diff --git a/test/01-index-crud-test.py b/test/01-index-crud-test.py
index 2852a6a..021d66e 100644
--- a/test/01-index-crud-test.py
+++ b/test/01-index-crud-test.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 import unittest
 
 class IndexCrudTests(mango.DbPerClass):
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
-    #     super(KeyTests, klass).setUpClass()
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+        super(KeyTests, klass).setUpClass()
 
     def test_bad_fields(self):
         bad_fields = [
diff --git a/test/04-key-tests.py b/test/04-key-tests.py
index 9b55c7f..5174d0b 100644
--- a/test/04-key-tests.py
+++ b/test/04-key-tests.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 class KeyTests(mango.DbPerClass):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(klass):
-        # raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
         super(KeyTests, klass).setUpClass()
         klass.db.save_docs(TEST_DOCS, w=3)
         klass.db.create_index(["type"], ddoc="view")
diff --git a/test/05-index-selection-test.py b/test/05-index-selection-test.py
index 375085f..4ded668 100644
--- a/test/05-index-selection-test.py
+++ b/test/05-index-selection-test.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(klass):
         super(IndexSelectionTests, klass).setUpClass()
-        user_docs.add_text_indexes(klass.db, {})
+        # user_docs.add_text_indexes(klass.db, {})
 
     def test_basic(self):
         resp = self.db.find({"name.last": "A last name"}, explain=True)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 class MultiTextIndexSelectionTests(mango.UserDocsTests):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(klass):
-        # raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service is not available')
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service is not available')
         super(MultiTextIndexSelectionTests, klass).setUpClass()
         klass.db.create_text_index(ddoc="foo", analyzer="keyword")
         klass.db.create_text_index(ddoc="bar", analyzer="email")
diff --git a/test/06-basic-text-test.py b/test/06-basic-text-test.py
index 593e6d7..72a3918 100644
--- a/test/06-basic-text-test.py
+++ b/test/06-basic-text-test.py
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@
 import num_string_docs
 
 
-# class TextIndexCheckTests(mango.DbPerClass):
+class TextIndexCheckTests(mango.DbPerClass):
 
-#     def test_create_text_index(self):
-#         body = json.dumps({
-#             'index': {
-#                 'fields': 'test'
-#             },
-#             'type': 'text'
-#         })
-#         resp = self.db.sess.post(self.db.path("_index"), data=body)
-#         assert resp.status_code == 503, resp
+    def test_create_text_index(self):
+        body = json.dumps({
+            'index': {
+                'fields': 'test'
+            },
+            'type': 'text'
+        })
+        resp = self.db.sess.post(self.db.path("_index"), data=body)
+        assert resp.status_code == 503, resp
 
 
 class BasicTextTests(mango.UserDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     def test_simple(self):
         docs = self.db.find({"$text": "Stephanie"})
@@ -431,9 +431,9 @@
 
 class ElemMatchTests(mango.FriendDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     def test_elem_match_non_object(self):
         q = {"bestfriends":{
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@
 # Test numeric strings for $text
 class NumStringTests(mango.NumStringDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     def test_floating_point_val(self):
         float_point_string = num_string_docs.DOCS[2]["number_string"]
diff --git a/test/06-text-default-field-test.py b/test/06-text-default-field-test.py
index 599cad6..f4aaf9a 100644
--- a/test/06-text-default-field-test.py
+++ b/test/06-text-default-field-test.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
     DEFAULT_FIELD = False
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     def test_basic(self):
         docs = self.db.find({"$text": "Ramona"})
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
         "analyzer": "keyword"
     }
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text not supported')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text not supported')
 
     def test_basic(self):
         docs = self.db.find({"$text": "Ramona"})
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
         "analyzer": "keyword"
     }
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text not supported')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text not supported')
 
     def test_basic(self):
         docs = self.db.find({"$text": "Ramona"})
diff --git a/test/07-text-custom-field-list-test.py b/test/07-text-custom-field-list-test.py
index c59c3a2..8d68a1f 100644
--- a/test/07-text-custom-field-list-test.py
+++ b/test/07-text-custom-field-list-test.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 class CustomFieldsTest(mango.UserDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     FIELDS = [
         {"name": "favorites.[]", "type": "string"},
diff --git a/test/08-text-limit-test.py b/test/08-text-limit-test.py
index 31083ae..36bf4a9 100644
--- a/test/08-text-limit-test.py
+++ b/test/08-text-limit-test.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 class LimitTests(mango.LimitDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service not available')
 
     def test_limit_field(self):
         q = {"$or": [{"user_id" : {"$lt" : 10}}, {"filtered_array.[]": 1}]}
diff --git a/test/09-text-sort-test.py b/test/09-text-sort-test.py
index c06c680..7bdf54a 100644
--- a/test/09-text-sort-test.py
+++ b/test/09-text-sort-test.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 class SortTests(mango.UserDocsTextTests):
 
-    # @classmethod
-    # def setUpClass(klass):
-    #     raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service is not available')
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(klass):
+        raise unittest.SkipTest('text index service is not available')
 
     def test_number_sort(self):
         q = {"age": {"$gt": 0}}
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index 810fc0a..17abf23 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 Mango Tests
 ===========
 
+CouchDB should be started with ./dev/run -a testuser:testpass.
+
 To run these, do this in the top level directory:
 
     $ virtualenv venv
     $ source venv/bin/activate
     $ pip install nose requests
     $ nosetests
-
diff --git a/test/mango.py b/test/mango.py
index 3464b14..fa7d52c 100644
--- a/test/mango.py
+++ b/test/mango.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         self.port = port
         self.dbname = dbname
         self.sess = requests.session()
-        self.sess.auth = ('adm', 'pass')
+        self.sess.auth = ('testuser', 'testpass')
         self.sess.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
 
     @property