diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
index 98cb7a5a..06f67a02 100644
--- a/.testr.conf
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-test_command=${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ ./keystonemiddleware/tests $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_command=
+    OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
+    OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
+    OS_LOG_CAPTURE=${OS_LOG_CAPTURE:-1} \
+    ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ ./keystonemiddleware/tests $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
 test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
 test_list_option=--list
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/base.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/base.py
index feaeff46..94c84d4b 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/base.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/base.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import fixtures
 from oslo_config import fixture as cfg_fixture
 from requests_mock.contrib import fixture as rm_fixture
 import six
-import testtools
 import webob.dec
 
 from keystonemiddleware import auth_token
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
-class BaseAuthTokenTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
+class BaseAuthTokenTestCase(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseAuthTokenTestCase, self).setUp()
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_auth.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_auth.py
index e99e23de..d6ebc9a0 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_auth.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_auth.py
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ from keystoneclient import fixture
 from keystoneclient import session
 from requests_mock.contrib import fixture as rm_fixture
 import six
-import testtools
 
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _auth
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
-class DefaultAuthPluginTests(testtools.TestCase):
+class DefaultAuthPluginTests(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def new_plugin(self, auth_host=None, auth_port=None, auth_protocol=None,
                    auth_admin_prefix=None, admin_user=None,
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_memcache_crypt.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_memcache_crypt.py
index 75c7f759..e9189831 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_memcache_crypt.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_memcache_crypt.py
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import six
-import testtools
 
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _memcache_crypt as memcache_crypt
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
-class MemcacheCryptPositiveTests(testtools.TestCase):
+class MemcacheCryptPositiveTests(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def _setup_keys(self, strategy):
         return memcache_crypt.derive_keys(b'token', b'secret', strategy)
 
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_revocations.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_revocations.py
index d144bb6c..cef65b8e 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_revocations.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_revocations.py
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ import shutil
 import uuid
 
 import mock
-import testtools
 
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _exceptions as exc
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _revocations
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _signing_dir
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
-class RevocationsTests(testtools.TestCase):
+class RevocationsTests(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def _check_with_list(self, revoked_list, token_ids):
         directory_name = '/tmp/%s' % uuid.uuid4().hex
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_signing_dir.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_signing_dir.py
index bef62747..b2ef95dd 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_signing_dir.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/auth_token/test_signing_dir.py
@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ import shutil
 import stat
 import uuid
 
-import testtools
-
 from keystonemiddleware.auth_token import _signing_dir
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
-class SigningDirectoryTests(testtools.TestCase):
+class SigningDirectoryTests(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_directory_created_when_doesnt_exist(self):
         # When _SigningDirectory is created, if the directory doesn't exist
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_audit_middleware.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_audit_middleware.py
index 29fb89bd..48ff9a4f 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_audit_middleware.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_audit_middleware.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ import uuid
 import mock
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from pycadf import identifier
-import testtools
 from testtools import matchers
 import webob
 
 from keystonemiddleware import audit
+from keystonemiddleware.tests.unit import utils
 
 
 class FakeApp(object):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FakeFailingApp(object):
         raise Exception('It happens!')
 
 
-class BaseAuditMiddlewareTest(testtools.TestCase):
+class BaseAuditMiddlewareTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseAuditMiddlewareTest, self).setUp()
         self.fd, self.audit_map = tempfile.mkstemp()
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_s3_token_middleware.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_s3_token_middleware.py
index 5428f2ff..a898ea1a 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_s3_token_middleware.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/test_s3_token_middleware.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 import requests
 from requests_mock.contrib import fixture as rm_fixture
 import six
-import testtools
 import webob
 
 from keystonemiddleware import s3_token
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ class S3TokenMiddlewareTestBad(S3TokenMiddlewareTestBase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_int, s3_invalid_req.status_int)
 
 
-class S3TokenMiddlewareTestUtil(testtools.TestCase):
+class S3TokenMiddlewareTestUtil(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def test_split_path_failed(self):
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, s3_token._split_path, '')
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, s3_token._split_path, '/')
diff --git a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/utils.py b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/utils.py
index 5aaaeb46..335751bb 100644
--- a/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/utils.py
+++ b/keystonemiddleware/tests/unit/utils.py
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ import time
 
 import fixtures
 import mock
+import oslotest.base as oslotest
 import requests
-import testtools
 import uuid
 
 
-class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
+class BaseTestCase(oslotest.BaseTestCase):
+    pass
+
+
+class TestCase(BaseTestCase):
     TEST_DOMAIN_ID = '1'
     TEST_DOMAIN_NAME = 'aDomain'
     TEST_GROUP_ID = uuid.uuid4().hex