diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/devx/conftest.py b/tests/devx/conftest.py
index 7992e8c9..c45265dc 100644
--- a/tests/devx/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/devx/conftest.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from tractor.devx._debug import (
     _repl_fail_msg as _repl_fail_msg,
     _ctlc_ignore_header as _ctlc_ignore_header,
 )
-from conftest import (
+from ..conftest import (
     _ci_env,
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cancellation.py b/tests/test_cancellation.py
index 2d43ee2c..ca14ae4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_cancellation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cancellation.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import tractor
 from tractor._testing import (
     tractor_test,
 )
-from conftest import no_windows
+from .conftest import no_windows
 
 
 def is_win():
diff --git a/tests/test_multi_program.py b/tests/test_multi_program.py
index 27521a0c..860eeebb 100644
--- a/tests/test_multi_program.py
+++ b/tests/test_multi_program.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import tractor
 from tractor._testing import (
     tractor_test,
 )
-from conftest import (
+from .conftest import (
     sig_prog,
     _INT_SIGNAL,
     _INT_RETURN_CODE,