diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ae19a167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import pytest
+from binance.client import Client, AsyncClient
+import os
+import asyncio
+
+proxies = {}
+proxy = os.getenv("PROXY")
+
+if proxy:
+    proxies = {"http": proxy, 'https': proxy } # tmp: improve this in the future
+else:
+    print("No proxy set")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def client():
+    return Client("test_api_key", "test_api_secret", {'proxies': proxies})
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+async def clientAsync():
+    # for now this is not working inside the tests
+    res = await AsyncClient().create(api_key="api_key", api_secret="api_secret", https_proxy=proxy, loop=asyncio.new_event_loop())
+    return res
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3f725fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+def test_client_initialization(client):
+    assert client.API_KEY == 'test_api_key'
+    assert client.API_SECRET == 'test_api_secret'
+    assert client.testnet == False
diff --git a/tests/test_get_order_book.py b/tests/test_get_order_book.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd2b823a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_get_order_book.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import pytest
+from binance.exceptions import BinanceAPIException
+from binance import AsyncClient
+import os
+
+proxies = {}
+proxy = os.getenv("PROXY")
+
+
+def assert_ob(order_book):
+    assert isinstance(order_book, dict)
+    assert 'lastUpdateId' in order_book
+    assert 'bids' in order_book
+    assert 'asks' in order_book
+
+    assert isinstance(order_book['bids'], list)
+    assert isinstance(order_book['asks'], list)
+
+    if order_book['bids']:
+        bid = order_book['bids'][0]
+        assert len(bid) == 2
+        assert all(isinstance(item, str) for item in bid[:2])
+
+    if order_book['asks']:
+        ask = order_book['asks'][0]
+        assert len(ask) == 2
+        assert all(isinstance(item, str) for item in ask[:2])
+
+def test_get_order_book(client):
+    try:
+        order_book = client.get_order_book(symbol='BTCUSDT')
+        assert_ob(order_book)
+
+    except BinanceAPIException as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"API request failed: {str(e)}")
+
+def test_get_order_book_with_limit(client):
+    try:
+        order_book = client.get_order_book(symbol='BTCUSDT', limit=5)
+
+        assert_ob(order_book)
+        assert len(order_book['bids']) <= 5
+        assert len(order_book['asks']) <= 5
+
+    except BinanceAPIException as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"API request failed: {str(e)}")
+
+
+async def test_get_order_book_async():
+    try:
+        client = AsyncClient(api_key="api_key", api_secret="api_secret", https_proxy=proxy)
+        order_book = await client.get_order_book(symbol='BTCUSDT')
+
+        assert_ob(order_book)
+    except BinanceAPIException as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"API request failed: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/tests/test_ping.py b/tests/test_ping.py
index 99888fe67..6bdfbd1c3 100644
--- a/tests/test_ping.py
+++ b/tests/test_ping.py
@@ -3,29 +3,23 @@
 import os
 import pytest
 
+
 proxies = {}
 proxy = os.getenv("PROXY")
 
-if proxy:
-    proxies = {"http": proxy, 'https': proxy } # tmp: improve this in the future
-else:
-    print("No proxy set")
-
-client = Client("api_key", "api_secret", {'proxies': proxies})
-
-def test_papi_ping_sync():
+def test_papi_ping_sync(client):
     ping_response = client.papi_ping()
     assert ping_response != None
 
-def test_ping_sync():
+def test_ping_sync(client):
     ping_response = client.ping()
     assert ping_response != None
 
-def test_futures_ping():
+def test_futures_ping(client):
     ping_response = client.futures_ping()
     assert ping_response != None
 
-def test_coin_ping():
+def test_coin_ping(client):
     ping_response = client.futures_coin_ping()
     assert ping_response != None