diff --git a/tests/test_file.py b/tests/test_file.py
index 0f5b33e6c14e3ba8e59f9b9c33865d2d68f4d9f4..344145075bada9e6a1f02ed4e4c87af0ed7c3a62 100644
--- a/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_file.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ from random import randint
 from sys import maxsize as maxint
 
 from lxml import etree
+from nose.tools import (assert_equal, assert_false,  # @UnresolvedImport
+                        assert_is_not_none, assert_raises, assert_true,
+                        nottest, with_setup)
 
 from caosdb import Info
 from caosdb import administration as admin
@@ -40,9 +43,6 @@ from caosdb import execute_query, get_config, get_connection
 from caosdb.common import models
 from caosdb.exceptions import EntityError
 from caosdb.utils.checkFileSystemConsistency import runCheck
-from nose.tools import (assert_equal, assert_false,  # @UnresolvedImport
-                        assert_is_not_none, assert_raises, assert_true,
-                        nottest, with_setup)
 
 
 def setup_module():