diff --git a/utils/testrunner.py b/utils/testrunner.py
index 09d1e511e..0039791c8 100644
--- a/utils/testrunner.py
+++ b/utils/testrunner.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.test.runner import DiscoverRunner
+from django.test.utils import setup_databases
 from mongoengine import connect
 
 class TestRunner(DiscoverRunner):
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ class TestRunner(DiscoverRunner):
         connect(db_name)
         print 'Creating test-database: ' + db_name
 
-        return super(TestRunner, self).setup_databases(**kwargs)
+        return setup_databases(**kwargs)
 
     def teardown_databases(self, old_config, **kwargs):
         import pymongo