diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a604a4..3164f56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ New version of the post-processing agent for automated reduction and cataloging.
 For the old version of the post-processing agent, see https://github.com/mantidproject/autoreduce
 
 
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/github/neutrons/post_processing_agent/graph/badge.svg?token=OYoTSnbmEL)](https://codecov.io/github/neutrons/post_processing_agent)
+
 Configuration
 -------------
 A configuration must be placed in `/etc/post_process_consumer.conf`.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 89ef5c4..b4ef5bc 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -91,3 +91,24 @@ def docker_exec_and_cat(filename):
         shell=True,
     )
     return filecontents
+
+
+def getDevConfiguration(dev_output_dir=""):
+    """
+    Create a Configuration object with a now developer directory
+    @param dev_output_dir: Location of the output directory
+    """
+    from postprocessing.Configuration import Configuration
+
+    srcdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))  # directory this file is in
+    # go up 1 level to get out of tests directory
+    srcdir = os.path.split(srcdir)[0]
+
+    # load the developer configuration file
+    config = Configuration(
+        os.path.join(srcdir, "configuration/post_process_consumer.conf.development")
+    )
+    if dev_output_dir:
+        config.dev_output_dir = dev_output_dir
+        config.dev_instrument_shared = os.path.join(dev_output_dir, "shared")
+    return config
diff --git a/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_Consumer.py b/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_Consumer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f6d9bb..0000000
--- a/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_Consumer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# third-party imports
-import pytest
-
-
-class TestConsumer(object):
-    pass
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pytest.main([__file__])
diff --git a/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_PostProcessAdmin.py b/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_PostProcessAdmin.py
index 8273cc5..bc425ac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_PostProcessAdmin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/postprocessing/test_PostProcessAdmin.py
@@ -2,32 +2,13 @@
 
 import shutil
 
-from postprocessing.Configuration import Configuration
 from postprocessing.PostProcessAdmin import PostProcessAdmin
 
 # third-party imports
 import os
 import pytest
 import tempfile
-
-
-def getDevConfiguration(dev_output_dir=""):
-    """
-    Create a Configuration object with a now developer directory
-    @param dev_output_dir: Location of the output directory
-    """
-    srcdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))  # directory this file is in
-    # go up 3 levels
-    for i in range(3):
-        srcdir = os.path.split(srcdir)[0]
-    # load the developer configuration file
-    config = Configuration(
-        os.path.join(srcdir, "configuration/post_process_consumer.conf.development")
-    )
-    if dev_output_dir:
-        config.dev_output_dir = dev_output_dir
-        config.dev_instrument_shared = os.path.join(dev_output_dir, "shared")
-    return config
+from tests.conftest import getDevConfiguration
 
 
 def createEmptyFile(filename):