diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/googletranslate/test_googletranslate.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/googletranslate/test_googletranslate.py
index fdaed5e..9b92f31 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/googletranslate/test_googletranslate.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/googletranslate/test_googletranslate.py
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import json
-
 from unittest.mock import patch
-from requests.exceptions import HTTPError, ConnectionError
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 
-from zulip_bots.test_lib import BotTestCase
+from zulip_bots.test_lib import StubBotTestCase
 from zulip_bots.bots.googletranslate.googletranslate import TranslateError
 
 help_text = '''
@@ -18,129 +11,68 @@ Please format your message like:
 Visit [here](https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages) for all languages
 '''
 
-class TestGoogleTranslateBot(BotTestCase):
+class TestGoogleTranslateBot(StubBotTestCase):
     bot_name = "googletranslate"
 
-    def test_normal(self):
+    def _test(self, message, response, http_config_fixture, http_fixture=None):
         with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_normal'):
-                    with self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
-                    self.assert_bot_response(
-                        message = {'content': '"hello" de', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                        response = {'content': 'Hallo (from tester)'},
-                        expected_method = 'send_reply'
-                    )
+                self.mock_http_conversation(http_config_fixture):
+                    if http_fixture:
+                        with self.mock_http_conversation(http_fixture):
+                            self.verify_reply(message, response)
+                    else:
+                            self.verify_reply(message, response)
+
+    def test_normal(self):
+        self._test('"hello" de', 'Hallo (from Foo Test User)', 'test_languages', 'test_normal')
 
     def test_source_language_not_found(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-            self.assert_bot_response(
-                message = {'content': '"hello" german foo', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                response = {'content': 'Source language not found. Visit [here](https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages) for all languages'},
-                expected_method = 'send_reply'
-            )
+        self._test('"hello" german foo',
+                   ('Source language not found. Visit [here]'
+                    '(https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages) for all languages'),
+                   'test_languages')
 
     def test_target_language_not_found(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-            self.assert_bot_response(
-                message = {'content': '"hello" bar english', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                response = {'content': 'Target language not found. Visit [here](https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages) for all languages'},
-                expected_method = 'send_reply'
-            )
+        self._test('"hello" bar english',
+                   ('Target language not found. Visit [here]'
+                    '(https://cloud.google.com/translate/docs/languages) for all languages'),
+                   'test_languages')
 
     def test_403(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_403'):
-                    with self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
-                    self.assert_bot_response(
-                        message = {'content': '"hello" german english', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                        response = {'content': 'Translate Error. Invalid API Key..'},
-                        expected_method = 'send_reply'
-                    )
+        self._test('"hello" german english',
+                   'Translate Error. Invalid API Key..',
+                   'test_languages', 'test_403')
 
     # Override default function in StubBotTestCase
     def test_bot_responds_to_empty_message(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-        self.assert_bot_response(
-            message = {'content': '', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-            response = {'content': help_text},
-            expected_method = 'send_reply'
-        )
+        self._test('', help_text, 'test_languages')
 
     def test_help_command(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-        self.assert_bot_response(
-            message = {'content': 'help', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-            response = {'content': help_text},
-            expected_method = 'send_reply'
-        )
+        self._test('help', help_text, 'test_languages')
 
     def test_help_too_many_args(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-        self.assert_bot_response(
-            message = {'content': '"hello" de english foo bar', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-            response = {'content': help_text},
-            expected_method = 'send_reply'
-        )
+        self._test('"hello" de english foo bar', help_text, 'test_languages')
 
     def test_help_no_langs(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-            self.initialize_bot()
-        self.assert_bot_response(
-            message = {'content': '"hello"', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-            response = {'content': help_text},
-            expected_method = 'send_reply'
-        )
+        self._test('"hello"', help_text, 'test_languages')
 
     def test_quotation_in_text(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_quotation'):
-                    with self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
-                    self.assert_bot_response(
-                        message = {'content': '"this has "quotation" marks in" english', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                        response = {'content': 'this has "quotation" marks in (from tester)'},
-                        expected_method = 'send_reply'
-                    )
+        self._test('"this has "quotation" marks in" english',
+                   'this has "quotation" marks in (from Foo Test User)',
+                   'test_languages', 'test_quotation')
 
     def test_exception(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                patch('zulip_bots.bots.googletranslate.googletranslate.translate', side_effect=Exception):
-                    with self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
-                    self.assertRaises(Exception)
-                    self.assert_bot_response(
-                        message = {'content': '"hello" de', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                        response = {'content': 'Error. .'},
-                        expected_method = 'send_reply'
-                    )
+        with patch('zulip_bots.bots.googletranslate.googletranslate.translate',
+                   side_effect=Exception):
+            self._test('"hello" de', 'Error. .', 'test_languages')
 
     def test_get_language_403(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                self.mock_http_conversation('test_language_403'), \
-                self.assertRaises(TranslateError):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
+        with self.assertRaises(TranslateError):
+            self._test(None, None, 'test_language_403')
 
     def test_connection_error(self):
-        with self.mock_config_info({'key': 'abcdefg'}), \
-                patch('requests.post', side_effect=ConnectionError()), \
+        with patch('requests.post', side_effect=ConnectionError()), \
                 patch('logging.warning'):
-                    with self.mock_http_conversation('test_languages'):
-                        self.initialize_bot()
-                    self.assert_bot_response(
-                        message = {'content': '"test" en', 'sender_full_name': 'tester'},
-                        response = {'content': 'Could not connect to Google Translate. .'},
-                        expected_method = 'send_reply'
-                    )
+                    self._test('"test" en',
+                               'Could not connect to Google Translate. .',
+                               'test_languages')
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/test_lib.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/test_lib.py
index e14127c..929da62 100755
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/test_lib.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/test_lib.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class StubBotTestCase(TestCase):
 
         message = dict(
             sender_email='foo@example.com',
+            sender_full_name='Foo Test User',
             content=request,
         )
         bot_handler.reset_transcript()