diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 5ba68267..455051a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -39,5 +39,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: yarn test 
 
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.7"
+
+      - name: Install pytest
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pytest
+
+      - name: Install cairo lang
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade cairo-lang>=0.7.1
+
       - name: Run python unit tests
         run: py.test
diff --git a/test/starknet/test_contract.py b/test/starknet/test_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4aa6111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/starknet/test_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import asyncio
+import os
+import pytest
+
+from starkware.starknet.testing.contract import StarknetContract
+from starkware.starknet.testing.starknet import Starknet
+
+COMPILED_CONTRACTS_DIR = os.path.join("starknet-artifacts", "contracts", "starknet")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def event_loop():
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    yield loop
+    loop.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+async def starknet() -> Starknet:
+    return await Starknet.empty()
+
+
+async def load_compiled_contract_and_deploy(
+    starknet: Starknet, contract_name: str
+) -> StarknetContract:
+    return await starknet.deploy(
+        constructor_calldata=[],
+        contract_def=ContractDefinition.loads(
+            open(
+                os.path.join(
+                    COMPILED_CONTRACTS_DIR, f"{contract_name}.cairo", f"{contract_name}.json"
+                )
+            ).read()
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def l1_auth_mock_contract(starknet: Starknet) -> StarknetContract:
+    return load_compiled_contract_and_deploy(starknet=starknet, contract_name="L1AuthMock")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def l2_auth_mock_contract(starknet: Starknet) -> StarknetContract:
+    return load_compiled_contract_and_deploy(starknet=starknet, contract_name="L2AuthMock")
+
+
+def test_fixtures(l1_auth_mock_contract: StarknetContract, l2_auth_mock_contract: StarknetContract):
+    pass