diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 5f28746d..5ad43b74 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
 
 from atst.app import make_app, make_deps, make_config
-from tests.mocks import MockApiClient
+from tests.mocks import MockApiClient, MockRequestsClient
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def app():
     TEST_DEPS = {
         'authz_client': MockApiClient('authz'),
-        'requests_client': MockApiClient('requests'),
+        'requests_client': MockRequestsClient('requests'),
         'authnid_client': MockApiClient('authnid'),
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/mocks.py b/tests/mocks.py
index 7e82d182..e378a7ed 100644
--- a/tests/mocks.py
+++ b/tests/mocks.py
@@ -28,9 +28,35 @@ class MockApiClient(ApiClient):
     def delete(self, path, **kwargs):
         return self._get_response('DELETE', path)
 
-    def _get_response(self, verb, path):
+    def _get_response(self, verb, path, code=200, json=None):
         response = HTTPResponse(
             request=HTTPRequest(path, verb),
-            code=200,
+            code=code,
             headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
-        return self.adapt_response(response)
+
+        setattr(response, 'ok', 200 <= code < 300)
+        if json:
+            setattr(response, 'json', json)
+
+        return response
+
+
+class MockRequestsClient(MockApiClient):
+    @tornado.gen.coroutine
+    def get(self, path, **kwargs):
+        json = {
+            'id': '66b8ef71-86d3-48ef-abc2-51bfa1732b6b',
+            'creator': '49903ae7-da4a-49bf-a6dc-9dff5d004238',
+            'body': {}
+        }
+        return self._get_response('GET', path, 200, json=json)
+
+    @tornado.gen.coroutine
+    def post(self, path, **kwargs):
+        json = {
+            'id': '66b8ef71-86d3-48ef-abc2-51bfa1732b6b',
+            'creator': '49903ae7-da4a-49bf-a6dc-9dff5d004238',
+            'body': {}
+        }
+        return self._get_response('POST', path, 202, json=json)
+