diff --git a/test/request/query.js b/test/request/query.js
index 20f4410..0d54c8b 100644
--- a/test/request/query.js
+++ b/test/request/query.js
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var context = require('../context');
+var should = require('should');
 
 describe('ctx.query', function(){
   describe('when missing', function(){
     it('should return an empty object', function(){
       var ctx = context({ url: '/' });
-      ctx.query.should.eql({});
+      should(ctx.query).empty;
     })
 
     it('should return the same object each time it\'s accessed', function(done) {
diff --git a/test/request/querystring.js b/test/request/querystring.js
index 9885c56..be3d6a3 100644
--- a/test/request/querystring.js
+++ b/test/request/querystring.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 var context = require('../context');
 var parseurl = require('parseurl');
+var should = require('should');
 
 describe('ctx.querystring', function(){
   it('should return the querystring', function(){
@@ -32,10 +33,8 @@ describe('ctx.querystring=', function(){
     ctx.querystring = 'page=2&color=blue';
     ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
     ctx.search.should.equal('?page=2&color=blue');
-    ctx.query.should.eql({
-      page: '2',
-      color: 'blue'
-    });
+    should(ctx.query).have.property('page', '2');
+    should(ctx.query).have.property('color', 'blue');
   })
 
   it('should change .url but not .originalUrl', function(){
diff --git a/test/request/search.js b/test/request/search.js
index 99a1323..8218a38 100644
--- a/test/request/search.js
+++ b/test/request/search.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var context = require('../context');
+var should = require('should');
 
 describe('ctx.search=', function(){
   it('should replace the search', function(){
@@ -16,10 +17,8 @@ describe('ctx.search=', function(){
     ctx.search = '?page=2&color=blue';
     ctx.url.should.equal('/store/shoes?page=2&color=blue');
     ctx.querystring.should.equal('page=2&color=blue');
-    ctx.query.should.eql({
-      page: '2',
-      color: 'blue'
-    });
+    should(ctx.query).have.property('page', '2');
+    should(ctx.query).have.property('color', 'blue');
   })
 
   it('should change .url but not .originalUrl', function(){