diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/dandelion/test_dandelion_client_block_choice.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/dandelion/test_dandelion_client_block_choice.py
index f8a6aa5a..2aa4dae4 100644
--- a/tests/gossip-unittests/dandelion/test_dandelion_client_block_choice.py
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/dandelion/test_dandelion_client_block_choice.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class OnionrGossipClientBlockChoice(unittest.TestCase):
         block_queue_processing()
         self.assertTrue(mock_store_blocks.called)
 
+
     @patch('gossip.client.stem_out')
     def test_client_block_processing_stem_phase(self, mock_stem_out):
         gossip_peer_set.add(MockPeer())
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_get_new_peers.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_get_new_peers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b11b392f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_get_new_peers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os, uuid
+from sqlite3 import Time
+import socket
+from queue import Queue
+from time import sleep, time
+import secrets
+
+
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (str(uuid.uuid4())[:6], os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+
+from threading import Thread
+import asyncio
+import unittest
+import sys
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("src/")
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import onionrblocks
+
+
+from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
+from gossip.client import block_queue_processing
+from gossip import client
+from gossip.blockqueues import gossip_block_queues
+from gossip.peerset import gossip_peer_set
+
+
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE = 1024 * 2000
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN = len(str(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE))
+BLOCK_ID_SIZE = 128
+BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS = 8
+MAX_PEERS = 10
+TRANSPORT_SIZE_BYTES = 64
+
+server_file = TEST_DIR + 'test_serv.sock'
+
+
+class MockPeer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.transport_address = secrets.token_hex(16)
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.transport_address)
+
+    def get_socket(self, timeout):
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        s.connect(server_file)
+        return s
+
+
+
+class OnionrGossipClientGetNewPeers(unittest.TestCase):
+
+
+    def test_get_new_peers(self):
+        return
+
+
+unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_big_brother.py b/tests/release-tests/test_big_brother.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_big_brother.py
rename to tests/release-tests/test_big_brother.py
diff --git a/tests/test_default_config_json.py b/tests/release-tests/test_default_config_json.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_default_config_json.py
rename to tests/release-tests/test_default_config_json.py