
+
 2006-04-07  Andy Wingo  <wingo@pobox.com>
 
 	* gst/gstelement.override (_wrap_gst_element_link): Allow errors
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e1017ac8df..1565e8cea3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ uninstall-local:
 	@rm $(DESTDIR)/$(pyexecdir)/pygst.pth > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
 check-valgrind:
-	@true
+	cd testsuite/ && make check-valgrind
 
 check-torture:
 	@true
diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile.am b/testsuite/Makefile.am
index 9f874145e2..7e47a14d54 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile.am
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ endif
 GSTSUPP = $(top_srcdir)/common/gst.supp
 PYTHONSUPP = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/python.supp
 GSTPYTHONSUPP = $(top_srcdir)/testsuite/gstpython.supp
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = PYTHONPATH=$(top_srcdir)/:$(PYTHONPATH)
 
 # gdb any given test_x.py by running make test_x.py.gdb
 %.gdb: %
diff --git a/testsuite/python.supp b/testsuite/python.supp
index 81554e1f13..3930dc12fd 100644
--- a/testsuite/python.supp
+++ b/testsuite/python.supp
@@ -441,3 +441,47 @@
    fun:*
    fun:update_keyword_args
 }
+
+# memleaks/conds in import_submodule
+{
+   memleak in import_submodule
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:strcpy
+   fun:find_module
+}
+
+{
+   wrong jump in  import_submodule
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:find_module
+   fun:import_submodule
+}
+
+{
+   wrong jump in  import_submodule
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:find_module
+   fun:load_package
+   fun:load_module
+   fun:import_submodule
+}
+
+{
+   Use of uninitialised value of size 4
+   Memcheck:Value4
+   fun:strcpy
+   fun:find_module
+}
+
+## KNOWN MEMORY LEAK in gst_element_state_get_name
+## See gstreamer/gst/gstutils.c
+{
+   Known leak in gst_element_state_get_name
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:*
+   fun:*
+   fun:*
+   fun:*
+   fun:g_strdup_printf
+   fun:gst_element_state_get_name
+}
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