diff --git a/clickplc/tests/test_driver.py b/clickplc/tests/test_driver.py
index e23a666..6387eb3 100644
--- a/clickplc/tests/test_driver.py
+++ b/clickplc/tests/test_driver.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Test the driver correctly parses a tags file and responds with correct data."""
+import asyncio
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -6,14 +7,24 @@
 from clickplc import command_line
 from clickplc.mock import ClickPLC
 
+ADDRESS = 'fakeip'
+# from clickplc.driver import ClickPLC
+# ADDRESS = '172.16.0.168'
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def plc_driver():
-    """Confirm the driver correctly initializes without a tags file."""
-    return ClickPLC('fake ip')
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def event_loop():
+    """Override the default event_loop fixture (which is function-scoped) to be session-scoped."""
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    yield loop
+    loop.close()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+async def plc_driver():
+    """Confirm the driver correctly initializes without a tags file."""
+    async with ClickPLC(ADDRESS) as c:
+        yield c
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def expected_tags():
@@ -43,7 +54,7 @@ def expected_tags():
 @mock.patch('clickplc.ClickPLC', ClickPLC)
 def test_driver_cli(capsys):
     """Confirm the commandline interface works without a tags file."""
-    command_line(['fakeip'])
+    command_line([ADDRESS])
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
     assert 'x816' in captured.out
     assert 'c100' in captured.out
@@ -53,26 +64,26 @@ def test_driver_cli(capsys):
 @mock.patch('clickplc.ClickPLC', ClickPLC)
 def test_driver_cli_tags(capsys):
     """Confirm the commandline interface works with a tags file."""
-    command_line(['fakeip', 'clickplc/tests/plc_tags.csv'])
+    command_line([ADDRESS, 'clickplc/tests/plc_tags.csv'])
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
     assert 'P_101' in captured.out
     assert 'VAHH_101_OK' in captured.out
     assert 'TI_101' in captured.out
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-        command_line(['fakeip', 'tags', 'bogus'])
+        command_line([ADDRESS, 'tags', 'bogus'])
 
 
-
-def test_unsupported_tags():
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_unsupported_tags():
     """Confirm the driver detects an improper tags file."""
     with pytest.raises(TypeError, match='unsupported data type'):
-        ClickPLC('fake ip', 'clickplc/tests/bad_tags.csv')
+        ClickPLC(ADDRESS, 'clickplc/tests/bad_tags.csv')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_tagged_driver(expected_tags):
     """Test a roundtrip with the driver using a tags file."""
-    async with ClickPLC('fakeip', 'clickplc/tests/plc_tags.csv') as tagged_driver:
+    async with ClickPLC(ADDRESS, 'clickplc/tests/plc_tags.csv') as tagged_driver:
         await tagged_driver.set('VAH_101_OK', True)
         state = await tagged_driver.get()
         assert state.get('VAH_101_OK')
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 660341c..e75b86c 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [tool:pytest]
 addopts = --cov=clickplc
+asyncio_mode = auto