diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 0ae4df26..8aab7943 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   "generate_swagger": false,
   "host": "127.0.0.1",
   "port": "5000",
-  "test_username": "root",
-  "test_password": "pw",
+  "test_user_credentials": {"username": "root", "password": "pw"},
   "test_mechanism": "simple"
 }
diff --git a/datagateway_api/common/config.py b/datagateway_api/common/config.py
index 7ae31b9e..cdc26b97 100644
--- a/datagateway_api/common/config.py
+++ b/datagateway_api/common/config.py
@@ -76,17 +76,11 @@ def get_port(self):
         except KeyError:
             sys.exit("Missing config value, port")
 
-    def get_test_username(self):
+    def get_test_user_credentials(self):
         try:
-            return self.config["test_username"]
+            return self.config["test_user_credentials"]
         except KeyError:
-            sys.exit("Missing config value, test_username")
-
-    def get_test_password(self):
-        try:
-            return self.config["test_password"]
-        except KeyError:
-            sys.exit("Missing config value, test_password")
+            sys.exit("Missing config value, test_user_credentials")
 
     def get_test_mechanism(self):
         try:
diff --git a/test/icat/test_config.py b/test/icat/test_config.py
index 57ac2c20..dee771c4 100644
--- a/test/icat/test_config.py
+++ b/test/icat/test_config.py
@@ -120,24 +120,14 @@ def test_invalid_port(self, invalid_config):
             invalid_config.get_icat_url()
 
 
-class TestGetTestUsername:
-    def test_valid_test_username(self, valid_config):
-        test_username = valid_config.get_test_username()
-        assert test_username == "root"
+class TestGetTestUserCredentials:
+    def test_valid_test_user_credentials(self, valid_config):
+        test_user_credentials = valid_config.get_test_user_credentials()
+        assert test_user_credentials == {"username": "root", "password": "pw"}
 
-    def test_invalid_test_username(self, invalid_config):
+    def test_invalid_test_user_credentials(self, invalid_config):
         with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-            invalid_config.get_test_username()
-
-
-class TestGetTestPassword:
-    def test_valid_test_password(self, valid_config):
-        test_password = valid_config.get_test_password()
-        assert test_password == "pw"
-
-    def test_invalid_test_password(self, invalid_config):
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-            invalid_config.get_test_password()
+            invalid_config.get_test_user_credentials()
 
 
 class TestGetTestMechanism: