diff --git a/s3/init_test.go b/s3/init_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99ce5c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/s3/init_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package s3
+
+var testStore *Storage
+
+func init() {
+	testStore = New(
+		Config{
+			Bucket:   "testbucket",
+			Endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:9000/",
+			Region:   "us-east-1",
+			Credentials: Credentials{
+				AccessKey:       "minioadmin",
+				SecretAccessKey: "minioadmin",
+			},
+		},
+	)
+
+}
diff --git a/s3/s3_methods_test.go b/s3/s3_methods_test.go
index 25bf453d..a43aa04b 100644
--- a/s3/s3_methods_test.go
+++ b/s3/s3_methods_test.go
@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-var testStore = New(
-	Config{
-		Bucket:   "testbucket",
-		Endpoint: "http://127.0.0.1:9000/",
-		Region:   "us-east-1",
-		Credentials: Credentials{
-			AccessKey:       "minioadmin",
-			SecretAccessKey: "minioadmin",
-		},
-	},
-)
-
 func Test_S3_SetWithChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		key       = "john"