diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8da2b81da..000000000
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-import os
-sys.path.append(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.expanduser(__file__)))), '..')))
diff --git a/tests/map1.png b/tests/map1.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee528b61c
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/map1.png differ
diff --git a/tests/test_battlemap.py b/tests/test_battlemap.py
index c85fe3071..5462896ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_battlemap.py
+++ b/tests/test_battlemap.py
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 import os
 
 
+def compare_surfaces(surface_a, surface_b):
+    if surface_a.get_size() != surface_b.get_size(): return False
+    for x in range(surface_a.get_size()[0]):
+        for y in range(surface_a.get_size()[1]):
+            if surface_a.get_at((x, y)) != surface_b.get_at((x, y)): return False
+    return True
+
+
 def test_recolour_man_and_build_move_and_def_arrays():
     from gamescript.battlemap import BeautifulMap
     from gamescript.battlemap import BaseMap
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self):
     battle_map_data = datamap.BattleMapData(main_dir, screen_scale, ruleset_folder, language)
 
     height_map = HeightMap()
-    height_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, 'tests/height_map.png')))
+    height_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, "tests/height_map.png")))
 
     battle_map = BeautifulMap(
         main_dir=main_dir,
@@ -35,17 +43,20 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     base_map = BaseMap(main_dir=main_dir)
     base_map.terrain_colour = battle_map_data.terrain_colour
-    base_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, 'tests/base_map.png')))
+    base_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, "tests/base_map.png")))
 
     feature_map = FeatureMap(main_dir=main_dir)
     feature_map.feature_colour = battle_map_data.feature_colour
-    feature_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, 'tests/feature_map.png')))
+    feature_map.draw_image(pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, "tests/feature_map.png")))
     feature_map.feature_mod = battle_map_data.feature_mod
 
     battle_map.image = pygame.Surface((len(base_map.map_array[0]), len(base_map.map_array)))
 
+    mb = MinifiedBattle()
     battle_map.recolour_map_and_build_move_and_def_arrays(
         feature_map=feature_map,
         base_map=base_map,
-        battle=MinifiedBattle(),
+        battle=mb,
     )
+
+    assert compare_surfaces(battle_map.image, pygame.image.load(os.path.join(main_dir, "tests/map1.png")))