diff --git a/senpy/test.py b/senpy/test.py
index 11b36fd..9190637 100644
--- a/senpy/test.py
+++ b/senpy/test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from mock import patch, MagicMock
 
+from past.builtins import basestring
+
 
 import json
 from contextlib import contextmanager
@@ -15,13 +17,17 @@ def patch_requests(value, code=200):
     success = MagicMock()
     if isinstance(value, BaseModel):
         value = value.jsonld()
-    data = json.dumps(value)
+    if not isinstance(value, basestring):
+        data = json.dumps(value)
+    else:
+        data = value
 
     success.json.return_value = value
-    success.data.return_value = data
+
     success.status_code = code
+    success.content = data
+    success.text = data
 
-    success.content = json.dumps(value)
     method_mocker = MagicMock()
     method_mocker.return_value = success
     with patch.multiple('requests', request=method_mocker,
diff --git a/tests/test_test.py b/tests/test_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5beea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+import requests
+import json
+from senpy.test import patch_requests
+from senpy.models import Results
+
+
+class TestTest(TestCase):
+    def test_patch_text(self):
+        with patch_requests('hello'):
+            r = requests.get('http://example.com')
+            assert r.text == 'hello'
+            assert r.content == 'hello'
+
+    def test_patch_json(self):
+        r = Results()
+        with patch_requests(r):
+            res = requests.get('http://example.com')
+            assert res.content == json.dumps(r.jsonld())
+            js = res.json()
+            assert js
+            assert js['@type'] == r['@type']
+
+    def test_patch_dict(self):
+        r = {'nothing': 'new'}
+        with patch_requests(r):
+            res = requests.get('http://example.com')
+            assert res.content == json.dumps(r)
+            js = res.json()
+            assert js
+            assert js['nothing'] == 'new'