diff --git a/addons/web/doc/testing.rst b/addons/web/doc/testing.rst
index 34826201dc9..582960846e4 100644
--- a/addons/web/doc/testing.rst
+++ b/addons/web/doc/testing.rst
@@ -417,26 +417,49 @@ Actual RPC
 Testing API
 -----------
 
-.. todo:: implement options on sections
+.. js:function:: openerp.testing.section(name[, options], body)
+
+    :param String name:
+    :param TestOptions options:
+    :param body:
+    :type body: Function<:js:func:`~openerp.testing.case`, void>
+
+.. js:function:: openerp.testing.case(name[, options], callback)
+
+    :param String name:
+    :param TestOptions options:
+    :param callback:
+    :type callback: Function<instance, $, Function<String, Function, void>>
 
 .. js:class:: TestOptions
 
     the various options which can be passed to
     :js:func:`~openerp.testing.section` or
-    :js:func:`~openerp.testing.case`
+    :js:func:`~openerp.testing.case`. Except for
+    :js:attr:`~TestOptions.setup` and
+    :js:attr:`~TestOptions.teardown`, an option on
+    :js:func:`~openerp.testing.case` will overwrite the corresponding
+    option on :js:func:`~openerp.testing.section` so
+    e.g. :js:attr:`~TestOptions.rpc` can be set for a
+    :js:func:`~openerp.testing.section` and then differently set for
+    some :js:func:`~openerp.testing.case` of that
+    :js:func:`~openerp.testing.section`
 
     .. js:attribute:: TestOptions.asserts
-    
+
         An integer, the number of assertions which should run during a
         normal execution of the test. Mandatory for asynchronous tests.
-    
+
     .. js:attribute:: TestOptions.setup
 
-        .. todo:: implement & document setup (async?)
+        Test case setup, run right before each test case. A section's
+        :js:func:`~TestOptions.setup` is run before the case's own, if
+        both are specified.
 
     .. js:attribute:: TestOptions.teardown
 
-        .. todo:: implement & document teardown (async?)
+        Test case teardown, a case's :js:func:`~TestOptions.teardown`
+        is run before the corresponding section if both are present.
 
     .. js:attribute:: TestOptions.fail_on_rejection
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/boot.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/boot.js
index 05ce709e80a..631a7f8c6f5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/boot.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/boot.js
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
         /**
          * OpenERP instance constructor
          *
-         * @param {Array} modules list of modules to initialize
+         * @param {Array|String} modules list of modules to initialize
          */
         init: function(modules) {
-            // By default only web will be loaded, the rest will be by loaded
-            // by openerp.web.Session on the first session_authenticate
-            modules = _.union(['web'], modules || []);
+            if (modules === "fuck your shit, don't load anything you cunt") {
+                modules = [];
+            } else {
+                modules = _.union(['web'], modules || []);
+            }
             var new_instance = {
                 // links to the global openerp
                 _openerp: openerp,
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/testing.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/testing.js
index 4eadc3a5415..e4f327bf0c3 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/testing.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/testing.js
@@ -85,23 +85,17 @@ openerp.testing = {};
         };
     };
 
-    var _load = function (instance, module, loaded) {
-        if (!loaded) { loaded = []; }
-
-        var deps = dependencies[module];
-        if (!deps) { throw new Error("Unknown dependencies for " + module); }
-
-        var to_load = _.difference(deps, loaded);
-        while (!_.isEmpty(to_load)) {
-            _load(instance, to_load[0], loaded);
-            to_load = _.difference(deps, loaded);
+    testing.section = function (name, options, body) {
+        if (_.isFunction(options)) {
+            body = options;
+            options = {};
         }
-        openerp.web[module](instance);
-        loaded.push(module);
-    };
+        _.defaults(options, {
+            setup: testing.noop,
+            teardown: testing.noop
+        });
 
-    testing.section = function (name, body) {
-        QUnit.module(testing.current_module + '.' + name);
+        QUnit.module(testing.current_module + '.' + name, {_oe: options});
         body(testing.case);
     };
     testing.case = function (name, options, callback) {
@@ -109,6 +103,10 @@ openerp.testing = {};
             callback = options;
             options = {};
         }
+        _.defaults(options, {
+            setup: testing.noop,
+            teardown: testing.noop
+        });
 
         var module = testing.current_module;
         var module_index = _.indexOf(testing.dependencies, module);
@@ -117,13 +115,66 @@ openerp.testing = {};
             // returns -1 -> index becomes 0 -> replace with ``undefined`` so
             // Array#slice returns a full copy
             0, module_index + 1 || undefined);
-        QUnit.test(name, function (env) {
-            var instance = openerp.init(module_deps);
-            if (_.isNumber(options.asserts)) {
-                expect(options.asserts)
+        QUnit.test(name, function () {
+            // module testing environment
+            var self = this;
+            var opts = _.defaults({
+                // section setup
+                //     case setup
+                //         test
+                //     case teardown
+                // section teardown
+                setup: function () {
+                    if (self._oe.setup.apply(null, arguments)) {
+                        throw new Error("Asynchronous setup not implemented");
+                    }
+                    if (options.setup.apply(null, arguments)) {
+                        throw new Error("Asynchronous setup not implemented");
+                    }
+                },
+                teardown: function () {
+                    if (options.teardown.apply(null, arguments)) {
+                        throw new Error("Asynchronous teardown not implemented");
+                    }
+                    if (self._oe.teardown(null, arguments)) {
+                        throw new Error("Asynchronous teardown not implemented");
+                    }
+                }
+            }, options, this._oe);
+
+            var instance;
+            if (!opts.dependencies) {
+                instance = openerp.init(module_deps);
+            } else {
+                // empty-but-specified dependencies actually allow running
+                // without loading any module into the instance
+
+                // TODO: clean up this mess
+                var d = opts.dependencies.slice();
+                var di = 0;
+                while (di < d.length) {
+                    var m = /^web\.(\w+)$/.exec(d[di]);
+                    if (m) {
+                        d[di] = m[1];
+                    }
+                    d.splice.apply(d, [di+1, 0].concat(
+                        _(dependencies[d[di]]).reverse()));
+                    ++di;
+                }
+
+                instance = openerp.init("fuck your shit, don't load anything you cunt");
+                _(d).chain()
+                    .reverse()
+                    .uniq()
+                    .each(function (module) {
+                        openerp.web[module](instance);
+                    });
+            }
+            if (_.isNumber(opts.asserts)) {
+                expect(opts.asserts);
             }
 
-            if (options.templates) {
+            if (opts.templates) {
                 for(var i=0; i<module_deps.length; ++i) {
                     var dep = module_deps[i];
                     var templates = testing.templates[dep];
@@ -135,8 +186,10 @@ openerp.testing = {};
                 }
             }
 
+            var $fixture = $('#qunit-fixture');
+
             var mock, async = false;
-            switch (options.rpc) {
+            switch (opts.rpc) {
             case 'mock':
                 async = true;
                 testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
@@ -148,25 +201,29 @@ openerp.testing = {};
                 async = true;
             }
 
-            // TODO: explicit dependencies options for web sub-modules (will deprecate _load/instanceFor)
-            var result = callback(instance, $('#qunit-fixture'), mock);
+            // TODO: async setup/teardown
+            opts.setup(instance, $fixture, mock);
 
+            var result = callback(instance, $fixture, mock);
+
+            // TODO: cleanup which works on errors
             if (!(result && _.isFunction(result.then))) {
                 if (async) {
                     ok(false, "asynchronous test cases must return a promise");
                 }
+                opts.teardown(instance, $fixture, mock);
                 return;
             }
 
             stop();
-            if (!_.isNumber(options.asserts)) {
+            if (!_.isNumber(opts.asserts)) {
                 ok(false, "asynchronous test cases must specify the "
                         + "number of assertions they expect");
             }
-            result.then(function () {
-                start();
-            }, function (error) {
+            result.always(function () {
                 start();
+                opts.teardown(instance, $fixture, mock);
+            }).fail(function (error) {
                 if (options.fail_on_rejection === false) {
                     return;
                 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 29bc81ea9ec..169398ccf91 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 openerp.web.list = function (instance) {
 var _t = instance.web._t,
-   _lt = instance.web._lt;
+    _lt = instance.web._lt;
 var QWeb = instance.web.qweb;
 instance.web.views.add('list', 'instance.web.ListView');
 instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListView# */ {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
index 9390f753be7..03aff76ca2f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views.js
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
             .find('.oe_view_manager_switch a').filter('[data-view-type="' + view_type + '"]')
             .parent().addClass('active');
 
-        r = $.when(view_promise).then(function () {
+        return $.when(view_promise).then(function () {
             _.each(_.keys(self.views), function(view_name) {
                 var controller = self.views[view_name].controller;
                 if (controller) {
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ instance.web.ViewManager =  instance.web.Widget.extend({
             });
             self.trigger('switch_mode', view_type, no_store, view_options);
         });
-        return r;
     },
     do_create_view: function(view_type) {
         // Lazy loading of views
diff --git a/addons/web/static/test/search.js b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
index 3ef4d6840e2..20534eff76a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/test/search.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/test/search.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-$(document).ready(function () {
-    var instance;
-    module('query', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-        }
-    });
-    test('Adding a facet to the query creates a facet and a value', function () {
+openerp.testing.section('query', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search']
+}, function (test) {
+    test('Adding a facet to the query creates a facet and a value', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         var field = {};
         query.add({
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         equal(facet.get('field'), field);
         deepEqual(facet.get('values'), [{label: 'Value', value: 3}]);
     });
-    test('Adding two facets', function () {
+    test('Adding two facets', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         query.add([
             { category: 'Foo', field: {}, values: [{label: 'Value', value: 3}] },
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         equal(query.at(0).values.length, 1);
         equal(query.at(1).values.length, 1);
     });
-    test('If a facet already exists, add values to it', function () {
+    test('If a facet already exists, add values to it', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         var field = {};
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {label: 'V2', value: 1}
         ]);
     });
-    test('Facet being implicitly changed should trigger change, not add', function () {
+    test('Facet being implicitly changed should trigger change, not add', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         var field = {}, added = false, changed = false;
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         ok(!added, "query.add adding values to a facet should not trigger an add");
         ok(changed, "query.add adding values to a facet should not trigger a change");
     });
-    test('Toggling a facet, value which does not exist should add it', function () {
+    test('Toggling a facet, value which does not exist should add it', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         var field = {};
         query.toggle({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         deepEqual(facet.get('values'), [{label: 'V1', value: 0}],
                   "Facet's value should match input");
     });
-    test('Toggling a facet which exists with a value which does not should add the value to the facet', function () {
+    test('Toggling a facet which exists with a value which does not should add the value to the facet', function (instance) {
         var field = {};
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {label: 'V2', value: 1}
         ]);
     });
-    test('Toggling a facet which exists with a value which does as well should remove the value from the facet', function () {
+    test('Toggling a facet which exists with a value which does as well should remove the value from the facet', function (instance) {
         var field = {};
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {label: 'V1', value: 0}
         ]);
     });
-    test('Toggling off the last value of a facet should remove the facet', function () {
+    test('Toggling off the last value of a facet should remove the facet', function (instance) {
         var field = {};
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
         equal(query.length, 0, 'Should have removed the facet');
     });
-    test('Intermediate emptiness should not remove the facet', function () {
+    test('Intermediate emptiness should not remove the facet', function (instance) {
         var field = {};
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         query.add({category: 'A', field: field, values: [{label: 'V1', value: 0}]});
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         ]);
     });
 
-    test('Reseting with multiple facets should still work to load defaults', function () {
+    test('Reseting with multiple facets should still work to load defaults', function (instance) {
         var query = new instance.web.search.SearchQuery;
         var field = {};
         query.reset([
@@ -135,78 +131,75 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {label: 'V2', value: 1}
         ])
     });
+});
 
-    module('defaults', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-
-    /**
-     * Builds a basic search view with a single "dummy" field. The dummy
-     * extends `instance.web.search.Field`, it does not add any (class)
-     * attributes beyond what is provided through ``dummy_widget_attributes``.
-     *
-     * The view is returned un-started, it is the caller's role to start it
-     * (or use DOM-insertion methods to start it indirectly).
-     *
-     * @param [dummy_widget_attributes={}]
-     * @param [defaults={}]
-     * @return {instance.web.SearchView}
-     */
-    function makeSearchView(dummy_widget_attributes, defaults) {
-        instance.web.search.fields.add(
-            'dummy', 'instance.dummy.DummyWidget');
-        instance.dummy = {};
-        instance.dummy.DummyWidget = instance.web.search.Field.extend(
-            dummy_widget_attributes || {});
-        if (!('/web/searchview/load' in instance.session.responses)) {
-            instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/load'] = function () {
-                return {result: {fields_view: {
-                    type: 'search',
-                    fields: {
-                        dummy: {type: 'char', string: "Dummy"}
-                    },
-                    arch: {
-                        tag: 'search',
-                        attrs: {},
-                        children: [{
-                            tag: 'field',
-                            attrs: {
-                                name: 'dummy',
-                                widget: 'dummy'
-                            },
-                            children: []
-                        }]
-                    }
-                }}};
-            };
-        }
-        instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/get_filters'] = function () {
-            return {result: []};
+/**
+ * Builds a basic search view with a single "dummy" field. The dummy
+ * extends `instance.web.search.Field`, it does not add any (class)
+ * attributes beyond what is provided through ``dummy_widget_attributes``.
+ *
+ * The view is returned un-started, it is the caller's role to start it
+ * (or use DOM-insertion methods to start it indirectly).
+ *
+ * @param instance
+ * @param [dummy_widget_attributes={}]
+ * @param [defaults={}]
+ * @return {instance.web.SearchView}
+ */
+var makeSearchView = function (instance, dummy_widget_attributes, defaults) {
+    instance.web.search.fields.add(
+        'dummy', 'instance.dummy.DummyWidget');
+    instance.dummy = {};
+    instance.dummy.DummyWidget = instance.web.search.Field.extend(
+        dummy_widget_attributes || {});
+    if (!('/web/searchview/load' in instance.session.responses)) {
+        instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/load'] = function () {
+            return {fields_view: {
+                type: 'search',
+                fields: {
+                    dummy: {type: 'char', string: "Dummy"}
+                },
+                arch: {
+                    tag: 'search',
+                    attrs: {},
+                    children: [{
+                        tag: 'field',
+                        attrs: {
+                            name: 'dummy',
+                            widget: 'dummy'
+                        },
+                        children: []
+                    }]
+                }
+            }};
         };
-        instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/fields_get'] = function () {
-            return {result: {fields: {
-                dummy: {type: 'char', string: 'Dummy'}
-            }}};
-        };
-
-        var dataset = {model: 'dummy.model', get_context: function () { return {}; }};
-        var view = new instance.web.SearchView(null, dataset, false, defaults);
-        var self = this;
-        view.on('invalid_search', self, function () {
-            ok(false, JSON.stringify([].slice(arguments)));
-        });
-        return view;
     }
-    asyncTest('calling', 2, function () {
+    instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/get_filters'] = function () {
+        return [];
+    };
+    instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/fields_get'] = function () {
+        return {fields: {
+            dummy: {type: 'char', string: 'Dummy'}
+        }};
+    };
+
+    var dataset = {model: 'dummy.model', get_context: function () { return {}; }};
+    var view = new instance.web.SearchView(null, dataset, false, defaults);
+    var self = this;
+    view.on('invalid_search', self, function () {
+        ok(false, JSON.stringify([].slice(arguments)));
+    });
+    return view;
+};
+openerp.testing.section('defaults', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true,
+}, function (test) {
+    test('calling', {asserts: 2}, function (instance, $s) {
         var defaults_called = false;
 
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             facet_for_defaults: function (defaults) {
                 defaults_called = true;
                 return $.when({
@@ -216,9 +209,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
             }
         }, {dummy: 42});
-        view.appendTo($('#qunit-fixture'))
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($s)
             .done(function () {
                 ok(defaults_called, "should have called defaults");
                 deepEqual(
@@ -227,7 +218,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "should have generated a facet with the default value");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('FilterGroup', 3, function () {
+    test('FilterGroup', {asserts: 3}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: [], query: {on: function () {}}};
         var filter_a = new instance.web.search.Filter(
             {attrs: {name: 'a'}}, view);
@@ -235,9 +226,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {attrs: {name: 'b'}}, view);
         var group = new instance.web.search.FilterGroup(
             [filter_a, filter_b], view);
-        group.facet_for_defaults({a: true, b: true})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        return group.facet_for_defaults({a: true, b: true})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 var model = facet;
                 if (!(model instanceof instance.web.search.Facet)) {
@@ -249,13 +238,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 strictEqual(values.at(1).get('value'), filter_b);
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Field', 4, function () {
+    test('Field', {asserts: 4}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.Field(
             {attrs: {string: 'Dummy', name: 'dummy'}}, {}, view);
-        f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 42})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        return f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 42})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 var model = facet;
                 if (!(model instanceof instance.web.search.Facet)) {
@@ -275,15 +262,13 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "facet value should match provided default");
                 });
     });
-    asyncTest('Selection: valid value', 4, function () {
+    test('Selection: valid value', {asserts: 4}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.SelectionField(
             {attrs: {name: 'dummy', string: 'Dummy'}},
             {selection: [[1, "Foo"], [2, "Bar"], [3, "Baz"], [4, "Qux"]]},
             view);
-        f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 3})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        return f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 3})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 var model = facet;
                 if (!(model instanceof instance.web.search.Facet)) {
@@ -303,36 +288,28 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "facet value should match provided default's selection");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Selection: invalid value', 1, function () {
+    test('Selection: invalid value', {asserts: 1}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.SelectionField(
             {attrs: {name: 'dummy', string: 'Dummy'}},
             {selection: [[1, "Foo"], [2, "Bar"], [3, "Baz"], [4, "Qux"]]},
             view);
-        f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 42})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        return f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: 42})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 ok(!facet, "an invalid value should result in a not-facet");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest("M2O default: value", 7, function () {
+    test("M2O default: value", {asserts: 5}, function (instance, $s, mock) {
         var view = {inputs: []}, id = 4;
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {attrs: {name: 'dummy', string: 'Dummy'}},
             {relation: 'dummy.model.name'},
             view);
-        instance.session.responses['/web/dataset/call_kw'] = function (req) {
-            equal(req.params.method, 'name_get',
-                  "m2o should resolve default id");
-            equal(req.params.model, f.attrs.relation,
-                  "query model should match m2o relation");
-            equal(req.params.args[0], id);
-            return {result: [[id, "DumDumDum"]]};
-        };
-        f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: id})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        mock('dummy.model.name:name_get', function (args) {
+            equal(args[0], id);
+            return [[id, "DumDumDum"]];
+        });
+        return f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: id})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 var model = facet;
                 if (!(model instanceof instance.web.search.Facet)) {
@@ -352,34 +329,26 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "facet value should match provided default's selection");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest("M2O default: value", 1, function () {
+    test("M2O default: value", {asserts: 1}, function (instance, $s, mock) {
         var view = {inputs: []}, id = 4;
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {attrs: {name: 'dummy', string: 'Dummy'}},
             {relation: 'dummy.model.name'},
             view);
-        instance.session.responses['/web/dataset/call_kw'] = function (req) {
-           return {result: []};
-        };
-        f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: id})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        mock('dummy.model.name:name_get', function () { return [] });
+        return f.facet_for_defaults({dummy: id})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 ok(!facet, "an invalid m2o default should yield a non-facet");
             });
     });
-
-    module('completions', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('calling', 4, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+});
+openerp.testing.section('completions', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('calling', {asserts: 4}, function (instance, $s) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             complete: function () {
                 return $.when({
                     label: "Dummy",
@@ -391,10 +360,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
             }
         });
-        view.appendTo($('#qunit-fixture'))
-            .done(function () {
+        var done = $.Deferred();
+        view.appendTo($s)
+            .then(function () {
                 view.complete_global_search({term: "dum"}, function (completions) {
-                    start();
+                    done.resolve();
                     equal(completions.length, 1, "should have a single completion");
                     var completion = completions[0];
                     equal(completion.label, "Dummy",
@@ -405,9 +375,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                               [{label: 'dummy', value: 42}],
                               "should have provided values");
                 });
-            });
+            }).fail(function () { done.reject.apply(done, arguments); });
+        return done;
     });
-    asyncTest('facet selection', 2, function () {
+    test('facet selection', {asserts: 2}, function (instance, $s) {
         var completion = {
             label: "Dummy",
             facet: {
@@ -421,10 +392,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         };
 
-        var view = makeSearchView({});
-        view.appendTo($('#qunit-fixture'))
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        return view.appendTo($s)
             .done(function () {
                 view.select_completion(
                     {preventDefault: function () {}},
@@ -436,7 +405,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "should have the right facet in the query");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('facet selection: new value existing facet', 3, function () {
+    test('facet selection: new value existing facet', {asserts: 3}, function (instance, $s) {
         var field = {
             get_domain: openerp.testing.noop,
             get_context: openerp.testing.noop,
@@ -451,10 +420,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             }
         };
 
-        var view = makeSearchView({});
-        view.appendTo($('#qunit-fixture'))
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        return view.appendTo($s)
             .done(function () {
                 view.query.add({field: field, category: 'Dummy',
                                 values: [{label: 'previous', value: 41}]});
@@ -470,23 +437,19 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "should have added selected value to old one");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Field', 1, function () {
+    test('Field', {asserts: 1}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.Field({attrs: {}}, {}, view);
-        f.complete('foo')
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete('foo')
             .done(function (completions) {
                 ok(_(completions).isEmpty(), "field should not provide any completion");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('CharField', 6, function () {
+    test('CharField', {asserts: 6}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.CharField(
             {attrs: {string: "Dummy"}}, {}, view);
-        f.complete('foo<')
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete('foo<')
             .done(function (completions) {
                 equal(completions.length, 1, "should provide a single completion");
                 var c = completions[0];
@@ -503,15 +466,13 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                           "facet should have single value using completion item");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Selection: match found', 14, function () {
+    test('Selection: match found', {asserts: 14}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.SelectionField(
             {attrs: {string: "Dummy"}},
             {selection: [[1, "Foo"], [2, "Bar"], [3, "Baz"], [4, "Bazador"]]},
             view);
-        f.complete("ba")
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete("ba")
             .done(function (completions) {
                 equal(completions.length, 4,
                     "should provide two completions and a section title");
@@ -536,20 +497,18 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 deepEqual(c3.facet.values, [{label: "Bazador", value: 4}]);
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Selection: no match', 1, function () {
+    test('Selection: no match', {asserts: 1}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.SelectionField(
             {attrs: {string: "Dummy"}},
             {selection: [[1, "Foo"], [2, "Bar"], [3, "Baz"], [4, "Bazador"]]},
             view);
-        f.complete("qux")
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete("qux")
             .done(function (completions) {
                 ok(!completions, "if no value matches the needle, no completion shall be provided");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('Date', 6, function () {
+    test('Date', {asserts: 6}, function (instance) {
         instance.web._t.database.parameters = {
             date_format: '%Y-%m-%d',
             time_format: '%H:%M:%S'
@@ -557,9 +516,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.DateField(
             {attrs: {string: "Dummy"}}, {type: 'datetime'}, view);
-        f.complete('2012-05-21T21:21:21')
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete('2012-05-21T21:21:21')
             .done(function (completions) {
                 equal(completions.length, 1, "should provide a single completion");
                 var c = completions[0];
@@ -573,21 +530,17 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                       new Date(2012, 4, 21, 21, 21, 21).getTime());
             });
     });
-    asyncTest("M2O", 15, function () {
-        instance.session.responses['/web/dataset/call_kw'] = function (req) {
-            equal(req.params.method, "name_search");
-            equal(req.params.model, "dummy.model");
-            deepEqual(req.params.args, []);
-            deepEqual(req.params.kwargs.name, 'bob');
-            return {result: [[42, "choice 1"], [43, "choice @"]]}
-        };
+    test("M2O", {asserts: 13}, function (instance, $s, mock) {
+        mock('dummy.model:name_search', function (args, kwargs) {
+            deepEqual(args, []);
+            strictEqual(kwargs.name, 'bob');
+            return [[42, "choice 1"], [43, "choice @"]];
+        });
 
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {attrs: {string: 'Dummy'}}, {relation: 'dummy.model'}, view);
-        f.complete("bob")
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete("bob")
             .done(function (c) {
                 equal(c.length, 3, "should return results + title");
                 var title = c[0];
@@ -607,38 +560,29 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 deepEqual(f2.values.toJSON(), [{label: 'choice @', value: 43}]);
             });
     });
-    asyncTest("M2O no match", 5, function () {
-        instance.session.responses['/web/dataset/call_kw'] = function (req) {
-            equal(req.params.method, "name_search");
-            equal(req.params.model, "dummy.model");
-            deepEqual(req.params.args, []);
-            deepEqual(req.params.kwargs.name, 'bob');
-            return {result: []}
-        };
+    test("M2O no match", {asserts: 3}, function (instance, $s, mock) {
+        mock('dummy.model:name_search', function (args, kwargs) {
+            deepEqual(args, []);
+            strictEqual(kwargs.name, 'bob');
+            return [];
+        });
         var view = {inputs: []};
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {attrs: {string: 'Dummy'}}, {relation: 'dummy.model'}, view);
-        f.complete("bob")
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return f.complete("bob")
             .done(function (c) {
                 ok(!c, "no match should yield no completion");
             });
     });
-
-    module('search-serialization', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('No facet, no call', 6, function () {
+});
+openerp.testing.section('search-serialization', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('No facet, no call', {asserts: 6}, function (instance, $s) {
         var got_domain = false, got_context = false, got_groupby = false;
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             get_domain: function () {
                 got_domain = true;
                 return null;
@@ -654,11 +598,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         });
         var ds, cs, gs;
         view.on('search_data', this, function (d, c, g) {
-            ds = d, cs = c, gs = g;
+            ds = d; cs = c; gs = g;
         });
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($s)
             .done(function () {
                 view.do_search();
                 ok(!got_domain, "no facet, should not have fetched domain");
@@ -671,10 +613,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 ok(_(gs).isEmpty(), "groupby list should be empty");
             })
     });
-    asyncTest('London, calling', 8, function () {
+    test('London, calling', {asserts: 8}, function (instance, $fix) {
         var got_domain = false, got_context = false, got_groupby = false;
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             get_domain: function (facet) {
                 equal(facet.get('category'), "Dummy");
                 deepEqual(facet.values.toJSON(), [{label: "42", value: 42}]);
@@ -692,11 +633,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }, {dummy: 42});
         var ds, cs, gs;
         view.on('search_data', this, function (d, c, g) {
-            ds = d, cs = c, gs = g;
+            ds = d; cs = c; gs = g;
         });
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 view.do_search();
                 ok(got_domain, "should have fetched domain");
@@ -709,9 +648,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 ok(_(gs).isEmpty(), "groupby list should be empty");
             })
     });
-    asyncTest('Generate domains', 1, function () {
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+    test('Generate domains', {asserts: 1}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             get_domain: function (facet) {
                 return facet.values.map(function (value) {
                     return ['win', '4', value.get('value')];
@@ -720,9 +658,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }, {dummy: 42});
         var ds;
         view.on('search_data', this, function (d) { ds = d; });
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 view.do_search();
                 deepEqual(ds, [[['win', '4', 42]]],
@@ -730,7 +666,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             });
     });
 
-    test('Field single value, default domain & context', function () {
+    test('Field single value, default domain & context', {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.Field({}, {name: 'foo'}, {inputs: []});
         var facet = new instance.web.search.Facet({
             field: f,
@@ -742,7 +680,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         equal(f.get_context(facet), null,
             "default field context is null");
     });
-    test('Field multiple values, default domain & context', function () {
+    test('Field multiple values, default domain & context', {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.Field({}, {name: 'foo'}, {inputs: []});
         var facet = new instance.web.search.Facet({
             field: f,
@@ -763,7 +703,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         equal(f.get_context(facet), null,
             "default field context is null");
     });
-    test('Field single value, custom domain & context', function () {
+    test('Field single value, custom domain & context', {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.Field({attrs:{
             context: "{'bob': self}",
             filter_domain: "[['edmund', 'is', self]]"
@@ -793,7 +735,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             self: "great"
         }, "evaluation context should hold facet value as self");
     });
-    test("M2O default", function () {
+    test("M2O default", {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {}, {name: 'foo'}, {inputs: []});
         var facet = new instance.web.search.Facet({
@@ -806,7 +750,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         deepEqual(f.get_context(facet), {default_foo: 42},
             "m2o should use value as context default");
     });
-    test("M2O default multiple values", function () {
+    test("M2O default multiple values", {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {}, {name: 'foo'}, {inputs: []});
         var facet = new instance.web.search.Facet({
@@ -823,7 +769,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         equal(f.get_context(facet), null,
             "m2o should not have default context in case of multiple values");
     });
-    test("M2O custom operator", function () {
+    test("M2O custom operator", {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField(
             {attrs: {operator: 'boos'}}, {name: 'foo'}, {inputs: []});
         var facet = new instance.web.search.Facet({
@@ -836,7 +784,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         deepEqual(f.get_context(facet), {default_foo: 42},
             "m2o should use value as context default");
     });
-    test("M2O custom domain & context", function () {
+    test("M2O custom domain & context", {
+        rpc: false
+    }, function (instance) {
         var f = new instance.web.search.ManyToOneField({attrs: {
             context: "{'whee': self}",
             filter_domain: "[['filter', 'is', self]]"
@@ -862,7 +812,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }, "custom context's self should be label");
     });
 
-    asyncTest('FilterGroup', 6, function () {
+    test('FilterGroup', {asserts: 6}, function (instance) {
         var view = {inputs: [], query: {on: function () {}}};
         var filter_a = new instance.web.search.Filter(
             {attrs: {name: 'a', context: 'c1', domain: 'd1'}}, view);
@@ -872,9 +822,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             {attrs: {name: 'c', context: 'c3', domain: 'd3'}}, view);
         var group = new instance.web.search.FilterGroup(
             [filter_a, filter_b, filter_c], view);
-        group.facet_for_defaults({a: true, c: true})
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error && error.message); })
+        return group.facet_for_defaults({a: true, c: true})
             .done(function (facet) {
                 var model = facet;
                 if (!(model instanceof instance.web.search.Facet)) {
@@ -897,19 +845,14 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 ok(!context.get_eval_context(), "context should have no evaluation context");
             });
     });
-
-    module('removal', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('clear button', function () {
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        var view = makeSearchView({
+});
+openerp.testing.section('removal', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('clear button', {asserts: 2}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {
             facet_for_defaults: function (defaults) {
                 return $.when({
                     field: this,
@@ -918,31 +861,22 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
             }
         }, {dummy: 42});
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 equal(view.query.length, 1, "view should have default facet");
                 $fix.find('.oe_searchview_clear').click();
                 equal(view.query.length, 0, "cleared view should not have any facet");
             });
     });
-
-    module('drawer', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('is-drawn', 2, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+});
+openerp.testing.section('drawer', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('is-drawn', {asserts: 2}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 ok($fix.find('.oe_searchview_filters').length,
                    "filters drawer control has been drawn");
@@ -950,50 +884,44 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                    "filters advanced search has been drawn");
             });
     });
-
-    module('filters', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance, {
-                '/web/searchview/load': function () {
-                    // view with a single group of filters
-                    return {result: {fields_view: {
-                        type: 'search',
-                        fields: {},
-                        arch: {
-                            tag: 'search',
-                            attrs: {},
-                            children: [{
-                                tag: 'filter',
-                                attrs: { string: "Foo1", domain: [ ['foo', '=', '1'] ] },
-                                children: []
-                            }, {
-                                tag: 'filter',
-                                attrs: {
-                                    name: 'foo2',
-                                    string: "Foo2",
-                                    domain: [ ['foo', '=', '2'] ] },
-                                children: []
-                            }, {
-                                tag: 'filter',
-                                attrs: { string: "Foo3", domain: [ ['foo', '=', '3'] ] },
-                                children: []
-                            }]
-                        }
-                    }}};
+});
+openerp.testing.section('filters', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true,
+    setup: function (instance, $s, mock) {
+        mock('/web/searchview/load', function () {
+            // view with a single group of filters
+            return {fields_view: {
+                type: 'search',
+                fields: {},
+                arch: {
+                    tag: 'search',
+                    attrs: {},
+                    children: [{
+                        tag: 'filter',
+                        attrs: { string: "Foo1", domain: [ ['foo', '=', '1'] ] },
+                        children: []
+                    }, {
+                        tag: 'filter',
+                        attrs: {
+                            name: 'foo2',
+                            string: "Foo2",
+                            domain: [ ['foo', '=', '2'] ] },
+                        children: []
+                    }, {
+                        tag: 'filter',
+                        attrs: { string: "Foo3", domain: [ ['foo', '=', '3'] ] },
+                        children: []
+                    }]
                 }
-            });
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('drawn', 3, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+            }};
+        });
+    }
+}, function (test) {
+    test('drawn', {asserts: 3}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $fs = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_filters ul');
                 // 3 filters, 1 filtergroup, 1 custom filters widget,
@@ -1006,12 +934,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                       "Text content of first filter option should match filter string");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('click adding from empty query', 4, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+    test('click adding from empty query', {asserts: 4}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $fs = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_filters ul');
                 $fs.children(':eq(2)').trigger('click');
@@ -1025,12 +950,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                       "value should be third filter");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('click adding from existing query', 4, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView({}, {foo2: true});
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+    test('click adding from existing query', {asserts: 4}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {}, {foo2: true});
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $fs = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_filters ul');
                 $fs.children(':eq(2)').trigger('click');
@@ -1045,16 +967,13 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                       "second value should be clicked filter");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('click removing from query', 4, function () {
+    test('click removing from query', {asserts: 4}, function (instance, $fix) {
         var calls = 0;
-        var view = makeSearchView({}, {foo2: true});
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance, {}, {foo2: true});
         view.on('search_data', null, function () {
             ++calls;
         });
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $fs = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_filters ul');
                 // sanity check
@@ -1065,29 +984,19 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 strictEqual(calls, 1, "one search should have been triggered");
             });
     });
+});
+openerp.testing.section('saved_filters', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('checkboxing', {asserts: 6}, function (instance, $fix, mock) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        mock('/web/searchview/get_filters', function () {
+            return [{ name: "filter name", user_id: 42 }];
+        });
 
-    module('saved_filters', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('checkboxing', 6, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/get_filters'] = function () {
-            return {result: [{
-                name: "filter name",
-                user_id: 42
-            }]};
-        };
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $row = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_custom li:first').click();
 
@@ -1104,44 +1013,31 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     "should have no value set");
             })
     });
-    asyncTest('removal', 1, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        instance.session.responses['/web/searchview/get_filters'] = function () {
-            return {result: [{
-                name: "filter name",
-                user_id: 42
-            }]};
-        };
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
+    test('removal', {asserts: 1}, function (instance, $fix, mock) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
+        mock('/web/searchview/get_filters', function () {
+            return [{ name: "filter name", user_id: 42 }];
+        });
 
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $row = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_custom li:first').click();
 
                 view.query.remove(view.query.at(0));
                 ok(!$row.hasClass('oe_selected'),
                     "should not be checked anymore");
-            })
+            });
     });
+});
+openerp.testing.section('advanced', {
+    dependencies: ['web.search'],
+    rpc: 'mock',
+    templates: true
+}, function (test) {
+    test('single-advanced', {asserts: 6}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
 
-    module('advanced', {
-        setup: function () {
-            instance = openerp.testing.instanceFor('search');
-
-            openerp.testing.loadTemplate(instance);
-
-            openerp.testing.mockifyRPC(instance);
-        }
-    });
-    asyncTest('single-advanced', 6, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
-
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $advanced = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_advanced');
                 // open advanced search (not actually useful)
@@ -1174,13 +1070,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                           "advanced search facet should return proposed domain");
             });
     });
-    asyncTest('multiple-advanced', 3, function () {
-        var view = makeSearchView();
-        var $fix = $('#qunit-fixture');
+    test('multiple-advanced', {asserts: 3}, function (instance, $fix) {
+        var view = makeSearchView(instance);
 
-        view.appendTo($fix)
-            .always(start)
-            .fail(function (error) { ok(false, error.message); })
+        return view.appendTo($fix)
             .done(function () {
                 var $advanced = $fix.find('.oe_searchview_advanced');
                 // open advanced search (not actually useful)