diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ccecdb52..231f1062 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "babel": "^5.5.8",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.2",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+    "nixt": "^0.4.1",
     "nock": "^2.5.0",
     "nyc": "^2.3.0",
     "npm-registry-couchapp": "^2.6.11",
diff --git a/src/lib/verify.js b/src/lib/verify.js
index e1fb4299..c8a20810 100644
--- a/src/lib/verify.js
+++ b/src/lib/verify.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function (pkg, options, env) {
     ))
   }
 
-  if (!env.NPM_TOKEN) {
+  if (!(env.NPM_TOKEN || (env.NPM_OLD_TOKEN && env.NPM_EMAIL))) {
     errors.push(new SemanticReleaseError(
       'No npm token specified.',
       'ENONPMTOKEN'
diff --git a/test/lib/base-scenario.js b/test/lib/base-scenario.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2879b350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/base-scenario.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const nixt = require('nixt')
+
+module.exports = function (cwd, uri) {
+  return nixt()
+    .cwd(cwd)
+    .env('NPM_OLD_TOKEN', 'aW50ZWdyYXRpb246c3VjaHNlY3VyZQ==')
+		.env('NPM_EMAIL', 'integration@test.com')
+    .env('GH_TOKEN', 'ghtoken')
+    .env('CI', true)
+    .env('npm_config_registry', uri)
+    .env('npm_config_loglevel', 'info')
+    .clone()
+}