diff --git a/test/req.signedCookies.js b/test/req.signedCookies.js
index 230d4b6e..1cbca84b 100644
--- a/test/req.signedCookies.js
+++ b/test/req.signedCookies.js
@@ -7,25 +7,32 @@ describe('req', function(){
     it('should return a signed JSON cookie', function(done){
       var app = express();
 
-      var replacer = app.get('json replacer');
-      var spaces = app.get('json spaces');
-
       app.use(express.cookieParser('secret'));
 
       app.use(function(req, res){
-        res.send(req.signedCookies);
+        if ('/set' == req.path) {
+          res.cookie('obj', { foo: 'bar' }, { signed: true });
+          res.end();
+        } else {
+          res.send(req.signedCookies);
+        }
       });
 
-      app.response.req = { secret: 'secret' };
-      app.response.cookie('obj', { foo: 'bar' }, { signed: true });
-      var cookie = app.response.get('set-cookie').split(';')[0];
-
-      var val = JSON.stringify({ obj: { foo: 'bar' } }, replacer, spaces);
-      
       request(app)
-      .get('/')
-      .set('Cookie', cookie)
-      .expect(val, done);
+      .get('/set')
+      .end(function(err, res){
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        var cookie = res.header['set-cookie'];
+
+        request(app)
+        .get('/')
+        .set('Cookie', cookie)
+        .end(function(err, res){
+          if (err) return don(err);
+          res.body.should.eql({ obj: { foo: 'bar' } });
+          done();
+        });
+      });
     })
 
     it('should return a signed cookie', function(done){