diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
index b70d63fee..070632b0b 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
@@ -32,20 +32,19 @@ const endPoint = (point) => `/api/${apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 describe(__filename, function () {
   before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
 
-  it('can obtain API version', function (done) {
-    agent
-        .get('/api/')
+  it('can obtain API version', async function () {
+    await agent.get('/api/')
+        .expect(200)
         .expect((res) => {
           apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
           if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
           return;
-        })
-        .expect(200, done);
+        });
   });
 
-  it('can obtain valid openapi definition document', function (done) {
-    agent
-        .get('/api/openapi.json')
+  it('can obtain valid openapi definition document', async function () {
+    await agent.get('/api/openapi.json')
+        .expect(200)
         .expect((res) => {
           const {valid, errors} = validateOpenAPI(res.body, 3);
           if (!valid) {
@@ -53,18 +52,15 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
             throw new Error(`Document is not valid OpenAPI. ${errors.length} ` +
                             `validation errors:\n${prettyErrors}`);
           }
-          return;
-        })
-        .expect(200, done);
+        });
   });
 
-  it('supports jsonp calls', function (done) {
-    agent
-        .get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
+  it('supports jsonp calls', async function () {
+    await agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
         .expect((res) => {
           if (!res.text.match('jsonp_1')) throw new Error('no jsonp call seen');
-        })
-        .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
-        .expect(200, done);
+        });
   });
 });