diff --git a/tests-requirements.txt b/tests-requirements.txt
index 2795de2..151a565 100644
--- a/tests-requirements.txt
+++ b/tests-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pycodestyle; python_version >= '3.0'
 pyflakes; python_version >= '3.0'
-nose; python_version >= '3.0'
+nose-py3; python_version >= '3.0'
 coverage; python_version >= '3.0'
 coveralls; python_version >= '3.0'
diff --git a/tests.sh b/tests.sh
index 178ba7e..4513102 100755
--- a/tests.sh
+++ b/tests.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ pycodestyle tests/
 pyflakes catcli/
 pyflakes tests/
 
-PYTHONPATH=catcli python3 -m nose -s --with-coverage --cover-package=catcli
-#PYTHONPATH=catcli python3 -m nose -s
+nosebin="nosetests"
+
+PYTHONPATH=catcli ${nosebin} -s --with-coverage --cover-package=catcli
+#PYTHONPATH=catcli ${nosebin} -s
 
 for t in ${cur}/tests-ng/*; do
   echo "running test \"`basename ${t}`\""
diff --git a/tests/test_find.py b/tests/test_find.py
index cb5a584..5daff0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/tests/test_find.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class TestFind(unittest.TestCase):
         # create fake args
         args = {'<term>': '7544G', '--script': True,
                 '--verbose': True, '--parent': False,
-                '--directory': False, '--path': None}
+                '--directory': False, '--path': None,
+                '--format': 'native'}
 
         # try to find something
         found = cmd_find(args, noder, top)
diff --git a/tests/test_ls.py b/tests/test_ls.py
index 7b2061a..5446531 100644
--- a/tests/test_ls.py
+++ b/tests/test_ls.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class TestWalking(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # create fake args
         args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False,
-                '--verbose': True}
+                '--verbose': True,
+                '--format': 'native'}
 
         # list root
         args['<path>'] = ''
diff --git a/tests/test_rm.py b/tests/test_rm.py
index 81f96ef..356bc62 100644
--- a/tests/test_rm.py
+++ b/tests/test_rm.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class TestRm(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # create fake args dict
         args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False,
-                '--verbose': True}
+                '--verbose': True,
+                '--format': 'native'}
 
         # list files and make sure there are children
         args['<path>'] = ''