diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
index 278b6b69da..4303ad73e9 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import management
 from django.core.cache import get_cache, DEFAULT_CACHE_ALIAS
 from django.core.cache.backends.base import CacheKeyWarning, InvalidCacheBackendError
-from django.db import connections, router
+from django.db import router
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpRequest, QueryDict
 from django.middleware.cache import FetchFromCacheMiddleware, UpdateCacheMiddleware, CacheMiddleware
-from django.test import RequestFactory
+from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase
 from django.test.utils import get_warnings_state, restore_warnings_state, override_settings
 from django.utils import translation
 from django.utils import unittest
@@ -771,28 +771,31 @@ class DBCacheRouter(object):
             return 'other'
 
     def allow_syncdb(self, db, model):
+        print self, db, model
         if model._meta.app_label == 'django_cache':
             return db == 'other'
 
-class CreateCacheTableForDBCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+class CreateCacheTableForDBCacheTests(TestCase):
+    multi_db = True
 
     def test_createcachetable_observes_database_router(self):
-        with override_settings(DEBUG=True):
-            old_routers = router.routers
-            try:
-                router.routers = [DBCacheRouter()]
-                # cache table should not be created on 'default'
+        old_routers = router.routers
+        try:
+            router.routers = [DBCacheRouter()]
+            # cache table should not be created on 'default'
+            with self.assertNumQueries(0):
                 management.call_command('createcachetable', 'cache_table',
                                         database='default',
                                         verbosity=0, interactive=False)
-                self.assertEqual(len(connections['default'].queries), 0)
-                # cache table should be created on 'other'
+            # cache table should be created on 'other'
+            with self.assertNumQueries(1):
                 management.call_command('createcachetable', 'cache_table',
                                         database='other',
                                         verbosity=0, interactive=False)
-                self.assertNotEqual(len(connections['other'].queries), 0)
-            finally:
-                router.routers = old_routers
+        finally:
+            router.routers = old_routers
+
 
 class LocMemCacheTests(unittest.TestCase, BaseCacheTests):
     backend_name = 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache'