diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 8489688afccc45a59386e68670204e9913f16245..2b67a67d84e4df26c7f6432070845104f81ca9f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from model_server.conf.testing import czifile
 
 
 class TestServerBaseClass(unittest.TestCase):
+    app_name = 'model_server.base.api:app'
+
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         import uvicorn
         host = '127.0.0.1'
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ class TestServerBaseClass(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.server_process = Process(
             target=uvicorn.run,
-            args=('model_server.base.api:app', ),
+            args=(self.app_name, ),
             kwargs={'host': host, 'port': port, 'log_level': 'debug'},
             daemon=True
         )