diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c4c995d50..902b203de 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-flask==0.12.4
+flask==1.0.0
 jsonschema==2.5.1
 sqlalchemy==1.3.3
 sqlalchemy-utils>=0.33.11
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c00ef5782..3882e4e99 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data={"index": ["schemas/*"]},
     install_requires=[
-        "flask==0.12.4",
+        "flask==1.0.0",
         "jsonschema==2.5.1",
         "sqlalchemy==1.3.3",
         "sqlalchemy-utils>=0.33.11",
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 7b8d8d967..682030499 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ def test_bulk_get_documents(client, user):
     res = client.post("/bulk/documents", json=dids, headers=user)
     assert res.status_code == 200
     docs = res.json
+    assert docs, "Did not receive list of POSTed records"
 
     # compare that they are the same by did
     for doc in docs: