diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/KoBoToolboxApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/KoBoToolboxApi.credentials.ts
index 91b1384045e7d..145989a429de8 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/KoBoToolboxApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/KoBoToolboxApi.credentials.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {
+	IAuthenticateGeneric,
+	ICredentialTestRequest,
 	ICredentialType,
 	NodePropertyTypes,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
@@ -23,4 +25,20 @@ export class KoBoToolboxApi implements ICredentialType {
 			hint: 'You can get your API token at https://[api-root]/token/?format=json (for a logged in user)',
 		},
 	];
+	authenticate = {
+		type: 'generic',
+		properties: {
+			headers: {
+				Authorization: '=Token {{$credentials.token}}',
+			},
+		},
+	} as IAuthenticateGeneric;
+
+	test: ICredentialTestRequest = {
+		request: {
+			baseURL: '={{$credentials.URL}}',
+			url: '/api/v2/assets/',
+			method: 'GET',
+		},
+	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/GenericFunctions.ts
index 510f08acbd71b..481aa5c482cca 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export async function koBoToolboxApiRequest(this: IExecuteFunctions | IWebhookFu
 		url: '',
 		headers: {
 			'Accept': 'application/json',
-			'Authorization': `Token ${credentials.token}`,
 		},
 		json: true,
 	};
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export async function koBoToolboxApiRequest(this: IExecuteFunctions | IWebhookFu
 	let results = null;
 	let keepLooking = true;
 	while (keepLooking) {
-		const response = await this.helpers.httpRequest(options);
+		const response = await this.helpers.httpRequestWithAuthentication.call(this, 'koBoToolboxApi', options);
 		// Append or set results
 		results = response.results ? _.concat(results || [], response.results) : response;
 		if (returnAll && response.next) {
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ const formatValue = (value: any, format: string): any => { //tslint:disable-line
 				return _.first(points) === _.last(points)
 					? {
 						type: 'Polygon',
-						coordinates: [coordinates]
+						coordinates: [coordinates],
 					}
 					: {
 						type: 'LineString',
@@ -183,12 +182,12 @@ export async function downloadAttachments(this: IExecuteFunctions | IWebhookFunc
 
 			let relatedQuestion = null;
 			if('question' === options.binaryNamingScheme) {
-				for(let question of Object.keys(submission)) {
+				for(const question of Object.keys(submission)) {
 					// The logic to map attachments to question is sometimes ambiguous:
 					// - If the attachment is linked to a question, the question's value is the same as the attachment's filename (with spaces replaced by underscores)
 					// - BUT sometimes the attachment's filename has an extra suffix, e.g. "My_Picture_0OdlaKJ.jpg", would map to the question "picture": "My Picture.jpg"
 					const sanitizedQuestionValue = _.toString(submission[question]).replace(/\s/g, '_');  // replace spaces with underscores
-					if (sanitizedFileName == sanitizedQuestionValue) {
+					if (sanitizedFileName === sanitizedQuestionValue) {
 						relatedQuestion = question;
 						// Just use the first match...
 						break;
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/KoBoToolbox.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/KoBoToolbox.node.ts
index 219a1bef6babd..b85d9a248e73a 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/KoBoToolbox.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/KoBoToolbox/KoBoToolbox.node.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export class KoBoToolbox implements INodeType {
 			{
 				name: 'koBoToolboxApi',
 				required: true,
-				testedBy: 'koBoToolboxApiCredentialTest',
 			},
 		],
 		properties: [
@@ -91,41 +90,6 @@ export class KoBoToolbox implements INodeType {
 	};
 
 	methods = {
-		credentialTest: {
-			async koBoToolboxApiCredentialTest(this: ICredentialTestFunctions, credential: ICredentialsDecrypted): Promise<INodeCredentialTestResult> {
-				const credentials = credential.data;
-				try {
-					const response = await this.helpers.request({
-						url: `${credentials!.URL}/api/v2/assets/hash`,
-						headers: {
-							'Accept': 'application/json',
-							'Authorization': `Token ${credentials!.token}`,
-						},
-						json: true,
-					});
-
-					if (response.hash) {
-						return {
-							status: 'OK',
-							message: 'Connection successful!',
-						};
-					}
-					else {
-						return {
-							status: 'Error',
-							message: `Credentials are not valid. Response: ${response.detail}`,
-						};
-					}
-				}
-				catch (err) {
-					return {
-						status: 'Error',
-						message: `Credentials validation failed: ${(err as JsonObject).message}`,
-					};
-				}
-			},
-		},
-
 		loadOptions: {
 			loadForms,
 		},