diff --git a/colab/accounts/tests/test_utils_validators.py b/colab/accounts/tests/test_utils_validators.py
index 9204806..756a882 100644
--- a/colab/accounts/tests/test_utils_validators.py
+++ b/colab/accounts/tests/test_utils_validators.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import urllib2
+from mock import patch, Mock
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 
 from ..utils.validators import validate_social_account
@@ -5,9 +8,12 @@ from ..utils.validators import validate_social_account
 
 class TestValidators(TestCase):
 
-    def test_validate_social_account_with_fake_account(self):
+    @patch('urllib2.urlopen',
+           side_effect=urllib2.HTTPError(500, "test", 1, 2, None))
+    def test_validate_social_account_with_fake_account(self, urlopen_mock):
         self.assertFalse(validate_social_account('john-fake',
                                                  'http://twitter.com'))
 
-    def test_validate_social_account(self):
+    @patch('urllib2.urlopen', return_value=Mock(code=200))
+    def test_validate_social_account(self, urlopen_mock):
         self.assertTrue(validate_social_account('john', 'http://twitter.com'))
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