diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/basics.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/basics.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ebfcb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/basics.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import std/unittest
+
+export unittest
+
+import std/sequtils
+
+export sequtils
+
+import pkg/stint
+
+export stint
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/examples.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/examples.nim
index 443b114..030dc0e 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/examples.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/examples.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import std/random
-import codexvalidator/basics
 import codexvalidator/transaction
 import codexvalidator/signatures
+import ./basics
 
 proc example*[T: SomeInteger](_: type T): T =
   rand(T)
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/testSignatures.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/testSignatures.nim
index b967248..ffad4dd 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/testSignatures.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/testSignatures.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import std/unittest
+import ./basics
 import pkg/blscurve
 import codexvalidator/signatures
 import ./examples
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSerialization.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSerialization.nim
index f29c4ec..1d48380 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSerialization.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSerialization.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import std/unittest
-import codexvalidator/basics
+import ../basics
 import codexvalidator/transaction
 import codexvalidator/transaction/serialization
 import ../examples
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSigning.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSigning.nim
index ebaae28..7589940 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSigning.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testSigning.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import std/unittest
-import codexvalidator/basics
+import ../basics
 import codexvalidator/signatures
 import codexvalidator/transaction
 import ../examples
diff --git a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testTransaction.nim b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testTransaction.nim
index e9dc3a8..bfc82a5 100644
--- a/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testTransaction.nim
+++ b/tests/codexvalidator/transaction/testTransaction.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import std/unittest
-import codexvalidator/basics
+import ../basics
 import codexvalidator/transaction
 import ../examples