diff --git a/tests/backends/base/__init__.py b/tests/backends/base/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/backends/base.py b/tests/backends/base/backend.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/backends/base.py
rename to tests/backends/base/backend.py
diff --git a/tests/backends/local/backend_test.py b/tests/backends/local/backend_test.py
index b95c6dde..a59c8420 100644
--- a/tests/backends/local/backend_test.py
+++ b/tests/backends/local/backend_test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from mopidy.mixers.dummy import DummyMixer
 from mopidy.models import Playlist, Track
 from mopidy.utils.path import path_to_uri
 
-from tests.backends.base import *
+from tests.backends.base.backend import *
 from tests import SkipTest, data_folder
 
 song = data_folder('song%s.wav')