diff --git a/test/index.spec.ts b/test/index.spec.ts
index c0dc6f9c..4527305c 100644
--- a/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -24,20 +24,19 @@ export class MinimalConnectorSpec {
   private static connector: MinimalConnector;
   private static validator: Validator;
 
-  static before() {
+  static async before() {
     this.validator = new Validator();
+    await this.validator.addSchemas('./node_modules/@openstapps/core/lib/schema');
     this.connector = new MinimalConnector();
   }
 
-  static validateThings(things: SCMessage[]) {
-    this.validator.addSchemas('./node_modules/@openstapps/core/lib/schema').then(() => {
-      things.forEach((thing: SCMessage) => {
-        // validate thing
-        expect(MinimalConnectorSpec.validator.validate(thing,"SCMessage").errors).to.have.lengthOf(0, JSON.stringify({
-          errors: MinimalConnectorSpec.validator.validate(thing,"SCMessage").errors,
-          thing: thing,
-        }));
-      });
+   static validateThings(things: SCMessage[]) {
+    things.forEach((thing: SCMessage) => {
+      // validate thing
+      expect(MinimalConnectorSpec.validator.validate(thing,"SCMessage").errors).to.have.lengthOf(0, JSON.stringify({
+        errors: MinimalConnectorSpec.validator.validate(thing,"SCMessage").errors,
+        thing: thing,
+      }));
     });
   }