diff --git a/backend/tests/login.rs b/backend/tests/login.rs
index 9c70af2..b4e07e3 100644
--- a/backend/tests/login.rs
+++ b/backend/tests/login.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,10 @@
+#![feature(async_closure)]
 extern crate mozaic4_backend;
 
-use diesel;
-use diesel::prelude::*;
-use mozaic4_backend::DbConn;
 use rocket::http::{ContentType, Header, Status};
-use rocket::local::asynchronous::Client;
 
-// We use a lock to synchronize between tests so DB operations don't collide.
-// For now. In the future, we'll have a nice way to run each test in a DB
-// transaction so we can regain concurrency.
-static DB_LOCK: parking_lot::Mutex<()> = parking_lot::const_mutex(());
-
-async fn reset_db(db: &DbConn) {
-    db.run(|conn| {
-        diesel::sql_query("TRUNCATE TABLE users, sessions")
-            .execute(conn)
-            .expect("drop all tables");
-    })
-    .await
-}
-
-macro_rules! run_test {
-    (|$client:ident, $conn:ident| $block:expr) => {{
-        let _lock = DB_LOCK.lock();
-
-        rocket::async_test(async move {
-            let $client = Client::tracked(mozaic4_backend::rocket())
-                .await
-                .expect("Rocket client");
-            let db = mozaic4_backend::DbConn::get_one($client.rocket()).await;
-            let $conn = db.expect("failed to get database connection for testing");
-            reset_db(&$conn).await;
-
-            $block
-        })
-    }};
-}
+mod util;
+use util::run_test;
 
 pub struct BearerAuth {
     token: String,
@@ -53,9 +22,9 @@ impl<'a> Into<Header<'a>> for BearerAuth {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_registration() {
-    run_test!(|client, _conn| {
+#[rocket::async_test]
+async fn test_registration() {
+    run_test(async move |client, _conn| {
         let response = client
             .post("/register")
             .header(ContentType::JSON)
@@ -87,12 +56,12 @@ fn test_registration() {
         let resp = response.into_string().await.unwrap();
         let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&resp).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(json["username"], "piepkonijn");
-    });
+    }).await
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_reject_invalid_credentials() {
-    run_test!(|client, _conn| {
+#[rocket::async_test]
+async fn test_reject_invalid_credentials() {
+    run_test(async move |client, _conn| {
         let response = client
             .post("/login")
             .header(ContentType::JSON)
@@ -102,5 +71,5 @@ fn test_reject_invalid_credentials() {
 
         assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Forbidden);
         // assert_eq!(response.content_type(), Some(ContentType::JSON));
-    });
+    }).await
 }
diff --git a/backend/tests/util/mod.rs b/backend/tests/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3502ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use std::future::Future;
+
+use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
+use mozaic4_backend::DbConn;
+use rocket::local::asynchronous::Client;
+
+// We use a lock to synchronize between tests so DB operations don't collide.
+// For now. In the future, we'll have a nice way to run each test in a DB
+// transaction so we can regain concurrency.
+static DB_LOCK: parking_lot::Mutex<()> = parking_lot::const_mutex(());
+
+async fn reset_db(db: &DbConn) {
+    db.run(|conn| {
+        diesel::sql_query("TRUNCATE TABLE users, sessions")
+            .execute(conn)
+            .expect("drop all tables");
+    })
+    .await
+}
+
+pub async fn run_test<F, R>(test_closure: F)
+where
+    F: FnOnce(Client, DbConn) -> R,
+    R: Future<Output = ()>,
+{
+    let _lock = DB_LOCK.lock();
+
+    let client = Client::untracked(mozaic4_backend::rocket())
+        .await
+        .expect("failed to create test client");
+    let db = mozaic4_backend::DbConn::get_one(client.rocket())
+        .await
+        .expect("failed to get db connection");
+
+    // make sure we start with a clean DB
+    reset_db(&db).await;
+
+    test_closure(client, db).await;
+}