diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 525b226..7d912c8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
 install_requires = [
     "six",
 ]
+tests_require = [
+    'nose',
+]
 
-if sys.version_info[0] ==2 and sys.version_info[1] < 7:
+if sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] < 7:
     install_requires.extend([
         'ordereddict',
     ])
+    tests_require.extend([
+        'unittest2',
+    ])
 
 setup(name='taskw',
       version=version,
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@
       zip_safe=False,
       install_requires=install_requires,
       test_suite='nose.collector',
-      tests_require=['nose'],
+      tests_require=tests_require,
       entry_points="""
       # -*- Entry points: -*-
       """,
diff --git a/taskw/test/test_datas.py b/taskw/test/test_datas.py
index cd02c6c..0aca8eb 100644
--- a/taskw/test/test_datas.py
+++ b/taskw/test/test_datas.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 from taskw import TaskWarrior, TaskWarriorExperimental
 
+# Python 2.6 can't handle fancy unit test stuff.
+if sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] < 7:
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+else:
+    import unittest
+
 TASK = {'description': "task 2 http://www.google.com/",
         'entry': "1325011643",
         'project': "work",