diff --git a/ckan/tests/__init__.py b/ckan/tests/__init__.py
index c61f20ba92c..66132736b95 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/__init__.py
@@ -338,3 +338,11 @@ def skip_test(*args):
 
 def clear_flash(res=None):
     messages = _flash.pop_messages()
+
+try:
+    from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_not_in
+except ImportError:
+    def assert_in(a, b):
+        assert a in b, '%r was not in %r' % (a, b)
+    def assert_not_in(a, b):
+        assert a not in b, '%r was in %r' % (a, b)        
diff --git a/ckan/tests/functional/api/model/test_package.py b/ckan/tests/functional/api/model/test_package.py
index 9da65586940..447acc9332f 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/functional/api/model/test_package.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/functional/api/model/test_package.py
@@ -245,6 +245,18 @@ def test_register_post_bad_request(self):
         res = self.app.post(offset, params=postparams, status=self.STATUS_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                 extra_environ=self.extra_environ)
 
+    def test_register_post_bad_request_2(self):
+        test_params = {
+            'name':u'testpackage07_400',
+            'extras':[ # should not be a list in here
+                {u'key': u'value}
+                ],
+        }
+        offset = self.offset('/rest/dataset')
+        postparams = '%s=1' % self.dumps(test_params)
+        res = self.app.post(offset, params=postparams, status=self.STATUS_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+                extra_environ=self.extra_environ)
+
     def test_register_post_denied(self):
         offset = self.offset('/rest/dataset')
         postparams = '%s=1' % self.dumps(self.package_fixture_data)
diff --git a/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py b/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
index 64d2e80f77c..93209d377db 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/lib/test_dictization.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_not_in, assert_in
+from ckan.tests import assert_equal, assert_not_in, assert_in
 from pprint import pprint, pformat
 from difflib import unified_diff