diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_login.py b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_login.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_login.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/functional/test_login.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class TestLoginController(TestController
                                              'lastname':'test'})
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status , '200 OK')
-        assert 'An email address must contain a single @' in response.body
-        assert 'This username already exists' in response.body
+        self.assertTrue('An email address must contain a single @' in response.body)
+        self.assertTrue('This username already exists' in response.body)
 
 
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class TestLoginController(TestController
                                              'lastname':'test'})
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status , '200 OK')
-        assert 'Invalid characters in password' in response.body
+        self.assertTrue('Invalid characters in password' in response.body)
 
 
     def test_register_password_mismatch(self):