diff --git a/tempest/tests/base.py b/tempest/tests/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12c1c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import os
+
+import fixtures
+import mox
+import stubout
+import testtools
+
+
+class MoxStubout(fixtures.Fixture):
+    """Deal with code around mox and stubout as a fixture."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(MoxStubout, self).setUp()
+        # emulate some of the mox stuff, we can't use the metaclass
+        # because it screws with our generators
+        self.mox = mox.Mox()
+        self.stubs = stubout.StubOutForTesting()
+        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.UnsetAll)
+        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.SmartUnsetAll)
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.UnsetStubs)
+        self.addCleanup(self.mox.VerifyAll)
+
+
+class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestCase, self).setUp()
+        if (os.environ.get('OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE') == 'True' or
+                os.environ.get('OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE') == '1'):
+            stdout = self.useFixture(fixtures.StringStream('stdout')).stream
+            self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stdout', stdout))
+        if (os.environ.get('OS_STDERR_CAPTURE') == 'True' or
+                os.environ.get('OS_STDERR_CAPTURE') == '1'):
+            stderr = self.useFixture(fixtures.StringStream('stderr')).stream
+            self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stderr', stderr))
+
+        mox_fixture = self.useFixture(MoxStubout())
+        self.mox = mox_fixture.mox
+        self.stubs = mox_fixture.stubs
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py b/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
index dbe3420..dbf1809 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_wrappers.py
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
-import testtools
+
+from tempest.tests import base
 
 DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'wb')
 
 
-class TestWrappers(testtools.TestCase):
+class TestWrappers(base.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestWrappers, self).setUp()
         # Setup test dirs
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 8aa6ed9..fbe7e43 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 sphinx>=1.1.2
 python-subunit
 oslo.sphinx
+mox>=0.5.3