diff --git a/utils/testrunner.py b/utils/testrunner.py
index eed0bf8b1..09d1e511e 100644
--- a/utils/testrunner.py
+++ b/utils/testrunner.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-from django.test.simple import DjangoTestSuiteRunner
-
+from django.test.runner import DiscoverRunner
 from mongoengine import connect
 
-class TestRunner(DjangoTestSuiteRunner):
+class TestRunner(DiscoverRunner):
     def setup_databases(self, **kwargs):
         db_name = 'newsblur_test'
         connect(db_name)