diff --git a/ably/rest/auth.py b/ably/rest/auth.py
index 83e376d6..a92987cf 100644
--- a/ably/rest/auth.py
+++ b/ably/rest/auth.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def request_token(self, token_params=None,
         elif isinstance(token_request, dict) and 'issued' in token_request:
             return TokenDetails.from_dict(token_request)
         elif isinstance(token_request, dict):
-            token_request = TokenRequest(**token_request)
+            token_request = TokenRequest.from_json(token_request)
         elif isinstance(token_request, six.text_type):
             return TokenDetails(token=token_request)
         # python2
diff --git a/ably/rest/channel.py b/ably/rest/channel.py
index b894e841..2ac260d1 100644
--- a/ably/rest/channel.py
+++ b/ably/rest/channel.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ def history(self, direction=None, limit=None, start=None, end=None, timeout=None
         return PaginatedResult.paginated_query(
             self.ably.http, url=path, response_processor=message_handler)
 
-    @catch_all
     def publish(self, name=None, data=None, client_id=None, extras=None,
                 messages=None, timeout=None):
         """Publishes a message on this channel.
diff --git a/test/ably/resttoken_test.py b/test/ably/resttoken_test.py
index da269a58..60e65372 100644
--- a/test/ably/resttoken_test.py
+++ b/test/ably/resttoken_test.py
@@ -245,18 +245,27 @@ def test_token_request_can_be_used_to_get_a_token(self):
             key_name=self.key_name, key_secret=self.key_secret)
         self.assertIsInstance(token_request, TokenRequest)
 
-        def auth_callback(token_params):
-            return token_request
-
-        ably = AblyRest(auth_callback=auth_callback,
+        ably = AblyRest(auth_callback=lambda x: token_request,
                         rest_host=test_vars["host"],
                         port=test_vars["port"],
                         tls_port=test_vars["tls_port"],
                         tls=test_vars["tls"],
                         use_binary_protocol=self.use_binary_protocol)
-
         token = ably.auth.authorize()
+        self.assertIsInstance(token, TokenDetails)
+
+    def test_token_request_dict_can_be_used_to_get_a_token(self):
+        token_request = self.ably.auth.create_token_request(
+            key_name=self.key_name, key_secret=self.key_secret)
+        self.assertIsInstance(token_request, TokenRequest)
 
+        ably = AblyRest(auth_callback=lambda x: token_request.to_dict(),
+                        rest_host=test_vars["host"],
+                        port=test_vars["port"],
+                        tls_port=test_vars["tls_port"],
+                        tls=test_vars["tls"],
+                        use_binary_protocol=self.use_binary_protocol)
+        token = ably.auth.authorize()
         self.assertIsInstance(token, TokenDetails)
 
     # TE6
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 57f6cd64..c8d27351 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ deps =
     -rrequirements-test.txt
 
 commands =
-    py.test -n auto --tb=short test
+    py.test -n auto --tb=long test
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 commands =