diff --git a/tests/file/conftest.py b/tests/file/conftest.py
index c93a71f2..c4ba96f4 100644
--- a/tests/file/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/file/conftest.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import pytest
 
-from mopidy.file import library
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def file_config():
@@ -15,4 +13,8 @@ def file_config():
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def file_library(file_config):
+    # Import library, thus scanner, thus gobject as late as possible to avoid
+    # hard to track import errors during conftest setup.
+    from mopidy.file import library
+
     return library.FileLibraryProvider(backend=None, config=file_config)