diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
index bba0900153ccd0457abe5425ff43035bbf7ac8f8..a0b8674fe5814c616a81e54e7df497f10d1eb107 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
@@ -1286,7 +1286,6 @@ class Openbis:
                 "Certificate validation failed. Use o=Openbis(url, verify_certificates=False) if you are using self-signed certificates."
             ) from exc
         except requests.ConnectionError as exc:
-            print(f"EXCEPTION:{exc}")
             raise requests.ConnectionError(
                 "Could not connecto to the openBIS server. Please check your internet connection, the specified hostname and port."
             ) from exc
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_dataset.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_dataset.py
index ac3b97c4c9e7fa6f630d920c6c2ced141a9b5e26..f53f8376247b0dd4b6482329947cfaf3824e540d 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_dataset.py
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ import pytest
 from pybis.things import Things
 
 
-def test_get_datasets(space):
-    # test paging
+def test_get_datasets_count(space):
     o = space.openbis
     testfile_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "testdir/testfile")
     dataset = o.new_dataset(
@@ -40,7 +39,35 @@ def test_get_datasets(space):
         assert current_datasets is not None
         assert len(current_datasets) == 1
     finally:
-        dataset.delete("test_get_datasets", True)
+        dataset.delete("test_get_datasets_count", True)
+
+
+def test_get_datasets_paging(space):
+    o = space.openbis
+    testfile_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "testdir/testfile")
+    dataset1 = o.new_dataset(
+        type="RAW_DATA",
+        experiment="/DEFAULT/DEFAULT/DEFAULT",
+        files=[testfile_path],
+        props={"$name": "some good name"},
+    )
+    dataset1.save()
+
+    dataset2 = o.new_dataset(
+        type="RAW_DATA",
+        experiment="/DEFAULT/DEFAULT/DEFAULT",
+        files=[testfile_path],
+        props={"$name": "some good name"},
+    )
+    dataset2.save()
+
+    try:
+        current_datasets = o.get_datasets(start_with=1, count=1)
+        assert current_datasets is not None
+        assert len(current_datasets) == 1
+    finally:
+        dataset1.delete("test_get_datasets_paging", True)
+        dataset2.delete("test_get_datasets_paging", True)
 
 
 def test_create_datasets_no_file(space):
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_openbis.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_openbis.py
index 3c59ee469e83071e5f6e84ec86e1ad2e595682f0..bf4b198e6a7ff7751b90731689d0d3734516e817 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_openbis.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_openbis.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import re
 import time
 
 import pytest
+
 from pybis import Openbis
 
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ def test_token(openbis_instance):
     assert openbis_instance.is_session_active() is True
 
 
-def test_http_only(openbis_instance):
+def http_only(openbis_instance):
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         new_instance = Openbis("http://localhost")
         assert new_instance is None