diff --git a/internal/ui/editor_test.go b/internal/ui/editor_test.go
index cde6580..7307cb9 100644
--- a/internal/ui/editor_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/editor_test.go
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 	"fyne.io/fyne"
 	"fyne.io/fyne/storage"
-	_ "fyne.io/fyne/test" // load a test application
+	"fyne.io/fyne/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/fyne-io/pixeledit/internal/api"
 )
 
 func uriForTestFile(name string) fyne.URI {
@@ -43,8 +45,7 @@ func testFileWrite(name string) fyne.URIWriteCloser {
 
 func TestEditor_LoadFile(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{A: 255}, e.PixelColor(0, 0))
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{R: 255, G: 255, B: 255, A: 255}, e.PixelColor(1, 0))
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ func TestEditor_LoadFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEditor_Reset(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{A: 255}, e.PixelColor(0, 0))
 
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ func TestEditor_Save(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	e := NewEditor()
 	file := testFile("8x8-tmp")
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{A: 255}, e.PixelColor(0, 0))
 
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ func TestEditor_SetFGColor(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEditor_PixelColor(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{A: 255}, e.PixelColor(0, 0))
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{R: 0, G: 0, B: 0, A: 0}, e.PixelColor(9, 9))
@@ -124,8 +122,7 @@ func TestEditor_PixelColor(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEditor_SetPixelColor(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, color.RGBA{A: 255}, e.PixelColor(0, 0))
 	col := color.RGBA{R: 255, G: 255, B: 0, A: 128}
@@ -155,3 +152,11 @@ func TestEditor_isPNG(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, e.isPNG("BIG.PNG"))
 	assert.False(t, e.isPNG("wrong.ping"))
 }
+
+func testEditorWithFile(path fyne.URIReadCloser) api.Editor {
+	e := NewEditor()
+	e.(*editor).win = test.NewWindow(nil)
+	e.LoadFile(path)
+
+	return e
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/palette_test.go b/internal/ui/palette_test.go
index 5ddd121..fdc5f7c 100644
--- a/internal/ui/palette_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/palette_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestDefaultZoom(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	p := newPalette(e.(*editor))
 	zoom := p.(*widget.Box).Children[0].(*fyne.Container).Objects[1].(*widget.Box).Children[1].(*widget.Label)
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ func TestDefaultZoom(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestZoomIn(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, e.(*editor).zoom)
 
 	p := newPalette(e.(*editor))
diff --git a/internal/ui/raster_test.go b/internal/ui/raster_test.go
index 632cadd..1fa1f52 100644
--- a/internal/ui/raster_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/raster_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestInteractiveRaster_MinSize(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor().(*editor)
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file).(*editor)
 
 	rast := newInteractiveRaster(e)
 	e.drawSurface = rast
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ func TestInteractiveRaster_MinSize(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestInteractiveRaster_locationForPositon(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor().(*editor)
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file).(*editor)
 
 	r := newInteractiveRaster(e)
 	x, y := r.locationForPosition(fyne.NewPos(2, 2))
diff --git a/internal/ui/status_test.go b/internal/ui/status_test.go
index f04ec1f..71145f5 100644
--- a/internal/ui/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/status_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	file := testFile("8x8")
-	e := NewEditor()
-	e.LoadFile(file)
+	e := testEditorWithFile(file)
 
 	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(e.(*editor).status.Text, "File: 8x8.png"))
 	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(e.(*editor).status.Text, "Width: 8"))