diff --git a/tests/test_administration.py b/tests/test_administration.py
index 380c3cdf6aa3c626282b520d675f5376039e58ef..3df80da00010859a473dcaa750701b0b829eb239 100644
--- a/tests/test_administration.py
+++ b/tests/test_administration.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def teardown():
 
 
 def switch_to_normal_user():
-    configure_connection(username=test_user, password=test_pw)
+    configure_connection(username=test_user, password_method="plain", password=test_pw)
 
 
 def switch_to_admin_user():
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index 7406e1e35e68750bd0e92133051be4a9b253df5c..b3f9e0f397226977091aca3068ba11819e5aee25 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def teardown_module():
 
 @nottest
 def switch_to_test_user():
-    db.configure_connection(username=test_user, password=test_pw)
+    db.configure_connection(username=test_user, password_method="plain", password=test_pw)
 
 
 def switch_to_admin_user():
diff --git a/tests/test_query_template.py b/tests/test_query_template.py
index 7af29bc246c5ce6388cb44ba4c75f6bd4cff7899..12ea9a6a4854b3dc4110ff0a237bc51bafa97f23 100644
--- a/tests/test_query_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_query_template.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def test_query_without_permission():
     db.administration._insert_user(
         name="test_user", password="secret_1q!Q", status="ACTIVE", email=None, entity=None)
 
-    db.configure_connection(username="test_user", password="secret_1q!Q")
+    db.configure_connection(username="test_user", password_method="plain", password="secret_1q!Q")
 
     r = db.execute_query(query_def, unique=True)
     assert_equal(r.name, "TestRecord")
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def test_query_without_permission():
     e.deny(username="test_user", permission="RETRIEVE:ENTITY")
     e.update_acl()
 
-    db.configure_connection(username="test_user", password="secret_1q!Q")
+    db.configure_connection(username="test_user", password_method="plain", password="secret_1q!Q")
 
     r = db.execute_query(query_def, unique=True)
     assert_equal(r.name, "TestRecord")