diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4e745ac..1bc05fb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ install_requires =
 package_dir =
     =src
 packages = aerovaldb
-
-[options.extras_require]  # in setup.cfg
-test =
-    tox
-    parameterized
+test_require = 
+    tox:tox
+    pytest
 
 [options.entry_points]
 aerovaldb =
diff --git a/tests/test_jsonFileDB.py b/tests/test_jsonFileDB.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a0280a..0000000
--- a/tests/test_jsonFileDB.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import unittest
-
-# from aerovaldb.jsonfiledb import AerovalJsonFileDB
-import aerovaldb
-from aerovaldb.jsonfiledb import AccessType
-from parameterized import parameterized_class
-
-
-class TestJsonFileDB(unittest.TestCase):
-    """ """
-
-    def test_plugins(self):
-        engines = aerovaldb.list_engines()
-        print(engines)
-        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(engines), 1)
-
-    def test_get_glob_stats(self):
-        with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
-            data = db.get_glob_stats(
-                "project", "experiment", "frequency", access_type=AccessType.OBJ
-            )
-
-            self.assertEqual(data["path"], "./project/experiment/hm/")
-
-    def test_put_glob_stats(self):
-        # TODO: These tests should ideally cleanup after themselves. For now
-        # it is best to delete ./tests/test-db/tmp before running to verify
-        # that they run as intended.
-        with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
-            obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
-            db.put_glob_stats(obj, "test1", "test2", "test3")
-
-            read_data = db.get_glob_stats("test1", "test2", "test3")
-
-            self.assertEqual(obj["data"], read_data["data"])
-
-    def test_get_contour(self):
-        with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
-            data = db.get_contour("project", "experiment")
-
-            self.assertEqual(data["path"], "./project/experiment/contour/")
-
-    def test_put_contour(self):
-        with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
-            obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
-            db.put_contour(obj, "test1", "test2")
-
-            read_data = db.get_contour("test1", "test2")
-
-            self.assertEqual(obj["data"], read_data["data"])
-
-    def test_get_ts(self):
-        with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
-            data = db.get_ts(
-                "project", "experiment", "region", "network", "obsvar", "layer"
-            )
-
-            self.assertEqual(data["path"], "./project/experiment/ts/")
-
-    def test_put_ts(self):
-        with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
-            obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
-            db.put_ts(obj, "test1", "test2", "test3", "test4", "test5", "test6")
-
-            read_data = db.get_ts("test1", "test2", "test3", "test4", "test5", "test6")
-
-            self.assertEqual(obj["data"], read_data["data"])
diff --git a/tests/test_jsonfiledb.py b/tests/test_jsonfiledb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc0c15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_jsonfiledb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import pytest
+import aerovaldb
+
+def test_get_glob_stats():
+    with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
+        data = db.get_glob_stats(
+            "project", "experiment", "frequency", access_type="OBJ"
+        )
+        assert data["path"] == "./project/experiment/hm/"
+
+def test_put_glob_stats():
+    # TODO: These tests should ideally cleanup after themselves. For now
+    # it is best to delete ./tests/test-db/tmp before running to verify
+    # that they run as intended.
+    with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
+        obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
+        db.put_glob_stats(obj, "test1", "test2", "test3")
+        read_data = db.get_glob_stats("test1", "test2", "test3")
+        
+        assert obj["data"] == read_data["data"]
+
+def test_get_contour():
+    with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
+        data = db.get_contour("project", "experiment")
+        assert data["path"] == "./project/experiment/contour/"
+
+def test_put_contour():
+    with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
+        obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
+        db.put_contour(obj, "test1", "test2")
+        read_data = db.get_contour("test1", "test2")
+        assert obj["data"] == read_data["data"]
+
+def test_get_ts():
+    with aerovaldb.open(f"json_files:./tests/test-db/json") as db:
+        data = db.get_ts(
+            "project", "experiment", "region", "network", "obsvar", "layer"
+        )
+
+        assert data["path"] == "./project/experiment/ts/"
+
+def test_put_ts():
+    with aerovaldb.open("json_files:./tests/test-db/tmp") as db:
+        obj = {"data": "gibberish"}
+        db.put_ts(obj, "test1", "test2", "test3", "test4", "test5", "test6")
+
+        read_data = db.get_ts("test1", "test2", "test3", "test4", "test5", "test6")
+
+        assert obj["data"] == read_data["data"]
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins.py b/tests/test_plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c4dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import pytest
+import aerovaldb
+
+def test_plugins():
+    engines = aerovaldb.list_engines()
+    print(engines)
+    assert len(engines) >= 1
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