diff --git a/src/emuvim/test/__init__.py b/src/emuvim/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emuvim/test/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/emuvim/test/base.py b/src/emuvim/test/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f652259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emuvim/test/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+"""
+Helper module that implements helpers for test implementations.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import os
+import subprocess
+import docker
+from emuvim.dcemulator.net import DCNetwork
+from mininet.clean import cleanup
+
+class SimpleTestTopology(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+        Helper class to do basic test setups.
+        s1 -- s2 -- s3 -- ... -- sN
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.net = None
+        self.s = []   # list of switches
+        self.h = []   # list of hosts
+        self.d = []   # list of docker containers
+        self.dc = []  # list of data centers
+        self.docker_cli = None
+        super(SimpleTestTopology, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def createNet(
+            self,
+            nswitches=0, ndatacenter=0, nhosts=0, ndockers=0,
+            autolinkswitches=False):
+        """
+        Creates a Mininet instance and automatically adds some
+        nodes to it.
+        """
+        self.net = net = DCNetwork()
+
+        # add some switches
+        for i in range(0, nswitches):
+            self.s.append(self.net.addSwitch('s%d' % i))
+        # if specified, chain all switches
+        if autolinkswitches:
+            for i in range(0, len(self.s) - 1):
+                self.net.addLink(self.s[i], self.s[i + 1])
+        # add some data centers
+        for i in range(0, ndatacenter):
+            self.dc.append(
+                self.net.addDatacenter(
+                    'datacenter%d' % i,
+                    metadata={"unittest_dc": i}))
+        # add some hosts
+        for i in range(0, nhosts):
+            self.h.append(self.net.addHost('h%d' % i))
+        # add some dockers
+        for i in range(0, ndockers):
+            self.d.append(self.net.addDocker('d%d' % i, dimage="ubuntu"))
+
+    def startNet(self):
+        self.net.start()
+
+    def stopNet(self):
+        self.net.stop()
+
+    def getDockerCli(self):
+        """
+        Helper to interact with local docker instance.
+        """
+        if self.docker_cli is None:
+            self.docker_cli = docker.Client(
+                base_url='unix://var/run/docker.sock')
+        return self.docker_cli
+
+    def getDockernetContainers(self):
+        """
+        List the containers managed by dockernet
+        """
+        return self.getDockerCli().containers(filters={"label": "com.dockernet"})
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def setUp():
+        pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def tearDown():
+        cleanup()
+        # make sure that all pending docker containers are killed
+        with open(os.devnull, 'w') as devnull:
+            subprocess.call(
+                "sudo docker rm -f $(sudo docker ps --filter 'label=com.dockernet' -a -q)",
+                stdout=devnull,
+                stderr=devnull,
+                shell=True)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/emuvim/test/test_emulator.py b/src/emuvim/test/test_emulator.py
index 06e2da3..905b1c6 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/test/test_emulator.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/test/test_emulator.py
@@ -7,104 +7,12 @@
 """
 
 import unittest
-import os
-import time
-import subprocess
-import docker
-from emuvim.dcemulator.net import DCNetwork
 from emuvim.dcemulator.node import EmulatorCompute
-from mininet.node import Host, Controller, OVSSwitch, Docker
-from mininet.link import TCLink
-from mininet.topo import SingleSwitchTopo, LinearTopo
-from mininet.log import setLogLevel
-from mininet.util import quietRun
-from mininet.clean import cleanup
-
-
-class simpleTestTopology( unittest.TestCase ):
-    """
-        Helper class to do basic test setups.
-        s1 -- s2 -- s3 -- ... -- sN
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.net = None
-        self.s = []   # list of switches
-        self.h = []   # list of hosts
-        self.d = []   # list of docker containers
-        self.dc = []  # list of data centers
-        self.docker_cli = None
-        super(simpleTestTopology, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def createNet(
-            self,
-            nswitches=0, ndatacenter=0, nhosts=0, ndockers=0,
-            autolinkswitches=False):
-        """
-        Creates a Mininet instance and automatically adds some
-        nodes to it.
-        """
-        self.net = net = DCNetwork()
-
-        # add some switches
-        for i in range(0, nswitches):
-            self.s.append(self.net.addSwitch('s%d' % i))
-        # if specified, chain all switches
-        if autolinkswitches:
-            for i in range(0, len(self.s) - 1):
-                self.net.addLink(self.s[i], self.s[i + 1])
-        # add some data centers
-        for i in range(0, ndatacenter):
-            self.dc.append(
-                self.net.addDatacenter(
-                    'datacenter%d' % i,
-                    metadata={"unittest_dc": i}))
-        # add some hosts
-        for i in range(0, nhosts):
-            self.h.append(self.net.addHost('h%d' % i))
-        # add some dockers
-        for i in range(0, ndockers):
-            self.d.append(self.net.addDocker('d%d' % i, dimage="ubuntu"))
-
-    def startNet(self):
-        self.net.start()
-
-    def stopNet(self):
-        self.net.stop()
-
-    def getDockerCli(self):
-        """
-        Helper to interact with local docker instance.
-        """
-        if self.docker_cli is None:
-            self.docker_cli = docker.Client(
-                base_url='unix://var/run/docker.sock')
-        return self.docker_cli
-
-    def getDockernetContainers(self):
-        """
-        List the containers managed by dockernet
-        """
-        return self.getDockerCli().containers(filters={"label": "com.dockernet"})
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def setUp():
-        pass
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def tearDown():
-        cleanup()
-        # make sure that all pending docker containers are killed
-        with open(os.devnull, 'w') as devnull:
-            subprocess.call(
-                "sudo docker rm -f $(sudo docker ps --filter 'label=com.dockernet' -a -q)",
-                stdout=devnull,
-                stderr=devnull,
-                shell=True)
+from emuvim.test.base import SimpleTestTopology
 
 
 #@unittest.skip("disabled topology tests for development")
-class testEmulatorTopology( simpleTestTopology ):
+class testEmulatorTopology( SimpleTestTopology ):
     """
     Tests to check the topology API of the emulator.
     """
@@ -179,7 +87,7 @@
 
 
 #@unittest.skip("disabled compute tests for development")
-class testEmulatorCompute( simpleTestTopology ):
+class testEmulatorCompute( SimpleTestTopology ):
     """
     Tests to check the emulator's API to add and remove
     compute resources at runtime.