diff --git a/tests/dictutils/test_ntrfc_dictutils.py b/tests/dictutils/test_ntrfc_dictutils.py
index ed2e588a5777324fa48c2adda6e52faacfb264f5..a5463a690dca2096db719f3e8602cde014246602 100644
--- a/tests/dictutils/test_ntrfc_dictutils.py
+++ b/tests/dictutils/test_ntrfc_dictutils.py
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import nested_dict_pairs_iterator, delete_keys_from_dict, compare_dictionaries, \
-    set_in_dict, get_from_dict, merge
-
-
 def test_nested_dict_pairs_iterator():
     """
     tests if nested_dict_pairs_iterator returns the right list for a nested dict
     nested_dict_pairs_iterator is used for returning a nested dict as a list
     which comes in handy when handling nested directories with files
     """
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import nested_dict_pairs_iterator
     test_dictionary = {"0": {"0": 0, "1": 1}, "1": 1}
     check = [('0', '0', 0), ('0', '1', 1), ('1', 1)]
     assert check == list(nested_dict_pairs_iterator(test_dictionary)), "error"
 
 
 def test_delete_keys_from_dict():
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import delete_keys_from_dict
     test_dictionary = {"a": 0, "b": 1}
     delete_keys_from_dict(test_dictionary, "a")
     assert "a" not in test_dictionary.keys()
@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ def test_delete_keys_from_dict():
 
 
 def test_compare_dictionaries():
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import compare_dictionaries
     d1 = {"name": {"param_1": 0, "param_2": 3}}
     d2 = {"name": {"param_1": 4, "param_2": 1}}
     ke, ve = compare_dictionaries(d1, d2)
@@ -30,9 +29,10 @@ def test_compare_dictionaries():
 
 
 def test_setInDict():
-    dict = {"toplevel": {"value_1": 0, "value_2": 2}}
-    set_in_dict(dict, ["toplevel", "value_2"], 3)
-    assert dict["toplevel"]["value_2"] == 3
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import set_in_dict
+    dictionary = {"toplevel": {"value_1": 0, "value_2": 2}}
+    set_in_dict(dictionary, ["toplevel", "value_2"], 3)
+    assert dictionary["toplevel"]["value_2"] == 3
 
 
 def test_getFromDict():
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ def test_getFromDict():
     dataDict: dictionary
     mapList: list of keys to access value
     """
-    dict = {"toplevel": {"midlevel": {"value_1": 1, "value_2": 0}}}
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import get_from_dict
 
-    assert get_from_dict(dict, ["toplevel", "midlevel", "value_2"]) == 0
+    dictionary = {"toplevel": {"midlevel": {"value_1": 1, "value_2": 0}}}
+
+    assert get_from_dict(dictionary, ["toplevel", "midlevel", "value_2"]) == 0
 
 
 def test_merge():
+    from ntrfc.dictutils.dict_utils import merge
+
     dict_1 = {"toplevel_1": {"value_11": 0}}
     dict_2 = {"toplevel_1": {"value_12": 1}, "toplevel_2": {"value_21": 3}}
     assert merge(dict_1, dict_2) == {'toplevel_1': {'value_11': 0, 'value_12': 1}, 'toplevel_2': {'value_21': 3}}