diff --git a/tests/test_utils_pv.py b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
index 8eea7ca2..5416e40a 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_pv.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_pv.py
@@ -4,50 +4,40 @@ import colorama
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 from slic.utils.pv import PV
 
+import pytest
+from io import StringIO
+import colorama
+from slic.utils.pv import PV
+from epics import PV as EpicsPV
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def capture_stdout(monkeypatch):
+    buf = StringIO()
+    monkeypatch.setattr("sys.stdout", buf)
+    return buf
+
+# Fake PV 
+class FakeEPICS(EpicsPV):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._value = 0.0
+        self.units = "units"
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._value
+
+    def put(self, value, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._value = value
+        return value
+
+# Fixture that monkeypatch epics.PV → FakeEPICS
 @pytest.fixture
 def fake_epics_pv(monkeypatch):
-    class FakeEPICS:
-        def __init__(self, pvname, **kwargs):
-            self.pvname = pvname
-            self._value = 0.0  # Initialize with default value
-            self.units = "units"
-            self._callbacks = {}
-            self.auto_monitor = kwargs.get('auto_monitor', False)
-            
-        def get(self):
-            print(">> FAKE GET =", self._value)
-            return self._value
-            
-        def put(self, value, **kwargs):
-            old = self._value
-            self._value = value
-            for cb in self._callbacks.values():
-                cb(value=value, old=old, **kwargs)
+    monkeypatch.setattr("epics.PV", FakeEPICS)
+    return PV("TEST:PV")
 
-                
-        def add_callback(self, callback):
-            cb_id = len(self._callbacks) + 1
-            self._callbacks[cb_id] = callback
-            return cb_id
-            
-        def remove_callback(self, cb_id):
-            self._callbacks.pop(cb_id, None)
-            
-        def __repr__(self):
-            return f"<FakeEPICS {self.pvname}>"
-
-    # Create mock instance we can control
-    mock_pv = FakeEPICS("TEST:PV")
-    
-    # Monkey patch EPICS PV creation
-    def mock_pv_creator(pvname, **kwargs):
-        return mock_pv
-        
-    monkeypatch.setattr('epics.PV', mock_pv_creator)
-    
-    # Create our test PV
-    pv = PV("TEST:PV")
-    return pv
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def capture_stdout(monkeypatch):