diff --git a/funtests/setup.cfg b/funtests/setup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..321d1e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/funtests/setup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[nosetests]
+verbosity = 1
+detailed-errors = 1
+where = tests
diff --git a/funtests/tests/__init__.py b/funtests/tests/__init__.py
index e69de29b..0300fda8 100644
--- a/funtests/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/funtests/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+print("HELLO")
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.pardir))
+print(sys.path[0])
+sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+print(sys.path[0])
diff --git a/funtests/tests/disabled_pika.py b/funtests/tests/disabled_pika.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 835dd41f..00000000
--- a/funtests/tests/disabled_pika.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-import socket
-import time
-import unittest2 as unittest
-
-from nose import SkipTest
-
-from kombu import BrokerConnection
-from kombu import Producer, Consumer, Exchange, Queue
-
-
-def consumeN(conn, consumer, n=1):
-    messages = []
-
-    def callback(message_data, message):
-        messages.append(message_data)
-        message.ack()
-
-    prev, consumer.callbacks = consumer.callbacks, [callback]
-
-    while True:
-        conn.drain_events(timeout=1)
-        if len(messages) >= n:
-            break
-
-    consumer.callback = prev
-    return messages
-
-
-class test_pika(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def purge(self, names):
-        chan = self.connection.channel()
-        map(chan.queue_purge, names)
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.connection = BrokerConnection(transport="pika")
-        try:
-            self.connection.connect()
-        except socket.error:
-            self.connected = False
-        else:
-            self.connected = True
-        self.exchange = Exchange("tamqplib", "direct")
-        self.queue = Queue("tamqplib", self.exchange, "tamqplib")
-
-    def test_produce__consume(self):
-        if not self.connected:
-            raise SkipTest("Broker not running.")
-        chan1 = self.connection.channel()
-        producer = Producer(chan1, self.exchange)
-
-        producer.publish({"foo": "bar"}, routing_key="tamqplib")
-        chan1.close()
-
-        chan2 = self.connection.channel()
-        consumer = Consumer(chan2, self.queue)
-        message = consumeN(self.connection, consumer)
-        self.assertDictEqual(message[0], {"foo": "bar"})
-        chan2.close()
-        self.purge(["tamqplib"])
-
-    def test_produce__consume_multiple(self):
-        if not self.connected:
-            raise SkipTest("Broker not running.")
-        chan1 = self.connection.channel()
-        producer = Producer(chan1, self.exchange)
-        b1 = Queue("pyamqplib.b1", self.exchange, "b1")
-        b2 = Queue("pyamqplib.b2", self.exchange, "b2")
-        b3 = Queue("pyamqplib.b3", self.exchange, "b3")
-
-        producer.publish("b1", routing_key="b1")
-        producer.publish("b2", routing_key="b2")
-        producer.publish("b3", routing_key="b3")
-        chan1.close()
-
-        chan2 = self.connection.channel()
-        consumer = Consumer(chan2, [b1, b2, b3])
-        messages = consumeN(self.connection, consumer, 3)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(messages, ["b1", "b2", "b3"])
-        chan2.close()
-        self.purge(["pyamqplib.b1", "pyamqplib.b2", "pyamqplib.b3"])
-
-    def test_timeout(self):
-        if not self.connected:
-            raise SkipTest("Broker not running.")
-        chan = self.connection.channel()
-        self.purge([self.queue.name])
-        consumer = Consumer(chan, self.queue)
-        self.assertRaises(socket.timeout, self.connection.drain_events,
-                timeout=0.3)
-        consumer.cancel()
-
-    def test_basic_get(self):
-        chan1 = self.connection.channel()
-        producer = Producer(chan1, self.exchange)
-        producer.publish({"basic.get": "this"}, routing_key="basic_get")
-        chan1.close()
-
-        chan2 = self.connection.channel()
-        queue = Queue("amqplib_basic_get", self.exchange, "basic_get")
-        queue = queue(chan2)
-        queue.declare()
-        for i in range(50):
-            m = queue.get()
-            if m:
-                break
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-        self.assertEqual(m.payload, {"basic.get": "this"})
-        chan2.close()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        if self.connected:
-            self.connection.close()
diff --git a/funtests/tests/test_pika.py b/funtests/tests/test_pika.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02e51303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/funtests/tests/test_pika.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from funtests import transport
+
+
+class test_pika_blocking(transport.TransportCase):
+    transport = "syncpika"
+    prefix = "syncpika"
+
+
+class test_pika_async(transport.TransportCase):
+    transport = "pika"
+    prefix = "pika"
diff --git a/funtests/transport.py b/funtests/transport.py
index 14b647b4..6c1d79b4 100644
--- a/funtests/transport.py
+++ b/funtests/transport.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ def consumeN(conn, consumer, n=1):
     consumer.consume()
 
     while True:
-        conn.drain_events(timeout=1)
+        try:
+            conn.drain_events(timeout=1)
+        except socket.timeout:
+            pass
         if len(messages) >= n:
             break
 
diff --git a/kombu/transport/pypika.py b/kombu/transport/pypika.py
index 30daf813..71ad54d4 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/pypika.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/pypika.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Pika transport.
 :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 
 """
+import socket
+
 from pika import asyncore_adapter
 from pika import blocking_adapter
 from pika import channel
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ class Message(base.Message):
                        "content_type": header.content_type,
                        "content_encoding": header.content_encoding,
                        "delivery_info": dict(
-                            consumer_tag=method.consumer_tag,
+                            consumer_tag=getattr(method, "consumer_tag", None),
                             routing_key=method.routing_key,
                             delivery_tag=method.delivery_tag,
+                            redelivered=method.redelivered,
                             exchange=method.exchange)})
 
         super(Message, self).__init__(channel, **kwargs)
@@ -42,10 +45,10 @@ class Channel(channel.Channel):
     Message = Message
 
     def basic_get(self, queue, no_ack):
-        m = channel.Channel.basic_get(self, queue=queue, no_ack=no_ack)
-        if isinstance(m, Basic.GetEmpty):
+        method = channel.Channel.basic_get(self, queue=queue, no_ack=no_ack)
+        if isinstance(method, Basic.GetEmpty):
             return
-        return m
+        return None, method, method._properties, method._body
 
     def queue_purge(self, queue=None, nowait=False):
         return channel.Channel.queue_purge(self, queue=queue, nowait=nowait) \
@@ -105,12 +108,29 @@ class BlockingConnection(blocking_adapter.BlockingConnection):
     def channel(self):
         return Channel(channel.ChannelHandler(self))
 
+    def ensure_drain_events(self, timeout=None):
+        return self.drain_events(timeout=timeout)
 
 class AsyncoreConnection(asyncore_adapter.AsyncoreConnection):
+    _event_counter = 0
+    Super = asyncore_adapter.AsyncoreConnection
 
     def channel(self):
         return Channel(channel.ChannelHandler(self))
 
+    def ensure_drain_events(self, timeout=None):
+        # asyncore connection does not raise socket.timeout when timing out
+        # so need to do a little trick here to mimic the behavior
+        # of sync connection.
+        current_events = self._event_counter
+        self.drain_events(timeout=timeout)
+        if self._event_counter <= current_events:
+            raise socket.timeout("timed out")
+
+    def on_data_available(self, buf):
+        self._event_counter += 1
+        self.Super.on_data_available(self, buf)
+
 
 class SyncTransport(base.Transport):
     default_port = DEFAULT_PORT
@@ -141,7 +161,7 @@ class SyncTransport(base.Transport):
         return connection.channel()
 
     def drain_events(self, connection, **kwargs):
-        return connection.drain_events(**kwargs)
+        return connection.ensure_drain_events(**kwargs)
 
     def establish_connection(self):
         """Establish connection to the AMQP broker."""