diff --git test/loadbalancer/test_rackspace.py test/loadbalancer/test_rackspace.py
index be6ef81..afe9b5f 100644
--- test/loadbalancer/test_rackspace.py
+++ test/loadbalancer/test_rackspace.py
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ class RackspaceUKLBTests(RackspaceLBTests):
 class RackspaceLBMockHttp(MockHttp, unittest.TestCase):
     fixtures = LoadBalancerFileFixtures('rackspace')
 
+    # unittest has changed in 2.7 and complains if this isn't present
+    # this is, indeed, somewhat of a hack
+    _type_equality_funcs = {}
+
     def _v1_0(self, method, url, body, headers):
         headers = {'x-server-management-url': 'https://servers.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/slug',
                    'x-auth-token': 'FE011C19-CF86-4F87-BE5D-9229145D7A06',