diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index eecfa95..3e001f2 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Installing from source
 
 Running the tests
 -----------------
-
+Analytics modules need to be installed prior to running the tests. See instalation section.
 ::
 
     python setup.py test
diff --git a/requirements/analytics.txt b/requirements/analytics.txt
index 9f36827..4426b4d 100644
--- a/requirements/analytics.txt
+++ b/requirements/analytics.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 scipy==0.18.1
-numpy==1.11.2
 mne==0.10.0
diff --git a/requirements/core.txt b/requirements/core.txt
index 5f64881..539ad04 100644
--- a/requirements/core.txt
+++ b/requirements/core.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ simplejson==3.8.2
 pika==0.11.0
 requests[security]==2.18.1
 pyserial==2.7
+numpy==1.11.2
diff --git a/tests/unit/openbci_test.py b/tests/unit/openbci_test.py
index a3d884e..ca1ff46 100644
--- a/tests/unit/openbci_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/openbci_test.py
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ def inWaiting(self):
         return False
 
 
+class MockHTTPResponse(object):
+
+    status_code = 200
+
+    def json(self):
+        return {'vhost': 'mock_vhost'}
+
+
+def mock_requests_get(vhost_info_url, verify):
+    return MockHTTPResponse()
+
 
 def mock_start(self, callback_functions):
     """
@@ -133,6 +144,7 @@ def test_OpenBCIConnector(self):
         board.start(callbacks)
 
 
+    @patch('requests.get', mock_requests_get)
     @patch('pika.BlockingConnection', MockBlockingConnection)
     def test_PikaPublisher(self):
 
@@ -171,6 +183,7 @@ def test_PikaPublisher(self):
             self.assertEqual(published_message, expected_message)
 
 
+    @patch('requests.get', mock_requests_get)
     @patch('serial.Serial', MockSerial)
     @patch('pika.BlockingConnection', MockBlockingConnection)
     @patch('cloudbrain.connectors.openbci.OpenBCIConnector.start',