diff --git a/test/base58_test.coffee b/test/base58_test.coffee
index 78a0eb7..ea3d4ef 100644
--- a/test/base58_test.coffee
+++ b/test/base58_test.coffee
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-require 'should'
+should = require 'should'
 
 Base58 = require '..'
 
-examples = require './examples'
-
 describe 'Base58', ->
+  beforeEach ->
+    @examples = require './examples' unless @examples?
+    should.exist(@examples)
+
   describe '.encode', ->
     it 'encodes number to Base58 string', ->
-      for str, num of examples
+      for str, num of @examples
         Base58.encode(num).should.eql(str)
 
     describe 'when passed a string only containing numbers', ->
       it 'encodes string after first converting it to an integer', ->
-        for str, num of examples
+        for str, num of @examples
           Base58.encode(num.toString()).should.eql(str)
 
     describe 'when passed a float', ->
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ describe 'Base58', ->
 
   describe '.decode', ->
     it 'decodes Base58 string to number', ->
-      for str, num of examples
+      for str, num of @examples
         Base58.decode(str).should.eql(num)
 
     describe 'when passed a non-Base58 string', ->