diff --git a/test/test_fitting.py b/test/test_fitting.py
index e9dd539..e2a9c22 100644
--- a/test/test_fitting.py
+++ b/test/test_fitting.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 from numpy import compress, unique, union1d, interp
 import random
 import alinea.adel.json_numpy as json_np
-from os.path import join
 
 symbols = {'newPlant' : 1, 'newAxe' : 2, 'newMetamer' :3, 'StemElement':4, 'LeafElement':4}
 
 def leaves_db():
     import alinea.adel.fitting as fitting
     from alinea.adel import data
+    from os.path import join
+
     pth = data.__path__[0]
     fn = join(pth,'simpleleavesdb.json')
     with open(fn) as f:
diff --git a/test/test_mtg.py b/test/test_mtg.py
index 1d9b3aa..8461de2 100644
--- a/test/test_mtg.py
+++ b/test/test_mtg.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 def leaves_db():
     import alinea.adel.fitting as fitting
     from alinea.adel import data
+    from os.path import join
+
     pth = data.__path__[0]
     fn = join(pth,'simpleleavesdb.json')
     with open(fn) as f: