diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_multistore_file.py b/tests/contrib/test_multistore_file.py
index 84a217f..8cbe0c6 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/test_multistore_file.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_multistore_file.py
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
 """Unit tests for oauth2client.multistore_file."""
 
 import datetime
diff --git a/tests/test_clientsecrets.py b/tests/test_clientsecrets.py
index 49ce85b..ec6c406 100644
--- a/tests/test_clientsecrets.py
+++ b/tests/test_clientsecrets.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import errno
 from io import StringIO
 import os
 import tempfile
-import unittest
+import unittest2
 
 from oauth2client._helpers import _from_bytes
 from oauth2client import GOOGLE_AUTH_URI
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ NONEXISTENT_FILE = os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(__file__), 'afilethatisntthere.json')
 
 
-class Test__validate_clientsecrets(unittest.TestCase):
+class Test__validate_clientsecrets(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def test_with_none(self):
         self.assertRaises(clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Test__validate_clientsecrets(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, (clientsecrets.TYPE_INSTALLED, client_info))
 
 
-class Test__loadfile(unittest.TestCase):
+class Test__loadfile(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def test_success(self):
         client_type, client_info = clientsecrets._loadfile(VALID_FILE)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Test__loadfile(unittest.TestCase):
                           clientsecrets._loadfile, filename)
 
 
-class OAuth2CredentialsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class OAuth2CredentialsTests(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def test_validate_error(self):
         payload = (
@@ -210,32 +210,30 @@ class OAuth2CredentialsTests(unittest.TestCase):
             # Ensure that it is unicode
             src = _from_bytes(src)
             # Test load(s)
-            try:
+            with self.assertRaises(
+                    clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError) as exc_manager:
                 clientsecrets.loads(src)
-                self.fail(src + ' should not be a valid client_secrets file.')
-            except clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError as e:
-                self.assertTrue(str(e).startswith(match))
+
+            self.assertTrue(str(exc_manager.exception).startswith(match))
 
             # Test loads(fp)
-            try:
+            with self.assertRaises(
+                    clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError) as exc_manager:
                 fp = StringIO(src)
                 clientsecrets.load(fp)
-                self.fail(src + ' should not be a valid client_secrets file.')
-            except clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError as e:
-                self.assertTrue(str(e).startswith(match))
+
+            self.assertTrue(str(exc_manager.exception).startswith(match))
 
     def test_load_by_filename_missing_file(self):
-        caught_exception = None
-        try:
+        with self.assertRaises(
+                clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError) as exc_manager:
             clientsecrets._loadfile(NONEXISTENT_FILE)
-        except clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError as exc:
-            caught_exception = exc
 
-        self.assertEquals(caught_exception.args[1], NONEXISTENT_FILE)
-        self.assertEquals(caught_exception.args[3], errno.ENOENT)
+        self.assertEquals(exc_manager.exception.args[1], NONEXISTENT_FILE)
+        self.assertEquals(exc_manager.exception.args[3], errno.ENOENT)
 
 
-class CachedClientsecretsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class CachedClientsecretsTests(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     class CacheMock(object):
         def __init__(self):
@@ -282,12 +280,8 @@ class CachedClientsecretsTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(None, self.cache_mock.last_set_ns)
 
     def test_validation(self):
-        try:
+        with self.assertRaises(clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError):
             clientsecrets.loadfile(INVALID_FILE, cache=self.cache_mock)
-            self.fail('Expected InvalidClientSecretsError to be raised '
-                      'while loading %s' % INVALID_FILE)
-        except clientsecrets.InvalidClientSecretsError:
-            pass
 
     def test_without_cache(self):
         # this also ensures loadfile() is backward compatible
@@ -297,4 +291,4 @@ class CachedClientsecretsTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':  # pragma: NO COVER
-    unittest.main()
+    unittest2.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_jwt.py b/tests/test_jwt.py
index 72ebba4..94aba16 100644
--- a/tests/test_jwt.py
+++ b/tests/test_jwt.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python2.4
-#
 # Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -14,15 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""Oauth2client tests
-
-Unit tests for oauth2client.
-"""
+"""Unit tests for JWT related methods in oauth2client."""
 
 import os
 import tempfile
 import time
-import unittest
+import unittest2
 
 from .http_mock import HttpMockSequence
 from oauth2client.client import Credentials
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ def datafile(filename):
     return data
 
 
-class CryptTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class CryptTests(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.format = 'p12'
@@ -83,11 +78,11 @@ class CryptTests(unittest.TestCase):
         certs = {'foo': public_key}
         audience = ('https://www.googleapis.com/auth/id?client_id='
                     'external_public_key@testing.gserviceaccount.com')
-        try:
+
+        with self.assertRaises(crypt.AppIdentityError) as exc_manager:
             crypt.verify_signed_jwt_with_certs(jwt, certs, audience)
-            self.fail()
-        except crypt.AppIdentityError as e:
-            self.assertTrue(expected_error in str(e))
+
+        self.assertTrue(expected_error in str(exc_manager.exception))
 
     def _create_signed_jwt(self):
         private_key = datafile('privatekey.%s' % self.format)
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@ class PEMCryptTestsOpenSSL(CryptTests):
         self.verifier = crypt.OpenSSLVerifier
 
 
-class SignedJwtAssertionCredentialsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class SignedJwtAssertionCredentialsTests(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.format = 'p12'
@@ -310,7 +305,7 @@ class PEMSignedJwtAssertionCredentialsPyCryptoTests(
         crypt.Signer = crypt.PyCryptoSigner
 
 
-class PKCSSignedJwtAssertionCredentialsPyCryptoTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class PKCSSignedJwtAssertionCredentialsPyCryptoTests(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def test_for_failure(self):
         crypt.Signer = crypt.PyCryptoSigner
@@ -320,14 +315,12 @@ class PKCSSignedJwtAssertionCredentialsPyCryptoTests(unittest.TestCase):
             private_key,
             scope='read+write',
             sub='joe@example.org')
-        try:
-            credentials._generate_assertion()
-            self.fail()
-        except NotImplementedError:
-            pass
+
+        self.assertRaises(NotImplementedError,
+                          credentials._generate_assertion)
 
 
-class TestHasOpenSSLFlag(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestHasOpenSSLFlag(unittest2.TestCase):
 
     def test_true(self):
         self.assertEqual(True, HAS_OPENSSL)
@@ -335,4 +328,4 @@ class TestHasOpenSSLFlag(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':  # pragma: NO COVER
-    unittest.main()
+    unittest2.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_service_account.py b/tests/test_service_account.py
index 5cf1c1c..1ba0cae 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_account.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_account.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python2.4
-#
 # Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -61,17 +59,11 @@ class ServiceAccountCredentialsTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertTrue(rsa.pkcs1.verify(b'Google', signature, pub_key))
 
-        try:
-            rsa.pkcs1.verify(b'Orest', signature, pub_key)
-            self.fail('Verification should have failed!')
-        except rsa.pkcs1.VerificationError:
-            pass  # Expected
-
-        try:
-            rsa.pkcs1.verify(b'Google', b'bad signature', pub_key)
-            self.fail('Verification should have failed!')
-        except rsa.pkcs1.VerificationError:
-            pass  # Expected
+        self.assertRaises(rsa.pkcs1.VerificationError,
+                          rsa.pkcs1.verify, b'Orest', signature, pub_key)
+        self.assertRaises(rsa.pkcs1.VerificationError,
+                          rsa.pkcs1.verify,
+                          b'Google', b'bad signature', pub_key)
 
     def test_service_account_email(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.service_account_email,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index db459cb..efdf9a7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ basedeps = keyring
            webtest
            nose
            flask
+           unittest2
 deps = {[testenv]basedeps}
        django
 setenv =