diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
index bb57cca..3bcf1f3 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
     protocol = []
     http_time_between_calls = 0
     status_support = True
-    testable = False
 
     torrent_sources = [
         'http://torrage.com/torrent/%s.torrent',
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
         addEvent('download.remove_failed', self._removeFailed)
         addEvent('download.pause', self._pause)
         addEvent('download.process_complete', self._processComplete)
-        addApiView('download.%s.is_testable' % self.getName().lower(), self.isTestable)
         addApiView('download.%s.test' % self.getName().lower(), self._test)
 
     def getEnabledProtocol(self):
@@ -162,14 +160,11 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
             (d_manual and manual or d_manual is False) and \
             (not data or self.isCorrectProtocol(data.get('protocol')))
 
-    def isTestable(self):
-        return {'success': self.testable}
-
     def _test(self):
         t = self.test()
-        if isinstance(t,tuple):
-            return {'success': t[0], 'msg': t[1] }
-        return {'success': t }
+        if isinstance(t, tuple):
+            return {'success': t[0], 'msg': t[1]}
+        return {'success': t}
 
     def test(self):
         return False
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
index 8449d09..9a01835 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/blackhole/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import with_statement
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import sp
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
 import os
@@ -67,6 +68,20 @@ class Blackhole(Downloader):
 
         return False
 
+    def test(self):
+        directory = self.conf('directory')
+        if directory and os.path.isdir(directory):
+
+            test_file = sp(os.path.join(directory, 'couchpotato_test.txt'))
+
+            # Check if folder is writable
+            self.createFile(test_file, 'This is a test file')
+            if os.path.isfile(test_file):
+                os.remove(test_file)
+                return True
+
+        return False
+
     def getEnabledProtocol(self):
         if self.conf('use_for') == 'both':
             return super(Blackhole, self).getEnabledProtocol()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
index 3d72be7..5930095 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/deluge/main.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class Deluge(Downloader):
     protocol = ['torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     log = CPLog(__name__)
     drpc = None
-    testable = True
 
     def connect(self, reconnect = False):
         # Load host from config and split out port.
@@ -33,11 +32,6 @@ class Deluge(Downloader):
 
         return self.drpc
 
-    def test(self):
-        if self.connect(True) and self.drpc.test():
-            return True
-        return False
-
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
         if not data: data = {}
@@ -92,6 +86,11 @@ class Deluge(Downloader):
         log.info('Torrent sent to Deluge successfully.')
         return self.downloadReturnId(remote_torrent)
 
+    def test(self):
+        if self.connect(True) and self.drpc.test():
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         log.debug('Checking Deluge download status.')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
index 8b9c88d..3dad867 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbget/main.py
@@ -16,30 +16,7 @@ log = CPLog(__name__)
 class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['nzb']
-
     rpc = 'xmlrpc'
-    testable = True
-
-    def test(self):
-        url = cleanHost(host = self.conf('host'), ssl = self.conf('ssl'), username = self.conf('username'), password = self.conf('password')) + self.rpc
-        rpc = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
-
-        try:
-            if rpc.writelog('INFO', 'CouchPotato connected to test connection'):
-                log.debug('Successfully connected to NZBGet')
-            else:
-                log.info('Successfully connected to NZBGet, but unable to send a message')
-        except socket.error:
-            log.error('NZBGet is not responding. Please ensure that NZBGet is running and host setting is correct.')
-            return False
-        except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError as e:
-            if e.errcode == 401:
-                log.error('Password is incorrect.')
-            else:
-                log.error('Protocol Error: %s', e)
-            return False
-
-        return True
 
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
@@ -53,8 +30,7 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
         nzb_name = ss('%s.nzb' % self.createNzbName(data, media))
 
-        url = cleanHost(host = self.conf('host'), ssl = self.conf('ssl'), username = self.conf('username'), password = self.conf('password')) + self.rpc
-        rpc = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
+        rpc = self.getRPC()
 
         try:
             if rpc.writelog('INFO', 'CouchPotato connected to drop off %s.' % nzb_name):
@@ -90,12 +66,31 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
             log.error('NZBGet could not add %s to the queue.', nzb_name)
             return False
 
+    def test(self):
+        rpc = self.getRPC()
+
+        try:
+            if rpc.writelog('INFO', 'CouchPotato connected to test connection'):
+                log.debug('Successfully connected to NZBGet')
+            else:
+                log.info('Successfully connected to NZBGet, but unable to send a message')
+        except socket.error:
+            log.error('NZBGet is not responding. Please ensure that NZBGet is running and host setting is correct.')
+            return False
+        except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError as e:
+            if e.errcode == 401:
+                log.error('Password is incorrect.')
+            else:
+                log.error('Protocol Error: %s', e)
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         log.debug('Checking NZBGet download status.')
 
-        url = cleanHost(host = self.conf('host'), ssl = self.conf('ssl'), username = self.conf('username'), password = self.conf('password')) + self.rpc
-        rpc = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
+        rpc = self.getRPC()
 
         try:
             if rpc.writelog('INFO', 'CouchPotato connected to check status'):
@@ -180,8 +175,7 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
 
         log.info('%s failed downloading, deleting...', release_download['name'])
 
-        url = cleanHost(host = self.conf('host'), ssl = self.conf('ssl'), username = self.conf('username'), password = self.conf('password')) + self.rpc
-        rpc = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
+        rpc = self.getRPC()
 
         try:
             if rpc.writelog('INFO', 'CouchPotato connected to delete some history'):
@@ -216,3 +210,7 @@ class NZBGet(Downloader):
             return False
 
         return True
+
+    def getRPC(self):
+        url = cleanHost(host = self.conf('host'), ssl = self.conf('ssl'), username = self.conf('username'), password = self.conf('password')) + self.rpc
+        return xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url)
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
index e02f7c1..d1525c8 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/nzbvortex/main.py
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@ class NZBVortex(Downloader):
     protocol = ['nzb']
     api_level = None
     session_id = None
-    testable = True
-
-    def test(self):
-        try:
-            login_result = self.login()
-        except:
-            return False
-
-        return login_result
 
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
@@ -51,6 +42,14 @@ class NZBVortex(Downloader):
             log.error('Something went wrong sending the NZB file: %s', traceback.format_exc())
             return False
 
+    def test(self):
+        try:
+            login_result = self.login()
+        except:
+            return False
+
+        return login_result
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         raw_statuses = self.call('nzb')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/pneumatic/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/pneumatic/main.py
index 6af22d2..bc1f6d0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/pneumatic/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/pneumatic/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import with_statement
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader
+from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import sp
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
 import os
 import traceback
@@ -56,3 +57,17 @@ class Pneumatic(Downloader):
                 log.info('Failed to download file %s: %s', (data.get('name'), traceback.format_exc()))
                 return False
         return False
+
+    def test(self):
+        directory = self.conf('directory')
+        if directory and os.path.isdir(directory):
+
+            test_file = sp(os.path.join(directory, 'couchpotato_test.txt'))
+
+            # Check if folder is writable
+            self.createFile(test_file, 'This is a test file')
+            if os.path.isfile(test_file):
+                os.remove(test_file)
+                return True
+
+        return False
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
index fed2bfe..c5850f9 100755
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/rtorrent/main.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class rTorrent(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     rt = None
-    testable = True
     error_msg = ''
 
     # Migration url to host options
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ class rTorrent(Downloader):
         self.rt = None
         return True
 
-    def connect(self):
+    def connect(self, reconnect = False):
         # Already connected?
         if not reconnect and self.rt is not None:
             return self.rt
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
index 9eea8c9..ba58c09 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/sabnzbd/main.py
@@ -15,27 +15,6 @@ log = CPLog(__name__)
 class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['nzb']
-    testable = True
-
-    def test(self):
-        try:
-            sab_data = self.call({
-                'mode': 'version',
-            })
-            v = sab_data.split('.')
-            if int(v[0]) == 0 and int(v[1]) < 7:
-                return False, 'Your Sabnzbd client is too old, please update to newest version.'
-
-            # the version check will work even with wrong api key, so we need the next check as well
-            sab_data = self.call({
-                'mode': 'qstatus',
-            })
-            if not sab_data:
-                return False
-        except:
-            return False
-
-        return True
 
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
@@ -85,6 +64,26 @@ class Sabnzbd(Downloader):
             log.error('Error getting data from SABNZBd: %s', sab_data)
             return False
 
+    def test(self):
+        try:
+            sab_data = self.call({
+                'mode': 'version',
+            })
+            v = sab_data.split('.')
+            if int(v[0]) == 0 and int(v[1]) < 7:
+                return False, 'Your Sabnzbd client is too old, please update to newest version.'
+
+            # the version check will work even with wrong api key, so we need the next check as well
+            sab_data = self.call({
+                'mode': 'qstatus',
+            })
+            if not sab_data:
+                return False
+        except:
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         log.debug('Checking SABnzbd download status.')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
index 7fb0ee5..7e5b609 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/synology/main.py
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['nzb', 'torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     status_support = False
-    testable = True
-
-    def test(self):
-        host = cleanHost(self.conf('host'), protocol = False).split(':')
-        try:
-            srpc = SynologyRPC(host[0], host[1], self.conf('username'), self.conf('password'))
-            test_result = srpc.test()
-        except:
-            return False
-
-        return test_result
 
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
@@ -56,6 +45,16 @@ class Synology(Downloader):
         finally:
             return self.downloadReturnId('') if response else False
 
+    def test(self):
+        host = cleanHost(self.conf('host'), protocol = False).split(':')
+        try:
+            srpc = SynologyRPC(host[0], host[1], self.conf('username'), self.conf('password'))
+            test_result = srpc.test()
+        except:
+            return False
+
+        return test_result
+
     def getEnabledProtocol(self):
         if self.conf('use_for') == 'both':
             return super(Synology, self).getEnabledProtocol()
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
index d64c270..4c42bf0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/transmission/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class Transmission(Downloader):
     protocol = ['torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     log = CPLog(__name__)
     trpc = None
-    testable = True
 
     def connect(self, reconnect = False):
         # Load host from config and split out port.
@@ -32,11 +31,6 @@ class Transmission(Downloader):
 
         return self.trpc
 
-    def test(self):
-        if self.connect(True) and self.trpc.get_session():
-            return True
-        return False
-
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
         if not data: data = {}
@@ -89,6 +83,11 @@ class Transmission(Downloader):
         log.info('Torrent sent to Transmission successfully.')
         return self.downloadReturnId(remote_torrent['torrent-added']['hashString'])
 
+    def test(self):
+        if self.connect(True) and self.trpc.get_session():
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         log.debug('Checking Transmission download status.')
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
index e1a111e..6a5e425 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from base64 import b16encode, b32decode
 from bencode import bencode as benc, bdecode
-from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader, ReleaseDownloadList
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import isInt, ss, sp
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt, tryFloat, cleanHost
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     utorrent_api = None
-    testable = True
     status_flags = {
         'STARTED'     : 1,
         'CHECKING'    : 2,
@@ -48,17 +46,6 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
 
         return self.utorrent_api
 
-    def test(self):
-        if self.connect():
-            build_version = self.utorrent_api.get_build()
-            if not build_version:
-                return False
-            if build_version < 25406:  # This build corresponds to version 3.0.0 stable
-                return False, 'Your uTorrent client is too old, please update to newest version.'
-            return True
-
-        return False
-
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
         if not data: data = {}
@@ -128,6 +115,17 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
 
         return self.downloadReturnId(torrent_hash)
 
+    def test(self):
+        if self.connect():
+            build_version = self.utorrent_api.get_build()
+            if not build_version:
+                return False
+            if build_version < 25406:  # This build corresponds to version 3.0.0 stable
+                return False, 'Your uTorrent client is too old, please update to newest version.'
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
     def getAllDownloadStatus(self, ids):
 
         log.debug('Checking uTorrent download status.')
diff --git a/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js b/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js
index 8d03c24..5127275 100644
--- a/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js
+++ b/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js
@@ -27,48 +27,41 @@ var DownloadersBase = new Class({
 
 		if(button_name.contains('Downloaders')) return;
 
-		Api.request('download.'+plugin_name+'.is_testable',  {
-			'onComplete': function(json){
-                if(json.success){
-                    // Only add test button if downloader is testable
-                    new Element('.ctrlHolder.test_button').adopt(
-                        new Element('a.button', {
-                            'text': button_name,
-                            'events': {
-                                'click': function(){
-                                    var button = fieldset.getElement('.test_button .button');
-                                        button.set('text', 'Connecting...');
-
-                                    Api.request('download.'+plugin_name+'.test', {
-                                        'onComplete': function(json){
-
-                                            button.set('text', button_name);
-
-                                            if(json.success){
-                                                var message = new Element('span.success', {
-                                                    'text': 'Connection successful'
-                                                }).inject(button, 'after')
-                                            }
-                                            else {
-                                                var msg_text = 'Connection failed. Check logs for details.';
-                                                if(json.hasOwnProperty('msg')) msg_text = json.msg;
-                                                var message = new Element('span.failed', {
-                                                    'text': msg_text
-                                                }).inject(button, 'after')
-                                            }
-
-                                            (function(){
-                                                message.destroy();
-                                            }).delay(3000)
-                                        }
-                                    });
-                                }
-                            }
-                        })
-                    ).inject(fieldset);
-                }
-			}
-		});
+		new Element('.ctrlHolder.test_button').adopt(
+			new Element('a.button', {
+				'text': button_name,
+				'events': {
+					'click': function(){
+						var button = fieldset.getElement('.test_button .button');
+							button.set('text', 'Connecting...');
+
+						Api.request('download.'+plugin_name+'.test', {
+							'onComplete': function(json){
+
+								button.set('text', button_name);
+
+								if(json.success){
+									var message = new Element('span.success', {
+										'text': 'Connection successful'
+									}).inject(button, 'after')
+								}
+								else {
+									var msg_text = 'Connection failed. Check logs for details.';
+									if(json.hasOwnProperty('msg')) msg_text = json.msg;
+									var message = new Element('span.failed', {
+										'text': msg_text
+									}).inject(button, 'after')
+								}
+
+								(function(){
+									message.destroy();
+								}).delay(3000)
+							}
+						});
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		).inject(fieldset);
 
 	},
 
@@ -79,4 +72,4 @@ var DownloadersBase = new Class({
 
 });
 
-window.Downloaders = new DownloadersBase();
\ No newline at end of file
+window.Downloaders = new DownloadersBase();