diff --git a/tests/test_web.py b/tests/test_web.py
index 786d8a7..8eae726 100644
--- a/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/tests/test_web.py
@@ -1,27 +1,17 @@
 # coding=UTF-8
 
-import unittest2
+import flask_testing
 import base64
 from api import create_app
 
-try:
-    import httplib
-except ImportError:
-    # support for python 3
-    import http.client as httplib
 
-
-class ApiTest(unittest2.TestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.app = create_app('tests.config')
-        self.client = self.app.test_client()
-
-
-class TestHttpBasicAuth(ApiTest):
+class TestHttpBasicAuth(flask_testing.TestCase):
 
     api_key = 'secret'
 
+    def create_app(self):
+        return create_app('tests.config')
+
     def _enable_basic_auth(self):
         self.app.config['API_KEYS'] = [self.api_key]
 
@@ -32,15 +22,15 @@ class TestHttpBasicAuth(ApiTest):
 
     def test_missing_credentials(self):
         self._enable_basic_auth()
-        resp = self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, httplib.UNAUTHORIZED)
+        response = self.client.get('/')
+        self.assert401(response)
 
     def test_correct_credentials(self):
         self._enable_basic_auth()
         headers = self._create_auth_headers(self.api_key)
-        resp = self.client.get('/', headers=headers)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, httplib.OK)
+        response = self.client.get('/', headers=headers)
+        self.assert200(response)
 
     def test_basic_auth_disabled(self):
-        resp = self.client.get('/')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, httplib.OK)
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+        response = self.client.get('/')
+        self.assert200(response)
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