diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 23118ee4..5a0abfa4 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Core
 
 Protecting Views
 ----------------
+.. autofunction:: flask_security.decorators.auth_required
+
 .. autofunction:: flask_security.decorators.roles_required
 
 .. autofunction:: flask_security.decorators.roles_accepted
diff --git a/flask_security/core.py b/flask_security/core.py
index 7a25f2e3..370115d5 100644
--- a/flask_security/core.py
+++ b/flask_security/core.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def _on_identity_loaded(sender, identity):
         identity.provides.add(UserNeed(current_user.id))
 
     for role in getattr(current_user, 'roles', []):
-        identity.provides.add(RoleNeed(role.name))
+        identity.provides.add(RoleNeed(role.id))
 
     identity.user = current_user
 
diff --git a/flask_security/decorators.py b/flask_security/decorators.py
index 70c9f1ee..21a6d191 100644
--- a/flask_security/decorators.py
+++ b/flask_security/decorators.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _get_unauthorized_view():
 
 def auth_required(*auth_methods):
     """
-    Decorator that protects enpoints through multiple mechanisms
+    Decorator that protects endpoints through multiple mechanisms
     Example::
 
         @app.route('/dashboard')
diff --git a/run-tests.sh b/run-tests.sh
index e9a86954..14353245 100755
--- a/run-tests.sh
+++ b/run-tests.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,18 @@ set -o errexit
 # Quit on unbound symbols
 set -o nounset
 
+# Check for arguments
+pytest_args=()
+for arg in $@; do
+	case ${arg} in
+		*)
+			pytest_args+=( ${arg} )
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
 python -m check_manifest --ignore ".*-requirements.txt"
 python -m sphinx.cmd.build -qnN docs docs/_build/html
-python -m pytest
+python -m pytest ${pytest_args[@]+"${pytest_args[@]}"}
 tests_exit_code=$?
 exit "$tests_exit_code"
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e266930c..a3ca4042 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import os
 import tempfile
+import uuid
 from json import JSONEncoder as BaseEncoder
 
 import pytest
@@ -161,14 +162,20 @@ def sqlalchemy_datastore(request, app, tmpdir):
     roles_users = db.Table(
         "roles_users",
         db.Column("user_id", db.Integer(), db.ForeignKey("user.id")),
-        db.Column("role_id", db.Integer(), db.ForeignKey("role.id")),
+        db.Column("role_id", db.String(80), db.ForeignKey("role.id")),
     )
 
     class Role(db.Model, RoleMixin):
-        id = db.Column(db.Integer(), primary_key=True)
+        id = db.Column(db.String(80), primary_key=True, default=lambda x: str(uuid.uuid4()))
         name = db.Column(db.String(80), unique=True)
         description = db.Column(db.String(255))
 
+        def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+            if kwargs.get("name"):
+                kwargs.setdefault("id", kwargs["name"])
+            super().__init__(**kwargs)
+            
+
     class User(db.Model, UserMixin):
         id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
         email = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=True)
@@ -219,11 +226,11 @@ class RolesUsers(Base):
         __tablename__ = "roles_users"
         id = Column(Integer(), primary_key=True)
         user_id = Column("user_id", Integer(), ForeignKey("user.id"))
-        role_id = Column("role_id", Integer(), ForeignKey("role.id"))
+        role_id = Column("role_id", String(80), ForeignKey("role.id"))
 
     class Role(Base, RoleMixin):
         __tablename__ = "role"
-        id = Column(Integer(), primary_key=True)
+        id = Column(String(80), primary_key=True, default=lambda x: str(uuid.uuid4()))
         name = Column(String(80), unique=True)
         description = Column(String(255))