diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a004ee2a..fa722204 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ before_install:
     if [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -eq 0 && "$(cut -d. -f2 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 10 ]]; then
       npm install --save-dev mocha@2.5.3
     fi
+  - |
+    # supertest for testing
+    # - use 1.1.0 for Node.js < 0.10
+    if [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -eq 0 && "$(cut -d. -f2 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 10 ]]; then
+      npm install --save-dev supertest@1.1.0
+    fi
   # Update Node.js modules
   - |
     # Prune and rebuild node_modules
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 5b92b4aa..e634ca95 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ install:
       if ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -eq 0 -and [int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[1] -lt 10) {
         npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@2.5.3
       }
+  - ps: |
+      # mocha for testing
+      # - use 1.1.0 for Node.js < 0.10
+      if ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -eq 0 -and [int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[1] -lt 10) {
+        npm install --silent --save-dev supertest@1.1.0
+      }
   # Update Node.js modules
   - ps: |
       # Prune & rebuild node_modules
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f0f9b6d..1d1ffad3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-markdown": "1.0.0",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "mocha": "3.5.3",
-    "supertest": "1.1.0"
+    "supertest": "2.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "public/",