diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 44c53f0365..fc672e525f 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ COPY ./scripts /app/scripts
 COPY ./pyproject.toml ./uv.lock ./alembic.ini /app/
 
 COPY ./app /app/app
+COPY ./tests /app/tests
 
 # Sync the project
 # Ref: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/integration/docker/#intermediate-layers
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 17210a2f2c..c217000fc2 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ To test the backend run:
 $ bash ./scripts/test.sh
 ```
 
-The tests run with Pytest, modify and add tests to `./backend/app/tests/`.
+The tests run with Pytest, modify and add tests to `./backend/tests/`.
 
 If you use GitHub Actions the tests will run automatically.
 
diff --git a/backend/scripts/test.sh b/backend/scripts/test.sh
index bd063f72cf..38c3e8909a 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/backend/scripts/test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
-coverage run -m pytest
+coverage run -m pytest tests/
 coverage report
 coverage html --title "${@-coverage}"
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/__init__.py b/backend/tests/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/__init__.py b/backend/tests/api/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/api/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/__init__.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/routes/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/api/routes/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_items.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_items.py
similarity index 98%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_items.py
rename to backend/tests/api/routes/test_items.py
index c215238a69..db950b4535 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_items.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_items.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
 from app.core.config import settings
-from app.tests.utils.item import create_random_item
+from tests.utils.item import create_random_item
 
 
 def test_create_item(
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_login.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
similarity index 96%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
rename to backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
index 80fa787979..ee166913bd 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_login.py
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 from app.core.security import verify_password
 from app.crud import create_user
 from app.models import UserCreate
-from app.tests.utils.user import user_authentication_headers
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
 from app.utils import generate_password_reset_token
+from tests.utils.user import user_authentication_headers
+from tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
 
 
 def test_get_access_token(client: TestClient) -> None:
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_private.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_private.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_private.py
rename to backend/tests/api/routes/test_private.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_users.py b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_users.py
similarity index 99%
rename from backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_users.py
rename to backend/tests/api/routes/test_users.py
index ba9be65426..39e053e554 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/api/routes/test_users.py
+++ b/backend/tests/api/routes/test_users.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.core.security import verify_password
 from app.models import User, UserCreate
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
+from tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
 
 
 def test_get_users_superuser_me(
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/conftest.py b/backend/tests/conftest.py
similarity index 89%
rename from backend/app/tests/conftest.py
rename to backend/tests/conftest.py
index 90ab39a357..8ddab7b321 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/backend/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 from app.core.db import engine, init_db
 from app.main import app
 from app.models import Item, User
-from app.tests.utils.user import authentication_token_from_email
-from app.tests.utils.utils import get_superuser_token_headers
+from tests.utils.user import authentication_token_from_email
+from tests.utils.utils import get_superuser_token_headers
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/crud/__init__.py b/backend/tests/crud/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/crud/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/crud/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/crud/test_user.py b/backend/tests/crud/test_user.py
similarity index 97%
rename from backend/app/tests/crud/test_user.py
rename to backend/tests/crud/test_user.py
index e9eb4a0391..10bda25e25 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/crud/test_user.py
+++ b/backend/tests/crud/test_user.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from app import crud
 from app.core.security import verify_password
 from app.models import User, UserCreate, UserUpdate
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
+from tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
 
 
 def test_create_user(db: Session) -> None:
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/scripts/__init__.py b/backend/tests/scripts/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/scripts/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/scripts/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py b/backend/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
rename to backend/tests/scripts/test_backend_pre_start.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py b/backend/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
rename to backend/tests/scripts/test_test_pre_start.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/utils/__init__.py b/backend/tests/utils/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/utils/__init__.py
rename to backend/tests/utils/__init__.py
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/utils/item.py b/backend/tests/utils/item.py
similarity index 80%
rename from backend/app/tests/utils/item.py
rename to backend/tests/utils/item.py
index 6e32b3a84a..ee51b351a6 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/utils/item.py
+++ b/backend/tests/utils/item.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from app import crud
 from app.models import Item, ItemCreate
-from app.tests.utils.user import create_random_user
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_lower_string
+from tests.utils.user import create_random_user
+from tests.utils.utils import random_lower_string
 
 
 def create_random_item(db: Session) -> Item:
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/utils/user.py b/backend/tests/utils/user.py
similarity index 95%
rename from backend/app/tests/utils/user.py
rename to backend/tests/utils/user.py
index 9c1b073109..5867431ed8 100644
--- a/backend/app/tests/utils/user.py
+++ b/backend/tests/utils/user.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from app import crud
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.models import User, UserCreate, UserUpdate
-from app.tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
+from tests.utils.utils import random_email, random_lower_string
 
 
 def user_authentication_headers(
diff --git a/backend/app/tests/utils/utils.py b/backend/tests/utils/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/app/tests/utils/utils.py
rename to backend/tests/utils/utils.py