diff --git a/webapp/tests/test_signup.py b/webapp/tests/test_signup.py
index 79b8c5a..cf822d4 100644
--- a/webapp/tests/test_signup.py
+++ b/webapp/tests/test_signup.py
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import status
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIRequestFactory, force_authenticate
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, force_authenticate
 
 from webapp.models import Signup, SignupForm
 from webapp.serializers import SignupSerializer, SignupFormSerializer
-from webapp.tests.event_fixture import createEventObject, createEventJSON
+from webapp.tests.event_fixture import createEventObject
 from webapp.utils import month_from_now
-import json
 
 URL = "/api/signup/"
 
-ALL_QUESTION_TYPES = json.dumps([
+ALL_QUESTION_TYPES = [
 
-])
+]
 
 
 def createSignupForm(name="Form1", start_time=timezone.now(), end_time=month_from_now(), questions=ALL_QUESTION_TYPES, visible=True):
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ class SignupTestCase(APITestCase):
         self.hiddenForm = createSignupForm(visible=False)
         # self.event = createEventObject(signup_id=self.signupForm.id)
 
-        self.signup1 = createSignupObject(self.signupForm, json.dumps([]))
-        self.signup2 = createSignupObject(self.signupForm, json.dumps([]))
+        self.signup1 = createSignupObject(self.signupForm, [])
+        self.signup2 = createSignupObject(self.signupForm, [])
 
         username, password = "test_admin", "password123"
         self.authClient = User.objects.create_superuser(username, "myemail@test.com", password)
@@ -85,19 +84,19 @@ class SignupTestCase(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.data, expected.data)
 
     def test_create_signup(self):
-        new = createSignupJSON(self.signup1.id, "[]")
-        response = self.client.post(URL, format="json")
+        new = createSignupJSON(self.signup1.id, [])
+        response = self.client.post(URL, new, format="json")
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
         self.assertEqual(Signup.objects.count(), 3)
 
     def test_create_signup_404_or_hidden(self):
-        new = createSignupJSON(3001, "[]")
-        response = self.client.post(URL, format="json")
+        new = createSignupJSON(3001, [])
+        response = self.client.post(URL, new, format="json")
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
         self.assertEqual(Signup.objects.count(), 2)
 
-        new = createSignupJSON(self.hiddenForm, "[]")
-        response = self.client.post(URL, format="json")
+        new = createSignupJSON(self.hiddenForm, [])
+        response = self.client.post(URL, new, format="json")
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
         self.assertEqual(Signup.objects.count(), 2)