diff --git a/libra/mgm/nova.py b/libra/mgm/nova.py
index 05d16a61..ee89437b 100644
--- a/libra/mgm/nova.py
+++ b/libra/mgm/nova.py
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ class Node(object):
                 "imageId": image,
                 "flavourId": node_type,
                 }}
-        resp, body = self.api.post(url, body)
+        resp, body = self.nova.post(url, body)
         return body
diff --git a/tests/mock.py b/tests/mock_objects.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/mock.py
rename to tests/mock_objects.py
diff --git a/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py b/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py
index 5c172f32..c8a1d4b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py
+++ b/tests/test_lbaas_mgm.py
@@ -1,15 +1,41 @@
 import unittest
 import logging
-
 import mock
+import httplib2
+
+import mock_objects
+from libra.mgm.nova import Node
+
+fake_response = httplib2.Response({"status": 200})
+fake_body = '{"hi": "there"}'
+mock_request = mock.Mock(return_value=(fake_response, fake_body))
 
 
 class TestLBaaSMgmTask(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('lbass_mgm_test')
-        self.lh = mock.MockLoggingHandler()
+        self.lh = mock_objects.MockLoggingHandler()
         self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         self.logger.addHandler(self.lh)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         pass
+
+
+class TestLBaaSMgmNova(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.api = Node(
+            "username", "password", "auth_test", "tenant1", "region1"
+        )
+        self.api.nova.management_url = "http://example.com"
+        self.api.nova.auth_token = "token"
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def testCreateNode(self):
+        @mock.patch.object(httplib2.Http, "request", mock_request)
+        @mock.patch('time.time', mock.Mock(return_value=1234))
+        def testCreateCall():
+            data = self.api.create('4321', '123', '321')
+            self.assertEqual(data, {"hi": "there"})
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 801a5157..b9c1d43a 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 gearman
 python-daemon
 requests
+python_novaclient
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/tools/test-requires
index 922f930d..284e5195 100644
--- a/tools/test-requires
+++ b/tools/test-requires
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 pytest-pep8
+mock
+httplib2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 99de3cec..95837688 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ commands = py.test --pep8 -k pep8 --clearcache
 
 [testenv:pyflakes]
 deps = pyflakes
-commands = pyflakes libra
+commands = pyflakes libra