diff --git a/lumapps/api/conf.py b/lumapps/api/conf.py
index 2c2c110a..754bac9d 100644
--- a/lumapps/api/conf.py
+++ b/lumapps/api/conf.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.17"
+__version__ = "0.1.18"
 __pypi_packagename__ = "lumapps-sdk"
diff --git a/lumapps/api/utils.py b/lumapps/api/utils.py
index f28e944b..0347b556 100644
--- a/lumapps/api/utils.py
+++ b/lumapps/api/utils.py
@@ -81,38 +81,27 @@ def get_conf_db_file():
     return os.path.join(d, "{}.db".format(__pypi_packagename__))
 
 
-_conn = None
-
-
-def _unset_conn():
-    global _conn
-    _conn = None
-
-
 def _get_conn():
-    global _conn
-    if _conn is None:
-        conn = sqlite3.connect(get_conf_db_file())
-        conn.isolation_level = None
-        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
-        conn.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL')
-        conn.execute(
-            """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS discovery_cache (
-                url TEXT NOT NULL,
-                expiry TEXT NOT NULL,
-                content TEXT NOT NULL,
-                PRIMARY KEY (url)
-            )"""
-        )
-        conn.execute(
-            """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS config (
-                name TEXT NOT NULL,
-                content TEXT NOT NULL,
-                PRIMARY KEY (name)
-            )"""
-        )
-        _conn = conn
-    return _conn
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(get_conf_db_file())
+    conn.isolation_level = None
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    conn.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL')
+    conn.execute(
+        """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS discovery_cache (
+            url TEXT NOT NULL,
+            expiry TEXT NOT NULL,
+            content TEXT NOT NULL,
+            PRIMARY KEY (url)
+        )"""
+    )
+    conn.execute(
+        """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS config (
+            name TEXT NOT NULL,
+            content TEXT NOT NULL,
+            PRIMARY KEY (name)
+        )"""
+    )
+    return conn
 
 
 def get_discovery_cache(url):
diff --git a/requirements_dev.txt b/requirements_dev.txt
index 2a3197fa..c755628d 100644
--- a/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 flake8
 coverage
 pytest
-mock
+pytest-mock
 
 # Doc
 sphinx
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index c9dfdb65..643ea0f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from lumapps.api.cli import load_config, parse_args, list_configs
-from lumapps.api.utils import set_config, _unset_conn
+from lumapps.api.utils import set_config, _get_conn
 
 import pytest
-from mock import patch, MagicMock
 
 
 def test_load_config():
@@ -20,16 +19,15 @@ def test_arg_parser():
     arg_parser, args = parse_args(["--user", "foo"])
 
 
-@patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", MagicMock(return_value=":memory:"))
-def test_list_configs_1(capsys):
-    _unset_conn()
+def test_list_configs_1(capsys, mocker):
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", return_value=":memory:")
     list_configs()
     assert capsys.readouterr().out.startswith("There are no saved configs")
 
 
-@patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", MagicMock(return_value=":memory:"))
-def test_list_configs_2(capsys):
-    _unset_conn()
+def test_list_configs_2(capsys, mocker):
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", return_value=":memory:")
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils._get_conn", return_value=_get_conn())
     set_config("foo", "bar")
     list_configs()
     assert "foo" in capsys.readouterr().out
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 81b6ffa2..a5389824 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from mock import patch, MagicMock
-
 from lumapps.api.utils import (
     list_prune_filters,
     _DiscoveryCacheDict,
@@ -10,7 +8,7 @@
     get_config_names,
     set_config,
     get_config,
-    _unset_conn,
+    _get_conn,
 )
 
 
@@ -24,7 +22,9 @@ def test_discovery_cache_1():
     assert DiscoveryCache == _DiscoveryCacheSqlite
 
 
-def test_discovery_cache_dict():
+def test_discovery_cache_dict(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", return_value=":memory:")
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils._get_conn", return_value=_get_conn())
     c = _DiscoveryCacheDict
     assert c.get('foobar.com') is None
     c.set('foobar.com', "bla")
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@ def test_discovery_cache_dict():
     assert c.get('foobar.com') is None
 
 
-@patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", MagicMock(return_value=":memory:"))
-def test_discovery_cache_sqlite():
-    _unset_conn()
+def test_discovery_cache_sqlite(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", return_value=":memory:")
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils._get_conn", return_value=_get_conn())
     c = _DiscoveryCacheSqlite
     assert c.get('foobar.com') is None
     c.set('foobar.com', "bla")
     assert c.get('foobar.com') == "bla"
 
 
-@patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", MagicMock(return_value=":memory:"))
-def test_get_set_configs():
-    _unset_conn()
+def test_get_set_configs(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils.get_conf_db_file", return_value=":memory:")
+    mocker.patch("lumapps.api.utils._get_conn", return_value=_get_conn())
     assert len(get_config_names()) == 0
     set_config("foo", "bar")
     assert len(get_config_names()) == 1