diff --git a/tests/test_rpkgs.py b/tests/test_rpkgs.py
index bd2696f..5fc0829 100644
--- a/tests/test_rpkgs.py
+++ b/tests/test_rpkgs.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 import pytest_asyncio
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio(scope='session')
 
 from nvchecker import core, __main__ as main
 from nvchecker.util import Entries, VersData, RawResult
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async def run(entries: Entries) -> VersData:
   vers, _has_failures = await main.run(result_coro, runner_coro)
   return vers
 
-@pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope='module')
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope='session')
 async def get_version():
   async def __call__(name, config):
     entries = {name: config}
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ async def __call__(name, config):
 
   return __call__
 
-loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
-def event_loop(request):
-  yield loop
-  loop.close()
-
 
 async def test_cran(get_version):
   assert await get_version('xml2', {