diff --git a/src/phi/ldap/entry.py b/src/phi/ldap/entry.py
index 6a9be63..d4a646c 100644
--- a/src/phi/ldap/entry.py
+++ b/src/phi/ldap/entry.py
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ from phi.logging import get_logger
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_response(client, response_id):
+    response, result, request = client.connection.get_response(
+        response_id, get_request=True
+    )
+
+    log.debug("Request: {}".format(request))
+    log.debug("Response: {}".format(response))
+    log.debug("Result: {}".format(result))
+
+    if result['description'] is not 'success':
+        raise Exception(result['description'])
+
+    return response
+
+
 def get_entry_by_uid(client, uid):
     log.info("Searching entry with identifier: {}".format(uid))
 
@@ -17,18 +32,12 @@ def get_entry_by_uid(client, uid):
         attributes=[ALL_ATTRIBUTES]
     )
 
-    response, result, request = client.connection.get_response(
-        response_id, get_request=True
-    )
-
-    log.debug("Request: {}".format(request))
-    log.debug("Response: {}".format(response))
-    log.debug("Result: {}".format(result))
+    response = get_response(client, response_id)
 
     if not response:
         return None
 
-    if response[1:]:
+    if len(response) > 1:
         log.error("Looking for exactly one result but server gave {}. "
                   "Taking the first and ignoring the rest."
                   .format(len(response)))
@@ -48,8 +57,20 @@ def get_entries_by_ou(client, ou):
         attributes=[ALL_ATTRIBUTES]
     )
 
-    response, result, request = client.connection.get_response(
-        response_id, get_request=True
-    )
-
+    response = get_response(client, response_id)
+    return response
+
+
+def add_entry(client, dn, attributes):
+    log.info('Adding entry with distinguiscet name: {}'
+             'and attributes {}'.format(dn, attributes))
+    response_id = client.connection.add(dn, attributes=attributes)
+    response = get_response(client, response_id)
+    return response
+
+
+def delete_entry(client, dn):
+    log.info('Deleting entry with distinguiscet name: {}')
+    response_id = client.connection.delete(dn)
+    response = get_response(client, response_id)
     return response
diff --git a/src/phi/ldap/user.py b/src/phi/ldap/user.py
index f67b392..3142682 100644
--- a/src/phi/ldap/user.py
+++ b/src/phi/ldap/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from phi.ldap.entry import get_entry_by_uid, get_entries_by_ou
+from phi.ldap.entry import get_entry_by_uid, get_entries_by_ou, \
+                           add_entry, delete_entry
 
 shown_keys = ['uid', 'mail', 'createTimestamp', 'modifyTimestamp']
 
@@ -30,3 +31,25 @@ def get_users_by_ou(client, ou):
     users = [flatten_user(entry) for entry in entries]
 
     return users
+
+
+def add_user(client, uid, cn, sn, mail):
+    dn = 'uid={},ou=Hackers,{}'.format(uid, client.base_dn)
+
+    attributes={
+        'objectClass': [
+            'inetOrgPerson',
+            'organizationalPerson',
+            'person', 'top'
+            ],
+        'cn': cn,
+        'sn': sn,
+        'mail': mail
+    }
+
+    add_entry(client, dn, attributes)
+
+
+def delete_user(client, uid):
+    dn = 'uid={},ou=Hackers,{}'.format(uid, client.base_dn)
+    delete_entry(client, dn)
diff --git a/test/test_ldap.py b/test/test_ldap.py
index 876fc49..6a26c47 100644
--- a/test/test_ldap.py
+++ b/test/test_ldap.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from phi.ldap.user import get_user_by_uid, get_users_by_ou
+from phi.ldap.user import get_user_by_uid, get_users_by_ou, \
+                          add_user, delete_user
 
 
 def test_connection(ldap_client):
@@ -7,9 +8,9 @@ def test_connection(ldap_client):
 
 
 def test_get_user_by_id(ldap_client):
-    entry = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, 'conte_mascetti')
-    assert entry['uid'] == 'conte_mascetti'
-    assert entry['mail'] == 'rmascetti@autistici.org'
+    user = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, 'conte_mascetti')
+    assert user['uid'] == 'conte_mascetti'
+    assert user['mail'] == 'rmascetti@autistici.org'
 
 
 def test_get_users_by_ou(ldap_client):
@@ -19,50 +20,39 @@ def test_get_users_by_ou(ldap_client):
 
 
 def test_add_delete_user(ldap_client):
-    client = ldap_client
-
+    uid = 'rosa_rossi'
     cn = 'Rosa'
     sn = 'Rossi'
     mail = 'foo@autistici.org'
+
+    add_user(ldap_client, uid, cn, sn, mail)
+
+    user = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, uid)
+    assert user['uid'] == uid
+    assert user['mail'] == mail
+
+    delete_user(ldap_client, uid)
+
+    user = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, uid)
+    assert user is None
+
+
+def test_failing_add_user(ldap_client):
+    uid = 'conte_mascetti'
+
+    try:
+        add_user(ldap_client, uid, '.', '.', '.')
+    except:  # User alrady existing
+        pass
+    else:
+        assert False
+
+def test_failing_delete_user(ldap_client):
     uid = 'rosa_rossi'
 
-    dn = 'uid={},ou=Hackers,{}'.format(uid, client.base_dn)
-
-    response_id = client.connection.add(
-        dn,
-        attributes={
-            'objectClass': [
-                'inetOrgPerson',
-                'organizationalPerson',
-                'person', 'top'
-                ],
-            'cn': cn,
-            'sn': sn,
-            'mail': mail
-        }
-    )
-
-    response, result, request = client.connection.get_response(
-        response_id, get_request=True
-    )
-
-    print("Request: {}".format(request))
-    print("Response: {}".format(response))
-    print("Result: {}".format(result))
-
-    entry = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, uid)
-    assert entry['uid'] == uid
-    assert entry['mail'] == mail
-
-    response_id = client.connection.delete(dn)
-
-    response, result, request = client.connection.get_response(
-        response_id, get_request=True
-    )
-
-    print("Request: {}".format(request))
-    print("Response: {}".format(response))
-    print("Result: {}".format(result))
-
-    entry = get_user_by_uid(ldap_client, uid)
-    assert entry is None
+    try:
+        delete_user(ldap_client, uid)
+    except:  # User already not existing
+        pass
+    else:
+        assert False