diff --git a/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs b/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
index c7206d54b..38121c68e 100644
--- a/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-validate/src/action_type.rs
@@ -398,150 +398,3 @@ impl ActionTypeExtManual for crate::ActionType {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use std::{
-        env,
-        io::Write,
-        sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex},
-    };
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_action_types() {
-        gst::init().unwrap();
-        use crate::prelude::*;
-        // Validate should not exit process on criticals
-        env::set_var("GST_VALIDATE", "");
-        crate::init();
-
-        let fails_called = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
-        let failling_action_type = crate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
-            "fails",
-            glib::clone!(
-                #[strong]
-                fails_called,
-                move |_, _action| {
-                    *fails_called.lock().unwrap() = true;
-
-                    Err(crate::ActionError::Error(
-                        "the `fails` action seems to fail".into(),
-                    ))
-                }
-            ),
-        )
-        .build();
-
-        let succeeds_called = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
-        let succeeding_action_type = crate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
-            "succeeds",
-            glib::clone!(
-                #[strong]
-                succeeds_called,
-                move |_, _action| {
-                    *succeeds_called.lock().unwrap() = true;
-
-                    Ok(crate::ActionSuccess::Ok)
-                }
-            ),
-        )
-        .parameter(
-            crate::ActionParameterBuilder::new("always", "Does the action always succeeds")
-                .add_type("boolean")
-                .default_value("true")
-                .build(),
-        )
-        .build();
-
-        // Write scenario to temporary file
-        let mut file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
-        file.write_all(b"succeeds").unwrap();
-
-        let runner = crate::Runner::new();
-        let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
-        let scenario =
-            crate::Scenario::factory_create(&runner, &pipeline, file.path().to_str().unwrap())
-                .unwrap();
-
-        let action = crate::Action::new(
-            Some(&scenario),
-            &succeeding_action_type,
-            gst::Structure::builder("succeeds").build().as_ref(),
-            false,
-        );
-
-        assert!(!*succeeds_called.lock().unwrap());
-        action.execute().expect("Failed to execute action");
-        assert!(*succeeds_called.lock().unwrap());
-
-        let action = crate::Action::new(
-            Some(&scenario),
-            &failling_action_type,
-            gst::Structure::builder("fails").build().as_ref(),
-            false,
-        );
-
-        assert!(!*fails_called.lock().unwrap());
-        action.execute().expect_err("Action should have failed");
-        assert!(*fails_called.lock().unwrap());
-
-        crate::ActionParameterBuilder::new("async", "Verify unused param are properly cleaned")
-            .default_value("true")
-            .add_possible_variable("position")
-            .build();
-
-        let async_called = Arc::new((Mutex::new(false), Condvar::new()));
-        crate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
-            "async",
-            glib::clone!(
-                #[strong]
-                async_called,
-                move |_, _action| {
-                    std::thread::spawn(glib::clone!(
-                        #[strong]
-                        async_called,
-                        #[strong]
-                        action,
-                        move || {
-                            *async_called.0.lock().unwrap() = true;
-                            action.set_done();
-                        }
-                    ));
-
-                    Ok(crate::ActionSuccess::Async)
-                }
-            ),
-        )
-        .build();
-
-        let async_type = crate::ActionType::find("async").expect("Failed to find action type");
-        let action = crate::Action::new(
-            Some(&scenario),
-            &async_type,
-            gst::Structure::builder("async").build().as_ref(),
-            false,
-        );
-
-        scenario.connect_action_done(glib::clone!(
-            #[strong]
-            async_called,
-            move |_, _| {
-                async_called.1.notify_one();
-            }
-        ));
-
-        {
-            let called = async_called.0.lock().unwrap();
-            match action.execute() {
-                Ok(crate::ActionSuccess::Async) => (),
-                _ => panic!("Action should have returned Async"),
-            }
-            assert!(!*called);
-        }
-
-        let mut called = async_called.0.lock().unwrap();
-        while !*called {
-            called = async_called.1.wait(called).unwrap();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gstreamer-validate/src/functions.rs b/gstreamer-validate/src/functions.rs
index ba65e00e4..da1854e44 100644
--- a/gstreamer-validate/src/functions.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-validate/src/functions.rs
@@ -39,12 +39,3 @@ pub fn print_action_types(action_types: Vec<&str>) {
         );
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    #[test]
-    fn test_init() {
-        gst::init().unwrap();
-        crate::init();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gstreamer-validate/tests/validate.rs b/gstreamer-validate/tests/validate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1416ed5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gstreamer-validate/tests/validate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+use gstreamer_validate as gst_validate;
+use gstreamer_validate::prelude::*;
+use std::{
+    env,
+    io::Write,
+    sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex},
+};
+
+fn init() {
+    std::sync::Once::new().call_once(|| {
+        // Validate should not exit process on criticals
+        env::set_var("GST_VALIDATE", "");
+
+        gst::init().unwrap();
+        gst_validate::init();
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_action_types() {
+    init();
+
+    let fails_called = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
+    let failling_action_type = gst_validate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
+        "fails",
+        glib::clone!(
+            #[strong]
+            fails_called,
+            move |_, _action| {
+                *fails_called.lock().unwrap() = true;
+
+                Err(gst_validate::ActionError::Error(
+                    "the `fails` action seems to fail".into(),
+                ))
+            }
+        ),
+    )
+    .build();
+
+    let succeeds_called = Arc::new(Mutex::new(false));
+    let succeeding_action_type = gst_validate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
+        "succeeds",
+        glib::clone!(
+            #[strong]
+            succeeds_called,
+            move |_, _action| {
+                *succeeds_called.lock().unwrap() = true;
+
+                Ok(gst_validate::ActionSuccess::Ok)
+            }
+        ),
+    )
+    .parameter(
+        gst_validate::ActionParameterBuilder::new("always", "Does the action always succeeds")
+            .add_type("boolean")
+            .default_value("true")
+            .build(),
+    )
+    .build();
+
+    // Write scenario to temporary file
+    let mut file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
+    file.write_all(b"succeeds").unwrap();
+
+    let runner = gst_validate::Runner::new();
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
+    let scenario =
+        gst_validate::Scenario::factory_create(&runner, &pipeline, file.path().to_str().unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
+
+    let action = gst_validate::Action::new(
+        Some(&scenario),
+        &succeeding_action_type,
+        gst::Structure::builder("succeeds").build().as_ref(),
+        false,
+    );
+
+    assert!(!*succeeds_called.lock().unwrap());
+    action.execute().expect("Failed to execute action");
+    assert!(*succeeds_called.lock().unwrap());
+
+    let action = gst_validate::Action::new(
+        Some(&scenario),
+        &failling_action_type,
+        gst::Structure::builder("fails").build().as_ref(),
+        false,
+    );
+
+    assert!(!*fails_called.lock().unwrap());
+    action.execute().expect_err("Action should have failed");
+    assert!(*fails_called.lock().unwrap());
+
+    gst_validate::ActionParameterBuilder::new("async", "Verify unused param are properly cleaned")
+        .default_value("true")
+        .add_possible_variable("position")
+        .build();
+
+    let async_called = Arc::new((Mutex::new(false), Condvar::new()));
+    gst_validate::ActionTypeBuilder::new(
+        "async",
+        glib::clone!(
+            #[strong]
+            async_called,
+            move |_, _action| {
+                std::thread::spawn(glib::clone!(
+                    #[strong]
+                    async_called,
+                    #[strong]
+                    action,
+                    move || {
+                        *async_called.0.lock().unwrap() = true;
+                        action.set_done();
+                    }
+                ));
+
+                Ok(gst_validate::ActionSuccess::Async)
+            }
+        ),
+    )
+    .build();
+
+    let async_type = gst_validate::ActionType::find("async").expect("Failed to find action type");
+    let action = gst_validate::Action::new(
+        Some(&scenario),
+        &async_type,
+        gst::Structure::builder("async").build().as_ref(),
+        false,
+    );
+
+    scenario.connect_action_done(glib::clone!(
+        #[strong]
+        async_called,
+        move |_, _| {
+            async_called.1.notify_one();
+        }
+    ));
+
+    {
+        let called = async_called.0.lock().unwrap();
+        match action.execute() {
+            Ok(gst_validate::ActionSuccess::Async) => (),
+            _ => panic!("Action should have returned Async"),
+        }
+        assert!(!*called);
+    }
+
+    let mut called = async_called.0.lock().unwrap();
+    while !*called {
+        called = async_called.1.wait(called).unwrap();
+    }
+}