diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c47a867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import pytest
+
+from sigal.settings import read_settings
+
+CURRENT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def settings():
+    """Read the sample config file."""
+    return read_settings(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'sample', 'sigal.conf.py'))
diff --git a/tests/test_gallery.py b/tests/test_gallery.py
index 20ea521..6aad7c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_gallery.py
+++ b/tests/test_gallery.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import pytest
 
 from os.path import join
 from sigal.gallery import Album, Media, Image, Video, Gallery
-from sigal.settings import read_settings
 
 CURRENT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-SAMPLE_DIR = os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'sample')
 
 REF = {
     'dir1': {
@@ -54,19 +52,14 @@ REF = {
     'video': {
         'title': 'Video',
         'name': 'video',
-        'thumbnail': 'video/thumbnails/stallman software-freedom-day-low.tn.jpg',
+        'thumbnail': ('video/thumbnails/'
+                      'stallman software-freedom-day-low.tn.jpg'),
         'subdirs': [],
         'medias': ['stallman software-freedom-day-low.ogv']
     }
 }
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def settings():
-    """Read the sample config file."""
-    return read_settings(os.path.join(SAMPLE_DIR, 'sigal.conf.py'))
-
-
 def test_media(settings):
     m = Media('11.jpg', 'dir1/test1', settings)
     path = join('dir1', 'test1')
diff --git a/tests/test_settings.py b/tests/test_settings.py
index 63d0ecf..50e5d51 100644
--- a/tests/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_settings.py
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
 
 import os
-import pytest
 
 from sigal.settings import read_settings, get_thumb, get_orig
 
 CURRENT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def settings():
-    """Read the sample config file."""
-    return read_settings(os.path.join(CURRENT_DIR, 'sample', 'sigal.conf.py'))
-
-
 def test_read_settings(settings):
     """Test that the settings are correctly read."""
     assert settings['img_size'] == (640, 480)