diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_image_model.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_image_model.py
index 8a1d137..bd3f4b2 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_image_model.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_image_model.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from lostplaces_app.models import PlaceImage, Place
 from lostplaces_app.tests.models import SubmittableTestCase
-from lostplaces_app.tests.models.test_place_model import PlaceTestCase
 
 from easy_thumbnails.fields import ThumbnailerImageField
 
@@ -37,6 +36,9 @@ class TestPlaceImage(SubmittableTestCase, TestCase):
         place.tags.add('I a tag', 'testlocation')
         place.save()
 
+        if not os.path.isdir(settings.MEDIA_ROOT):
+            os.mkdir(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
         current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
         if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'im_a_image_copy.jpeg')):
             shutil.copyfile(
diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_model.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_model.py
index 6a1b53f..fb92863 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_model.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/models/test_place_model.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from lostplaces_app.models import Place
-from lostplaces_app.tests import BaseData
 from lostplaces_app.tests.models import SubmittableTestCase