diff --git a/pycaosdb.ini.template b/pycaosdb.ini.template
index 38cfb5baadb14e2097ae4b50eb66563f8ec0902a..d8441a3171f8aaf19d5cddb67dbc94efd8de42de 100644
--- a/pycaosdb.ini.template
+++ b/pycaosdb.ini.template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test_files.test_insert_files_in_dir.server=/opt/caosdb/mnt/extroot/test_insert_f
 #cacert=/etc/ssl/cert.pem
 #debug=0
 
-#passwordmethod=plain
+#password_method=plain
 #password=caosdb
 
 #ssl_insecure=True
diff --git a/tests/test_administration.py b/tests/test_administration.py
index 768214e05a10845be405d014294e6af69471ea48..9ca57c659079f7f3b6cbd39a4b83a89f53621f20 100644
--- a/tests/test_administration.py
+++ b/tests/test_administration.py
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 @author: tf
 """
 
-from caosdb import (administration as admin, get_config)
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal, assert_is_not_none, assert_raises
-from caosdb.exceptions import (ClientErrorException, TransactionError,
-                               AuthorizationException, LoginFailedException)
-from caosdb.connection.connection import get_connection, configure_connection
+from caosdb import administration as admin
+from caosdb import get_config
+from caosdb.connection.connection import configure_connection, get_connection
+from caosdb.exceptions import (AuthorizationException, ClientErrorException,
+                               LoginFailedException, TransactionError)
+from nose.tools import (assert_equal, assert_is_not_none, assert_raises,
+                        assert_true)
 
 test_role = "test_role"
 test_user = "test_user"
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ def test_get_roles_success():
     test_insert_role_success()
     r = admin._get_roles(username=test_user)
     assert_is_not_none(r)
+
     return r
 
 
@@ -571,6 +574,7 @@ def test_login_with_inactive_user_failure():
             status="INACTIVE",
             email="email@example.com",
             entity=None))
-    configure_connection(username=test_user + "2", password="secret1P!")
+    configure_connection(username=test_user + "2", password="secret1P!",
+                         password_method="plain")
     with assert_raises(LoginFailedException):
         get_connection()._login()
diff --git a/tests/test_query_template.py b/tests/test_query_template.py
index da3bdb4af85c26090f348d838f4a5a77da7be254..be6bf409f3a3a2076cef09cf5643f57d6e4e2404 100644
--- a/tests/test_query_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_query_template.py
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@
 @author: tf
 """
 import caosdb as db
-from nose.tools import with_setup, assert_true, assert_is_none, assert_equal, assert_is_not_none, nottest, assert_raises  # @UnresolvedImport
+from nose.tools import (assert_equal, assert_is_none,  # @UnresolvedImport
+                        assert_is_not_none, assert_raises, assert_true,
+                        nottest, with_setup)
 
 
 def setup_module():
+    db.configure_connection()
     try:
         db.administration._delete_user(name="test_user")
     except Exception as e:
@@ -81,13 +84,7 @@ def setup():
 
 
 def teardown():
-    try:
-        db.get_connection()._logout()
-        db.configure_connection(username="test_user", password="secret_1q!Q",
-                                password_method="plain")
-        db.get_connection()._login()
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(e)
+    db.configure_connection()
     try:
         db.execute_query("FIND QUERYTEMPLATE Test*").delete()
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/tests/test_query_version.py b/tests/test_query_version.py
index 061cd9654b6de2b4da1b8a0e52397f827dfd728e..0b152ee0f3015c08be7d46f680e1694eaeeaa8ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_query_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_query_version.py
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ import caosdb as db
 import pytest
 from caosdb import execute_query as query
 
-db.configure_connection(username="admin", password="caosdb",
-                        password_method="plain")
-
-
+db.configure_connection()
 CONTAINER = db.Container()
 NAME_PROPERTY = db.Property("name").retrieve()
 TEST_PROP_TEXT = db.Property("TestPropertyText", datatype=db.TEXT)