diff --git a/apps/cic-ussd/tests/integration/ext/validator.py b/apps/cic-ussd/tests/integration/ext/validator.py
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+import logging
+
+
+logg = logging.getLogger()
+logg.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+
+def validate_response(response, expected_response):
+    """Makes sure that the response received matches the expected response"""
+    logg.debug(f'RESPONSE: {response.content.decode("utf-8")}')
+    assert response.content.decode('utf-8') == expected_response