diff --git a/dpaste/tests/test_api.py b/dpaste/tests/test_api.py
index a4b6f0e..38c4107 100644
--- a/dpaste/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/dpaste/tests/test_api.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ class SnippetAPITestCase(TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.api_url = reverse('dpaste_api_create_snippet')
-        self.client = Client()
-
+        self.client = Client(enforce_csrf_checks=True)
 
     def test_empty(self):
         """
diff --git a/dpaste/urls/dpaste_api.py b/dpaste/urls/dpaste_api.py
index 45ed101..91c125a 100644
--- a/dpaste/urls/dpaste_api.py
+++ b/dpaste/urls/dpaste_api.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from ..views import APIView
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    url(r'^api/$', APIView.as_view(), name='dpaste_api_create_snippet'),
+    url(r'^api/$', csrf_exempt(APIView.as_view()), name='dpaste_api_create_snippet'),
 ]
diff --git a/dpaste/views.py b/dpaste/views.py
index ac30c6e..b0873be 100644
--- a/dpaste/views.py
+++ b/dpaste/views.py
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ class APIView(View):
     """
     API View
     """
-    @method_decorator(csrf_exempt)
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         content = request.POST.get('content', '').strip()
         lexer = request.POST.get('lexer', LEXER_DEFAULT).strip()