diff --git a/frappy/gui/cfg_editor/utils.py b/frappy/gui/cfg_editor/utils.py
index 2e6b03a..b9f7c21 100644
--- a/frappy/gui/cfg_editor/utils.py
+++ b/frappy/gui/cfg_editor/utils.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ def get_file_paths(widget, open_file=True):
 
 def get_modules():
     modules = {}
-    generalConfig.init()
+    if not generalConfig.initialized:
+        generalConfig.init()
     base_path = generalConfig.basedir
     # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks
     for dirname in listdir(base_path):
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ def get_interface_class_from_name(name):
 def get_interfaces():
     # TODO class must be found out like for modules
     interfaces = []
-    generalConfig.init()
+    if not generalConfig.initialized:
+        generalConfig.init()
     interface_path = path.join(generalConfig.basedir, 'frappy',
                                'protocol', 'interface')
     for filename in listdir(interface_path):
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index eba9faf..b4b1d76 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -2,20 +2,3 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def constants():
-    # setup
-    class Constants:
-        ONE = 1
-        TWO = 2
-    c = Constants()
-    yield c
-    # teardown
-    del c
-
-
-# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def globals():
-    return {}
diff --git a/test/test_cfg_editor.py b/test/test_cfg_editor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddde76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_cfg_editor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from frappy.gui.cfg_editor.utils import get_modules, get_interfaces
+from frappy.lib import generalConfig
+
+basedir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()
+
+
+def test_imports():
+    generalConfig.testinit(basedir=basedir)
+
+    get_modules()
+    get_interfaces()
diff --git a/test/test_test.py b/test/test_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ea004..0000000
--- a/test/test_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-from frappy.gui.cfg_editor.utils import get_modules
-
-def test_assert():
-    assert 1
-
-
-def test_constants(constants):
-    assert constants.ONE == 1
-    assert constants.TWO == 2
-
-
-def test_imports():
-    get_modules()