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
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class TestLoginController(TestController
         self.assertEqual(response.status , '302 Found')
         assert 'You have successfully registered into rhodecode' in response.session['flash'][0], 'No flash message about user registration'
 
-        ret = self.sa.query(User).filter(User.username == 'test_regular4').one()
+        ret = self.Session().query(User).filter(User.username == 'test_regular4').one()
         assert ret.username == username , 'field mismatch %s %s' % (ret.username, username)
         assert check_password(password, ret.password) == True , 'password mismatch'
         assert ret.email == email , 'field mismatch %s %s' % (ret.email, email)
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ class TestLoginController(TestController
         new.name = name
         new.lastname = lastname
         new.api_key = generate_api_key(username)
-        self.sa.add(new)
-        self.sa.commit()
+        self.Session().add(new)
+        self.Session().commit()
 
         response = self.app.post(url(controller='login',
                                      action='password_reset'),