diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..facb9c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) Ivan Kravets <me@ikravets.com>
+# See LICENSE for details.
+
+import pytest
+
+from platformio import app
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def platformio_setup(request):
+    prev_settings = dict(
+        enable_telemetry=None,
+        enable_prompts=None
+    )
+    for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
+        prev_settings[key] = app.get_setting(key)
+        # disable temporary
+        if prev_settings[key]:
+            app.set_setting(key, False)
+
+    def platformio_teardown():
+        # restore settings
+        for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
+            app.set_setting(key, value)
+
+    request.addfinalizer(platformio_teardown)
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 180b89b4..89c5e500 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -7,30 +7,9 @@ from shutil import rmtree
 
 import pytest
 
-from platformio import app
 from platformio.util import exec_command
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def platformio_setup(request):
-    prev_settings = dict(
-        enable_telemetry=None,
-        enable_prompts=None
-    )
-    for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
-        prev_settings[key] = app.get_setting(key)
-        # disable temporary
-        if prev_settings[key]:
-            app.set_setting(key, False)
-
-    def platformio_teardown():
-        # restore settings
-        for key, value in prev_settings.iteritems():
-            app.set_setting(key, value)
-
-    request.addfinalizer(platformio_teardown)
-
-
 def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     if "pioproject_dir" not in metafunc.fixturenames:
         return