diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19aa9794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+
+from atst.app import make_app, make_config
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def app():
+    config = make_config()
+    return make_app(config)
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 76dd5c92..dd2b9a21 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-import tornado.web
-from atst.app import make_app
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def app():
-    return make_app()
 
 @pytest.mark.gen_test
 def test_hello_world(http_client, base_url):
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
index c6f265b0..61f5d7cf 100644
--- a/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
-import tornado.web
-from atst.app import make_app
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def app():
-    return make_app()
 
 @pytest.mark.gen_test
 def test_routes(http_client, base_url):