diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
index 2c6abd36..faa9dc2d 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,19 @@
 #
 
 import os
+import unittest
+import tempfile
 
 cdist_base_path = os.path.abspath(
     os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../../"))
 
 cdist_exec_path = os.path.join(cdist_base_path, "bin/cdist")
+
+
+class CdistTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
+        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+
+    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
+        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/code/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/code/__init__.py
index 68e8a41d..2f061086 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/code/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/code/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import tempfile
-import unittest
 import shutil
 import getpass
 import logging
@@ -38,13 +36,7 @@ my_dir = op.abspath(op.dirname(__file__))
 fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 local_base_path = fixtures
 
-class CodeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class CodeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.target_host = 'localhost'
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/emulator/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/emulator/__init__.py
index ccdda265..386969e5 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/emulator/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/emulator/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import tempfile
-import unittest
 import shutil
 
 from cdist import test
@@ -32,13 +30,7 @@ from cdist import core
 local_base_path = test.cdist_base_path
 
 
-class EmulatorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class EmulatorTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.orig_environ = os.environ
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/exec/local.py b/lib/cdist/test/exec/local.py
index f19bf55c..d73aa079 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/exec/local.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/exec/local.py
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-import unittest
 import os
-import tempfile
 import getpass
 import shutil
 import string
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ import random
 #logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
 
 import cdist
+from cdist import test
 from cdist.exec import local
 
 import os.path as op
@@ -39,13 +38,7 @@ fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 local_base_path = fixtures
 
 
-class LocalTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class LocalTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.temp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/exec/remote.py b/lib/cdist/test/exec/remote.py
index f5151156..191cbd43 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/exec/remote.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/exec/remote.py
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-import unittest
 import os
-import tempfile
 import getpass
 import shutil
 import string
@@ -31,13 +29,7 @@ import cdist
 from cdist.exec import remote
 
 
-class RemoteTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class RemoteTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.temp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/explorer/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/explorer/__init__.py
index 42b83ee8..18815f07 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/explorer/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/explorer/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import tempfile
-import unittest
 import shutil
 import getpass
 import logging
@@ -39,13 +37,7 @@ my_dir = op.abspath(op.dirname(__file__))
 fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 local_base_path = fixtures
 
-class ExplorerClassTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class ExplorerClassTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.target_host = 'localhost'
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
index 257311d7..00789aec 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/manifest/__init__.py
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-import unittest
 import os
-import tempfile
 import getpass
 import shutil
 import string
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ import io
 import sys
 
 import cdist
+from cdist import test
 from cdist.exec import local
 from cdist import core
 from cdist.core import manifest
@@ -41,13 +40,7 @@ fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 local_base_path = fixtures
 
 
-class ManifestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def mkdtemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
-
-    def mkstemp(self, **kwargs):
-        return tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='tmp.cdist.test.', **kwargs)
+class ManifestTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.orig_environ = os.environ
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/object/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/object/__init__.py
index ab05c7af..6681c916 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/object/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/object/__init__.py
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import tempfile
-import unittest
 import shutil
 
+from cdist import test
 from cdist import core
 
 import os.path as op
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 object_base_path = op.join(fixtures, 'object')
 type_base_path = op.join(fixtures, 'type')
 
-class ObjectClassTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class ObjectClassTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def test_list_object_names(self):
         object_names = list(core.Object.list_object_names(object_base_path))
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ class ObjectClassTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(objects, objects_expected)
 
 
-class ObjectIdTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class ObjectIdTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
     def test_object_id_starts_with_slash(self):
         cdist_type = core.Type(type_base_path, '__third')
         illegal_object_id = '/object_id/may/not/start/with/slash'
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ class ObjectIdTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             core.Object(cdist_type, object_base_path, illegal_object_id)
 
 
-class ObjectTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class ObjectTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.cdist_type = core.Type(type_base_path, '__third')
diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/type/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/type/__init__.py
index dee9d7a6..7bb8654c 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/type/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/type/__init__.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #
 
 import os
-import unittest
 
+from cdist import test
 from cdist import core
 
 import os.path as op
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ my_dir = op.abspath(op.dirname(__file__))
 fixtures = op.join(my_dir, 'fixtures')
 
 
-class TypeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class TypeTestCase(test.CdistTestCase):
 
     def test_list_type_names(self):
         base_path = op.join(fixtures, 'list_types')
@@ -145,11 +145,3 @@ class TypeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         base_path = fixtures
         cdist_type = core.Type(base_path, '__without_optional_parameters')
         self.assertEqual(cdist_type.optional_parameters, [])
-
-'''
-suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(ObjectTestCase)
-
-def suite():
-    tests = []
-    return unittest.TestSuite(map(ObjectTestCase, tests))
-'''