diff --git a/src/postorius/tests/utils.py b/src/postorius/tests/utils.py
index 4c29d27..7908b72 100644
--- a/src/postorius/tests/utils.py
+++ b/src/postorius/tests/utils.py
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
 vcr_log.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 
-FIXTURES_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
-    os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'fixtures', 'vcr_cassettes')
-
-MM_VCR = get_vcr(cassette_library_dir=FIXTURES_DIR)
-
-
 def create_mock_domain(properties=None):
     """Create and return a mocked Domain.
 
@@ -111,11 +105,15 @@
 class ViewTestCase(TestCase):
 
     use_vcr = True
+    _fixtures_dir = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'fixtures', 'vcr_cassettes')
+
+    _mm_vcr = get_vcr(cassette_library_dir=_fixtures_dir)
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.mm_client = get_client()
         if self.use_vcr:
-            cm = MM_VCR.use_cassette('.'.join([
+            cm = self._mm_vcr.use_cassette('.'.join([
                 self.__class__.__name__, self._testMethodName, 'yaml']))
             self.cassette = cm.__enter__()
             self.addCleanup(cm.__exit__, None, None, None)