diff --git a/test/test_compile_lib.py b/test/test_compile_lib.py
index 42b55904..db1da6ba 100644
--- a/test/test_compile_lib.py
+++ b/test/test_compile_lib.py
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@ def check_compile_lib(scheme_name, implementation_name):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import nose
-    nose.runmodule()
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_functest.py b/test/test_functest.py
index 0b255075..85933824 100644
--- a/test/test_functest.py
+++ b/test/test_functest.py
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@ def check_functest(scheme_name, implementation_name):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import nose
-    nose.runmodule()
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_license.py b/test/test_license.py
index e06e703e..adabf499 100644
--- a/test/test_license.py
+++ b/test/test_license.py
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ def check_license(scheme_name, implementation_name):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import nose
-    nose.runmodule()
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_metadata.py b/test/test_metadata.py
index 44a9257f..1cd3820f 100644
--- a/test/test_metadata.py
+++ b/test/test_metadata.py
@@ -119,5 +119,9 @@ def check_element(field, element, props):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import nose
-    nose.runmodule()
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()
diff --git a/test/test_symbol_namespace.py b/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
index 6ae9485a..fa77d2df 100644
--- a/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
+++ b/test/test_symbol_namespace.py
@@ -47,5 +47,9 @@ def check_symbol_namespace(scheme_name, implementation_name):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    import nose
-    nose.runmodule()
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()