diff --git a/testing/conftest.py b/testing/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae3674e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import pytest
+
address@hidden(scope=u"function")
+def redirect_stdin():
+    u"""GPG requires stdin to be open and have real file descriptor, which interferes with pytest's capture facility.
+    Work around this by redirecting /dev/null to stdin temporarily.
+
+    Activate this fixture on unittest test methods and classes by means of @pytest.mark.usefixtures("redirect_stdin")."""
+    try:
+        targetfd_save = os.dup(0)
+        stdin_save = sys.stdin
+
+        nullfile = open(os.devnull, u"r")
+        sys.stdin = nullfile
+        os.dup2(nullfile.fileno(), 0)
+        yield
+    finally:
+        os.dup2(targetfd_save, 0)
+        sys.stdin = stdin_save
+        os.close(targetfd_save)
+        nullfile.close()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/unit/test_collections.py b/testing/unit/test_collections.py
index a466c738..ba57b755 100644
--- a/testing/unit/test_collections.py
+++ b/testing/unit/test_collections.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class CollectionTest(UnitTestCase):
         test_fileobj(1, u"hello 1")
         test_fileobj(2, u"Hello 2")
 
-    @pytest.mark.nocapture
+    @pytest.mark.usefixtures(u"redirect_stdin")
     def test_sigchain_fileobj(self):
         u"""Test getting signature chain fileobjs from archive_dir_path"""
         self.set_gpg_profile()
diff --git a/testing/unit/test_gpg.py b/testing/unit/test_gpg.py
index 4b1fedc2..c032433f 100644
--- a/testing/unit/test_gpg.py
+++ b/testing/unit/test_gpg.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from duplicity import path
 from . import UnitTestCase
 
 
address@hidden
address@hidden(u"redirect_stdin")
 class GPGTest(UnitTestCase):
     u"""Test GPGFile"""
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 1bc83bf5..23b0afbf 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ setenv = RUN_CODE_TESTS=0
 
 [testenv:py27]
 deps = -rrequirements.txt
-commands =
-    pytest -m "not nocapture" {posargs}
-    pytest -s -m "nocapture" {posargs}
-
+commands = pytest {posargs}
 
 [testenv:code]
 setenv = RUN_CODE_TESTS=1