diff --git a/development.txt b/development.txt
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+-r requirements.txt
+coverage>=4.1
+mock>=2.0.0
+nose>=1.3.7
+rednose>=1.1.1
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diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+[nosetests]
+stop=1
+verbosity=2
+with-coverage=1
+cover-package=CTFd
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diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
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+from CTFd import create_app
+from sqlalchemy_utils import database_exists, create_database, drop_database
+from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
+
+def create_ctfd(ctf_name="CTFd", name="admin", email="admin@ctfd.io", password="password"):
+    app = create_app()
+    app.config['PRESERVE_CONTEXT_ON_EXCEPTION'] = False
+    app.config['TESTING'] = True
+    app.config['DEBUG'] = True
+
+    url = make_url(app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'])
+    if url.drivername == 'postgres':
+        url.drivername = 'postgresql'
+
+    if database_exists(url):
+        drop_database(url)
+        create_database(url)
+        app.db.create_all()
+
+    with app.app_context():
+        with app.test_client() as client:
+            data = {}
+            r = client.get('/setup')  # Populate session with nonce
+            with client.session_transaction() as sess:
+                data = {
+                    "ctf_name": ctf_name,
+                    "name": name,
+                    "email": email,
+                    "password": password,
+                    "nonce": sess.get('nonce')
+                }
+            client.post('/setup', data=data)
+    return app
+
+
+def register_user(app, name="user", email="user@ctfd.io", password="password"):
+    with app.app_context():
+        with app.test_client() as client:
+            r = client.get('/register')
+            with client.session_transaction() as sess:
+                data = {
+                    "name": name,
+                    "email": email,
+                    "password": password,
+                    "nonce": sess.get('nonce')
+                }
+            client.post('/register', data=data)
+
+
+def login_as_user(app, name="user", password="password"):
+    with app.app_context():
+        with app.test_client() as client:
+            r = client.get('/login')
+            with client.session_transaction() as sess:
+                data = {
+                    "name": name,
+                    "password": password,
+                    "nonce": sess.get('nonce')
+                }
+            client.post('/login', data=data)
+            return client
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diff --git a/tests/test_ctfd.py b/tests/test_ctfd.py
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+from helpers import create_ctfd, register_user, login_as_user
+from CTFd.models import Teams
+
+
+def test_index():
+    app = create_ctfd()
+    with app.app_context():
+        with app.test_client() as client:
+            r = client.get('/')
+            assert r.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_register_user():
+    app = create_ctfd()
+    with app.app_context():
+        register_user(app)
+        team_count = app.db.session.query(app.db.func.count(Teams.id)).first()[0]
+        assert team_count == 2  # There's the admin user and the created user
+
+
+def test_user_isnt_admin():
+    app = create_ctfd()
+    with app.app_context():
+        register_user(app)
+        client = login_as_user(app)
+        r = client.get('/admin/graphs')
+        assert r.location == "http://localhost/login"
+        assert r.status_code == 302