diff --git a/test/test_fedora/test_cryptutil.py b/test/test_fedora/test_cryptutil.py
index df33052..a84cbd6 100644
--- a/test/test_fedora/test_cryptutil.py
+++ b/test/test_fedora/test_cryptutil.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
+try:
+    from unittest import skipIf
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest2 import skipIf
+
 try:
     import django
 except ImportError:
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@
 # settings for configuration; probably ok, since this is likely
 # only used within django
 
-@unittest.skipIf(django is None, 'Requires Django')
+@skipIf(django is None, 'Requires Django')
 class CryptTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_to_blocksize(self):
diff --git a/test/test_fedora/test_templatetags.py b/test/test_fedora/test_templatetags.py
index 4721625..be33382 100644
--- a/test/test_fedora/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/test/test_fedora/test_templatetags.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 #   limitations under the License.
 
 import unittest
+try:
+    from unittest import skipIf
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest2 import skipIf
+
 from mock import Mock
 
 try:
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ def value(self):
         return self._value
 
 
-@unittest.skipIf(django is None, 'Requires Django')
+@skipIf(django is None, 'Requires Django')
 class TemplateTagTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_parse_fedora_access(self):
         TEMPLATE_TEXT = """
diff --git a/test/test_fedora/test_util.py b/test/test_fedora/test_util.py
index 5219b2e..67bee5b 100644
--- a/test/test_fedora/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_fedora/test_util.py
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
 except ImportError:
     django = None
 
-from unittest import TestCase, skipIf
+from unittest import TestCase
+try:
+    from unittest import skipIf
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest2 import skipIf
+
 import requests
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_fedora/test_views.py b/test/test_fedora/test_views.py
index 81ce613..d5799c8 100644
--- a/test/test_fedora/test_views.py
+++ b/test/test_fedora/test_views.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 from mock import Mock, patch
 import os
 import unittest
-from unittest import skipIf
+try:
+    from unittest import skipIf
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest2 import skipIf
 
 try:
     import django
diff --git a/test/test_indexdata/test_views.py b/test/test_indexdata/test_views.py
index 350e657..3f2eb9d 100644
--- a/test/test_indexdata/test_views.py
+++ b/test/test_indexdata/test_views.py
@@ -17,29 +17,40 @@
 import base64
 import json
 from mock import patch, Mock
-from unittest import skipIf
+try:
+    from unittest import skipIf
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest2 import skipIf
 
 try:
     import django
     from django.conf import settings
     from django.http import Http404, HttpRequest
     from django.test import TestCase
-    from django.test.utils import override_settings
     from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
     from eulfedora.indexdata.views import index_config, index_data
 except ImportError:
+    # no version of django available
     django = None
+    from unittest import TestCase
 
+try:
+    # only available in 1.8 +
+    from django.test.utils import override_settings
+except ImportError:
     # dummy do-nothing decator for override settings
     def override_settings(*args, **kwargs):
         def wrap(f):
-            def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
-                f(*args, **kwargs)
-            return wrapped_f
+            with patch(settings) as mocksettings:
+                for key, val in kwargs.iteritems():
+                    setattr(mocksettings, key, val)
+
+                def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
+                    f(*args, **kwargs)
+                return wrapped_f
         return wrap
 
-    from unittest import TestCase
 
 
 from eulfedora.models import DigitalObject, ContentModel
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ def test_index_details(self):
         # self.assertRaises(AttributeError, index_config, self.request)
 
         # Test with this IP not allowed to hit the service.
-        #settings.EUL_INDEXER_ALLOWED_IPS = ['0.13.23.134']
+        # settings.EUL_INDEXER_ALLOWED_IPS = ['0.13.23.134']
         with override_settings(EUL_INDEXER_ALLOWED_IPS=['0.13.23.134']):
             response = index_config(self.request)
             expected, got = 403, response.status_code
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ def test_index_details(self):
 
         # Test with this IP allowed to hit the view.
         with override_settings(EUL_INDEXER_ALLOWED_IPS=['0.13.23.134',
-                                                    self.request_ip]):
+                                                        self.request_ip]):
             response = index_config(self.request)
             expected, got = 200, response.status_code
             self.assertEqual(expected, got,
@@ -131,7 +142,7 @@ def test_index_details(self):
 
         # Test with 'EUL_INDEXER_CONTENT_MODELS' setting configured to override autodetect.
         with override_settings(EUL_INDEXER_ALLOWED_IPS='ANY',
-                               EUL_INDEXER_CONTENT_MODELS=[
+                   EUL_INDEXER_CONTENT_MODELS=[
                 ['content-model_1', 'content-model_2'], ['content-model_3']]):
             response = index_config(self.request)
             expected, got = 200, response.status_code