diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index d0049af4..9a6b04bd 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import mock
 import os
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import tempfile
 import shutil
 import errno
diff --git a/tests/test_buildinstall.py b/tests/test_buildinstall.py
index 48d5bbf6..b4c1653d 100755
--- a/tests/test_buildinstall.py
+++ b/tests/test_buildinstall.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import mock
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_checks.py b/tests/test_checks.py
index 0e2a9e2b..d39dbf86 100755
--- a/tests/test_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_checks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import mock
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import os
 import sys
 import StringIO
diff --git a/tests/test_compose.py b/tests/test_compose.py
index c40c9d1d..a590929e 100755
--- a/tests/test_compose.py
+++ b/tests/test_compose.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import mock
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import os
 import sys
 import tempfile
diff --git a/tests/test_createiso_phase.py b/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
index 304aea8a..7861fe0a 100755
--- a/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import mock
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_createrepo_wrapper.py b/tests/test_createrepo_wrapper.py
index 708720c5..29dadfb0 100755
--- a/tests/test_createrepo_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/test_createrepo_wrapper.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/tests/test_createrepophase.py b/tests/test_createrepophase.py
index a1084d91..43593bad 100755
--- a/tests/test_createrepophase.py
+++ b/tests/test_createrepophase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import mock
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_imagebuildphase.py b/tests/test_imagebuildphase.py
index 40e383f6..f87fe6a0 100755
--- a/tests/test_imagebuildphase.py
+++ b/tests/test_imagebuildphase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import mock
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_imagechecksumphase.py b/tests/test_imagechecksumphase.py
index 6e235950..30d1f856 100755
--- a/tests/test_imagechecksumphase.py
+++ b/tests/test_imagechecksumphase.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import mock
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py b/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
index 1a043824..72ec13ff 100755
--- a/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/test_koji_wrapper.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import mock
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import tempfile
 
 import os
diff --git a/tests/test_lorax_wrapper.py b/tests/test_lorax_wrapper.py
index 64567da7..0dfd6cdf 100755
--- a/tests/test_lorax_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/test_lorax_wrapper.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/tests/test_pkgset_pkgsets.py b/tests/test_pkgset_pkgsets.py
index 72e2bdd4..8c88b267 100755
--- a/tests/test_pkgset_pkgsets.py
+++ b/tests/test_pkgset_pkgsets.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 import mock
 import os
 import sys
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import json
 import tempfile
 
diff --git a/tests/test_scm.py b/tests/test_scm.py
index 624381a5..d713669b 100755
--- a/tests/test_scm.py
+++ b/tests/test_scm.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import mock
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
diff --git a/tests/test_test_phase.py b/tests/test_test_phase.py
index e21dd238..ef8e40fc 100755
--- a/tests/test_test_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_test_phase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 6678a274..1c37915e 100755
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 import mock
 import os
 import sys
-import unittest
+try:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+except ImportError:
+    import unittest
 import tempfile
 import shutil