diff --git a/src/test/externalldap-test.js b/src/test/externalldap-test.js
index 938bcd8fb..e3f738d81 100644
--- a/src/test/externalldap-test.js
+++ b/src/test/externalldap-test.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const async = require('async'),
     groups = require('../groups.js'),
     ldap = require('ldapjs'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
-    server = require('../server.js'),
-    superagent = require('superagent'),
     users = require('../users.js');
 
 const LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD = 'validpassword';
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class LdapServer {
 }
 
 describe('External LDAP', function () {
-    const { setup, cleanup, admin, serverUrl, auditSource } = common;
+    const { setup, cleanup, admin, auditSource } = common;
     const ldapServer = new LdapServer(LDAP_CONFIG.provider);
 
     before(function (done) {
@@ -619,11 +617,11 @@ describe('External LDAP', function () {
         before(async function () {
             ldapServer.setUsers(ldapUsers);
             ldapServer.setGroups(ldapGroups);
-            await server.start();
+            //await server.start();
         });
 
         after(async function () {
-            await server.stop();
+            //await server.stop();
         });
 
         it('enable', async function () {
@@ -637,11 +635,8 @@ describe('External LDAP', function () {
                 email: 'auto0@login.com'
             });
 
-            const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/auth/login`)
-                .send({ username: 'autologinuser0', password: LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD })
-                .ok(() => true);
-
-            expect(response.status).to.equal(401);
+            const [error] = await safe(users.verifyWithUsername('autologinuser0', LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD, users.AP_WEBADMIN, {}));
+            expect(error.reason).to.be(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
 
             const result = await users.list();
             expect(result.find(function (u) {
@@ -656,11 +651,8 @@ describe('External LDAP', function () {
         });
 
         it('fails for unknown user', async function () {
-            const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/auth/login`)
-                .send({ username: 'doesnotexist', password: LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD })
-                .ok(() => true);
-
-            expect(response.status).to.equal(401);
+            const [error] = await safe(users.verifyWithUsername('doesnotexist', LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD, users.AP_WEBADMIN, {}));
+            expect(error.reason).to.be(BoxError.NOT_FOUND);
 
             const result = await users.list();
             expect(result.find(function (u) {
@@ -675,11 +667,9 @@ describe('External LDAP', function () {
                 email: 'auto1@login.com'
             });
 
-            const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/auth/login`)
-                .send({ username: 'autologinuser1', password: 'wrongpassword' })
-                .ok(() => true);
+            const [error] = await safe(users.verifyWithUsername('autologinuser1', 'wrongpassword', users.AP_WEBADMIN, {}));
+            expect(error.reason).to.be(BoxError.INVALID_CREDENTIALS);
 
-            expect(response.status).to.equal(401);
             const result = await users.list();
             expect(result.find(function (u) {
                 return u.username === 'autologinuser1';
@@ -694,11 +684,7 @@ describe('External LDAP', function () {
                 password: LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD
             });
 
-            const response = await superagent.post(`${serverUrl}/api/v1/auth/login`)
-                .send({ username: 'autologinuser2', password: LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD })
-                .ok(() => true);
-
-            expect(response.status).to.equal(200);
+            await users.verifyWithUsername('autologinuser2', LDAP_SHARED_PASSWORD, users.AP_WEBADMIN, {});
 
             const result = await users.list();
             expect(result.find(function (u) {