diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 34972793..59f423b3 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
+import subprocess
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -125,6 +126,33 @@ class StaticAnalysisCase(object):
         return "<%s: %s>" % (self.__class__.__name__, os.path.basename(self._path))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture()
+def venv_path(tmpdir, environment):
+    if environment.version_info.major < 3:
+        pytest.skip("python -m venv does not exist in Python 2")
+
+    dirname = os.path.join(tmpdir.dirname, 'venv')
+
+    # We cannot use the Python from tox because tox creates virtualenvs and
+    # they have different site.py files that work differently than the default
+    # ones. Instead, we find the real Python executable by printing the value
+    # of sys.base_prefix or sys.real_prefix if we are in a virtualenv.
+    output = subprocess.check_output([
+        environment._executable, "-c",
+        "import sys; "
+        "print(sys.real_prefix if hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix') else sys.base_prefix)"
+    ])
+    prefix = output.rstrip().decode('utf8')
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        executable_path = os.path.join(prefix, 'python')
+    else:
+        executable_name = os.path.basename(environment._executable)
+        executable_path = os.path.join(prefix, 'bin', executable_name)
+
+    subprocess.call([executable_path, '-m', 'venv', dirname])
+    return dirname
+
+
 @pytest.fixture()
 def cwd_tmpdir(monkeypatch, tmpdir):
     with helpers.set_cwd(tmpdir.strpath):
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_environment.py b/test/test_api/test_environment.py
index f8fcfd6a..f070750c 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_environment.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_environment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import sys
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 import pytest
@@ -100,6 +99,13 @@ def set_environment_variable(name, value):
             os.environ[name] = tmp
 
 
-def test_virtualenv():
-    with set_environment_variable('VIRTUAL_ENV', '/foo/bar/jedi_baz'):
-        assert get_default_environment()._executable == sys.executable
+def test_not_existing_virtualenv():
+    """Should not match the path that was given"""
+    path = '/foo/bar/jedi_baz'
+    with set_environment_variable('VIRTUAL_ENV', path):
+        assert get_default_environment()._executable != path
+
+
+def test_working_venv(venv_path):
+    with set_environment_variable('VIRTUAL_ENV', venv_path):
+        assert get_default_environment()._base_path == venv_path
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py
index e9cd2e40..51deea21 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_sys_path.py
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ import os
 from glob import glob
 import sys
 import shutil
-import subprocess
 
-import pytest
 from jedi.evaluate import sys_path
-from jedi import find_virtualenvs
 from jedi.api.environment import Environment
 
 
@@ -29,35 +26,11 @@ def test_paths_from_assignment(Script):
     assert paths('sys.path, other = ["a"], 2') == set()
 
 
-def test_venv_and_pths(tmpdir, environment):
-    if environment.version_info.major < 3:
-        pytest.skip("python -m venv does not exist in Python 2")
-
+def test_venv_and_pths(venv_path):
     pjoin = os.path.join
 
-    dirname = pjoin(tmpdir.dirname, 'venv')
-
-    # We cannot use the Python from tox because tox creates virtualenvs and they
-    # have different site.py files that work differently than the default ones.
-    # Instead, we find the real Python executable by printing the value of
-    # sys.base_prefix or sys.real_prefix if we are in a virtualenv.
-    output = subprocess.check_output([
-      environment._executable, "-c",
-      "import sys; "
-      "print(sys.real_prefix if hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix') else "
-            "sys.base_prefix)"
-    ])
-    prefix = output.rstrip().decode('utf8')
-    if os.name == 'nt':
-        executable_path = os.path.join(prefix, 'python')
-    else:
-        executable_name = os.path.basename(environment._executable)
-        executable_path = os.path.join(prefix, 'bin', executable_name)
-
-    subprocess.call([executable_path, '-m', 'venv', dirname])
-
     bin_name = 'Scripts' if os.name == 'nt' else 'bin'
-    virtualenv = Environment(dirname, pjoin(dirname, bin_name, 'python'))
+    virtualenv = Environment(venv_path, pjoin(venv_path, bin_name, 'python'))
 
     CUR_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     site_pkg_path = pjoin(virtualenv._base_path, 'lib')