diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a84205f..97dccd7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import random
 
 import pytest
 import tractor
-from tractor._tractor_test import tractor_test
+from tractor.testing import tractor_test
 
 
 pytest_plugins = ['pytester']
diff --git a/tractor/testing/__init__.py b/tractor/testing/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bcfa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tractor/testing/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from ._tractor_test import tractor_test
diff --git a/tractor/_tractor_test.py b/tractor/testing/_tractor_test.py
similarity index 92%
rename from tractor/_tractor_test.py
rename to tractor/testing/_tractor_test.py
index 077570a..05e0b24 100644
--- a/tractor/_tractor_test.py
+++ b/tractor/testing/_tractor_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import inspect
 from functools import partial, wraps
 
-from . import run
+from .. import run
+
+
+__all__ = ['tractor_test']
 
 
 def tractor_test(fn):