diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 91cb9ca5..715b7a6f 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_create_asyncio_server(app):
     asyncio_srv_coro = app.create_server(return_asyncio_server=True)
     assert isawaitable(asyncio_srv_coro)
     srv = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio_srv_coro)
-    assert isinstance(srv, asyncio_base_events.Server)
+    assert srv.is_serving() is True
 
 
 def test_asyncio_server_start_serving(app):
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index fe4b97b9..241a2566 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -231,10 +231,12 @@ async def test_config_access_log_passing_in_create_server(app):
     async def _request(sanic, loop):
         app.stop()
 
-    await app.create_server(port=1341, access_log=False)
+    await app.create_server(port=1341, access_log=False,
+                            return_asyncio_server=True)
     assert app.config.ACCESS_LOG == False
 
-    await app.create_server(port=1342, access_log=True)
+    await app.create_server(port=1342, access_log=True,
+                            return_asyncio_server=True)
     assert app.config.ACCESS_LOG == True
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_logo.py b/tests/test_logo.py
index 1deb46f6..901d7b8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_logo.py
+++ b/tests/test_logo.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ except BaseException:
 
 
 def test_logo_base(app, caplog):
-    server = app.create_server(debug=True)
+    server = app.create_server(
+        debug=True, return_asyncio_server=True)
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
     loop._stopping = False
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ def test_logo_base(app, caplog):
 def test_logo_false(app, caplog):
     app.config.LOGO = False
 
-    server = app.create_server(debug=True)
+    server = app.create_server(
+        debug=True, return_asyncio_server=True)
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
     loop._stopping = False
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ def test_logo_false(app, caplog):
 def test_logo_true(app, caplog):
     app.config.LOGO = True
 
-    server = app.create_server(debug=True)
+    server = app.create_server(
+        debug=True, return_asyncio_server=True)
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
     loop._stopping = False
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ def test_logo_true(app, caplog):
 def test_logo_custom(app, caplog):
     app.config.LOGO = "My Custom Logo"
 
-    server = app.create_server(debug=True)
+    server = app.create_server(
+        debug=True, return_asyncio_server=True)
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
     loop._stopping = False
diff --git a/tests/test_server_events.py b/tests/test_server_events.py
index 0dc344df..2e2cf513 100644
--- a/tests/test_server_events.py
+++ b/tests/test_server_events.py
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ async def test_trigger_before_events_create_server(app):
     async def init_db(app, loop):
         app.db = MySanicDb()
 
-    await app.create_server()
+    await app.create_server(
+        debug=True, return_asyncio_server=True)
 
     assert hasattr(app, "db")
     assert isinstance(app.db, MySanicDb)