diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/conftest.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3f5a12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
index 1d23122..07709c2 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ target-version = ["py37", "py38", "py39"]
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = """\
-    --cov {{ cookiecutter.package_name }} \
-    --cov tests \
-    --cov-report term-missing \
-    --no-cov-on-fail \
-"""
+addopts = [
+    '--import-mode=importlib',  # allow using test files with same name
+    '--cov={{ cookiecutter.package_name }}',
+    '--cov=tests',
+    '--cov-report=term-missing',
+    '--no-cov-on-fail',
+]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
 fail_under = 100
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/tests/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000