diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
index 418fdfeaf..4c8b99216 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SettingsTest.java
@@ -20,34 +20,15 @@ package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.BaseTest;
 
 /**
  *
  * @author Jeremy Long <jeremy.long@owasp.org>
  */
-public class SettingsTest {
-
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUpClass() throws Exception {
-    }
-
-    @AfterClass
-    public static void tearDownClass() throws Exception {
-    }
-
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
-    }
-
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-    }
+public class SettingsTest extends BaseTest {
 
     /**
      * Test of getString method, of class Settings.