diff --git a/test/base.py b/test/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1813a89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import multiprocessing
+import time
+import unittest
+from . import api_server
+
+class ApiServerUnittest(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Test case class that sets up an HTTP server which can be used within the tests
+    """
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.api_server_process = multiprocessing.Process(
+            target=api_server.app.run
+        )
+        cls.api_server_process.start()
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.api_server_process.terminate()
diff --git a/test/test_apiserver.py b/test/test_apiserver.py
index 9aef84ac..73ae3bc3 100644
--- a/test/test_apiserver.py
+++ b/test/test_apiserver.py
@@ -1,25 +1,7 @@
-import multiprocessing
-import time
-import unittest
 import requests
-from . import api_server
-
-class TestApiServer(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Test case class that sets up an HTTP server which can be used within the tests
-    """
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.api_server_process = multiprocessing.Process(
-            target=api_server.app.run
-        )
-        cls.api_server_process.start()
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.api_server_process.terminate()
+from .base import ApiServerUnittest
 
+class TestApiServer(ApiServerUnittest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestApiServer, self).setUp()
         self.host = "http://127.0.0.1:5000"