diff --git a/req.txt b/req.txt
index 1a2edd9..257fde8 100644
--- a/req.txt
+++ b/req.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 nose
 coverage
+unittest2
 mox3
diff --git a/tests/test_IS.py b/tests/test_IS.py
index 43cf3df..5309d12 100644
--- a/tests/test_IS.py
+++ b/tests/test_IS.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 import socket
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_base91.py b/tests/test_base91.py
index 0789a92..958f4c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_base91.py
+++ b/tests/test_base91.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 import sys
 
 from aprslib import base91
diff --git a/tests/test_exceptions.py b/tests/test_exceptions.py
index 68595e4..f6f06df 100644
--- a/tests/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/tests/test_exceptions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from aprslib.exceptions import *
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index 44522c1..da2a5f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 
 import sys
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 from mox3 import mox
 
 from aprslib import parse
diff --git a/tests/test_parse_comment_telemetry.py b/tests/test_parse_comment_telemetry.py
index 320effa..068d50f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse_comment_telemetry.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse_comment_telemetry.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from aprslib.parsing import _parse_comment_telemetry
 from aprslib import base91
diff --git a/tests/test_parse_header.py b/tests/test_parse_header.py
index 653f1a5..15f991f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse_header.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse_header.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 import string
 from random import randint, randrange, sample
 
diff --git a/tests/test_passcode.py b/tests/test_passcode.py
index af51566..03181b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_passcode.py
+++ b/tests/test_passcode.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import unittest
+import unittest2 as unittest
 from aprslib import passcode