diff --git a/matomo-api/tests/conftest.py b/matomo-api/tests/conftest.py
index 8773d57..f0eaa8b 100644
--- a/matomo-api/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/matomo-api/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import psycopg2
 import pytest
+from api import MatomoAPI
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -45,3 +46,8 @@ def updated_env(monkeypatch):
     )
     for env_name, env_value in matomo_api_kwargs.items():
         monkeypatch.setenv(env_name, env_value)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='function')
+def matomo_api():
+    yield MatomoAPI()
diff --git a/matomo-api/tests/test_api.py b/matomo-api/tests/test_api.py
index b33958c..49938fa 100644
--- a/matomo-api/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/matomo-api/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import pytest
-from api import MatomoAPI
 
-matomo_api = MatomoAPI()
 
 TEST_DAY = day = datetime.strptime("2023-10-02", "%Y-%m-%d")
 
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@
     filter_headers=["authorization", "Set-Cookie"],
     filter_query_parameters=["token_auth", "idSite"],
 )
-def test_matomo_api_get_unique_visitors():
+def test_matomo_api_get_unique_visitors(matomo_api):
     visitors = matomo_api.get_unique_visitors(date=TEST_DAY)
     assert visitors > 0
 
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ def test_matomo_api_get_unique_visitors():
     filter_headers=["authorization", "Set-Cookie"],
     filter_query_parameters=["token_auth", "idSite"],
 )
-def test_matomo_api_get_visits_per_day():
+def test_matomo_api_get_visits_per_day(matomo_api):
     visitors = matomo_api.get_visits_per_day(date=TEST_DAY)
     assert visitors > 0
 
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ def test_matomo_api_get_visits_per_day():
     filter_headers=["authorization", "Set-Cookie"],
     filter_query_parameters=["token_auth", "idSite"],
 )
-def test_matomo_fetch_inspire_statistics(db):
+def test_matomo_fetch_inspire_statistics(db, matomo_api):
     _, db_cursor = db
     matomo_api.fetch_inspire_statistics(date=TEST_DAY)