diff --git a/test/test_websocket.py b/test/test_websocket.py
index 9f22242..501218d 100644
--- a/test/test_websocket.py
+++ b/test/test_websocket.py
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 import socket
 import struct
 
+try:
+    from io import BytesIO
+except ImportError:
+    from StringIO import StringIO as BytesIO
+
 from mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 from ws4py.framing import Frame, \
@@ -178,24 +183,23 @@ def test_sending_ping(self):
         m.sendall.assert_called_once_with(tm)
 
     def test_spill_frame(self):
-        s = MagicMock()
-        m = MagicMock()
-        c = MagicMock()
-        recv = lambda size: b'a' * size
-
-        with patch.multiple(m, recv=recv):
-            ws = WebSocket(sock=m)
-            sz = 20
-            spill = 10
-            proc = MagicMock(return_value=('a' * sz))
-            pend = lambda: b'a' * spill
-
-            with patch.multiple(ws, close=c, process=proc, _get_from_pending=pend):
-                ws.stream = s
-                ws.reading_buffer_size = sz
-                ws.once()
-                proc.assert_called_once_with(b'a' * sz)
-                self.assertEqual(len(ws.buf), spill)
+        data = b"hello"
+        buf = BytesIO(data + b"spillover")
+
+        sock = MagicMock()
+        sock._ssl = object()  # for WebSocket._is_secure logic
+        sock.recv.side_effect = buf.read
+        sock.pending.side_effect = lambda: buf.tell() < len(buf.getvalue())
+
+        ws = WebSocket(sock=sock)
+        ws.stream = MagicMock()
+
+        self.assertTrue(ws._is_secure)
+
+        ws.reading_buffer_size = len(data)
+        ws.once()
+
+        ws.stream.parser.send.assert_called_once_with(data)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':