diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7d8bf0fb..6aa42f74 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ flask_login
 flask_bcrypt
 password_strength
 Werkzeug==2.3.0
-python-dotenv
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+python-dotenv
+pytest
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diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 0b0454ef..fc6c6889 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import pytest
-from app.src.app import app
+from app.src.app import create_app
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def client():
+    app = create_app()
     app.config['TESTING'] = True
     with app.test_client() as client:
         yield client