diff --git a/boxsdk/pytest_plugin/betamax.py b/boxsdk/pytest_plugin/betamax.py
index 973459674..60aab9cb4 100644
--- a/boxsdk/pytest_plugin/betamax.py
+++ b/boxsdk/pytest_plugin/betamax.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import os
 
 from betamax import Betamax
+from betamax_serializers import pretty_json
 import pytest
 import requests
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def betamax_cassette_library_dir(request):
 def configure_betamax(betamax_cassette_library_dir):
     if not os.path.exists(betamax_cassette_library_dir):
         os.makedirs(betamax_cassette_library_dir)
+    Betamax.register_serializer(pretty_json.PrettyJSONSerializer)
     with Betamax.configure() as config:
         config.cassette_library_dir = betamax_cassette_library_dir
         config.default_cassette_options['re_record_interval'] = 100
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ def betamax_recorder(configure_betamax, real_requests_session):   # pylint:disab
 @pytest.fixture
 def betamax_cassette_recorder(betamax_recorder, betamax_cassette_name, betamax_use_cassette_kwargs):
     """Including this fixture causes the test to use a betamax cassette for network requests."""
+    betamax_use_cassette_kwargs.setdefault('serialize_with', 'prettyjson')
     with betamax_recorder.use_cassette(betamax_cassette_name, **betamax_use_cassette_kwargs) as cassette_recorder:
         yield cassette_recorder
 
@@ -87,7 +90,11 @@ def betamax_boxsdk_session(betamax_boxsdk_network, betamax_boxsdk_auth):
     Requires an implementation of the abstract `betamax_boxsdk_auth` fixture,
     of type `boxsdk.OAuth2`.
     """
-    return BoxSession(oauth=betamax_boxsdk_auth, network_layer=betamax_boxsdk_network)
+    return BoxSession(
+        oauth=betamax_boxsdk_auth,
+        network_layer=betamax_boxsdk_network,
+        default_headers={'Accept-Encoding': None},  # Turn off gzip so that raw JSON responses are recorded.
+    )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab4671f60..9c6d63e9a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def main():
     jwt_requires = ['pyjwt>=1.3.0', 'cryptography>=0.9.2']
     extra_requires = defaultdict(list)
     extra_requires.update({'jwt': jwt_requires, 'redis': redis_requires, 'all': jwt_requires + redis_requires})
-    extra_requires['pytest'] = ['betamax', 'pytest>=3.0.0']
+    extra_requires['pytest'] = ['betamax', 'betamax-serializers', 'pytest>=3.0.0']
     conditional_dependencies = {
         # Newer versions of pip and wheel, which support PEP 426, allow
         # environment markers for conditional dependencies to use operators
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def main():
         packages=find_packages(exclude=['demo', 'docs', 'test', 'test*', '*test', '*test*']),
         install_requires=install_requires,
         extras_require=extra_requires,
-        tests_require=['betamax', 'pytest', 'pytest-xdist', 'mock', 'sqlalchemy', 'bottle', 'jsonpatch'],
+        tests_require=['betamax', 'betamax-serializers', 'pytest', 'pytest-xdist', 'mock', 'sqlalchemy', 'bottle', 'jsonpatch'],
         entry_points={
             'pytest11': [
                 # pytest fixtures that can help with testing boxsdk-powered applications.
diff --git a/test/unit/network/cassettes/test_network::test_requests_session_network_works_with_betamax.json b/test/unit/network/cassettes/test_network::test_requests_session_network_works_with_betamax.json
index 29af12442..a725d7d44 100644
--- a/test/unit/network/cassettes/test_network::test_requests_session_network_works_with_betamax.json
+++ b/test/unit/network/cassettes/test_network::test_requests_session_network_works_with_betamax.json
@@ -1 +1,64 @@
-{"http_interactions": [{"request": {"body": {"encoding": "utf-8", "string": ""}, "headers": {"User-Agent": ["python-requests/2.18.4"], "Accept-Encoding": ["gzip, deflate"], "Accept": ["*/*"], "Connection": ["keep-alive"]}, "method": "GET", "uri": "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me"}, "response": {"body": {"encoding": null, "string": ""}, "headers": {"Server": ["ATS"], "Date": ["Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:49:37 GMT"], "Content-Length": ["0"], "Strict-Transport-Security": ["max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"], "WWW-Authenticate": ["Bearer realm=\"Service\", error=\"invalid_request\", error_description=\"The access token was not found.\""], "Age": ["0"], "Connection": ["keep-alive"]}, "status": {"code": 401, "message": "Unauthorized"}, "url": "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me"}, "recorded_at": "2017-08-25T02:49:37"}], "recorded_with": "betamax/0.8.0"}
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+{
+  "http_interactions": [
+    {
+      "recorded_at": "2017-08-25T21:21:46",
+      "request": {
+        "body": {
+          "encoding": "utf-8",
+          "string": ""
+        },
+        "headers": {
+          "Accept": [
+            "*/*"
+          ],
+          "Accept-Encoding": [
+            "gzip, deflate"
+          ],
+          "Connection": [
+            "keep-alive"
+          ],
+          "User-Agent": [
+            "python-requests/2.18.4"
+          ]
+        },
+        "method": "GET",
+        "uri": "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me"
+      },
+      "response": {
+        "body": {
+          "encoding": null,
+          "string": ""
+        },
+        "headers": {
+          "Age": [
+            "0"
+          ],
+          "Connection": [
+            "keep-alive"
+          ],
+          "Content-Length": [
+            "0"
+          ],
+          "Date": [
+            "Fri, 25 Aug 2017 21:21:45 GMT"
+          ],
+          "Server": [
+            "ATS"
+          ],
+          "Strict-Transport-Security": [
+            "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains"
+          ],
+          "WWW-Authenticate": [
+            "Bearer realm=\"Service\", error=\"invalid_request\", error_description=\"The access token was not found.\""
+          ]
+        },
+        "status": {
+          "code": 401,
+          "message": "Unauthorized"
+        },
+        "url": "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "recorded_with": "betamax/0.8.0"
+}
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