diff --git a/tests/DatabaseFixtureTest.php b/tests/DatabaseFixtureTest.php
index 4c7f70b..4fa6289 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseFixtureTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseFixtureTest.php
@@ -8,11 +8,38 @@ class DatabaseFixtureTest extends \Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase {
 	public function setUp()
 	{
 		parent::setUp();
+		
+		// uncomment to enable route filters if your package defines routes with filters
+		// $this->app['router']->enableFilters();
 
-		$this->app['artisan']->call('migrate', array(
-			'--path' => '../../tests/migrations', 
+		// create an artisan object for calling migrations
+		$artisan = $this->app->make('artisan');
+		
+		// call migrations for packages upon which our package depends, e.g. Cartalyst/Sentry
+		// not necessary if your package doesn't depend on another package that requires 
+		// running migrations for proper installation
+		/* uncomment as necessary
+		$artisan->call('migrate', [
 			'--database' => 'testbench',
-		));
+			'--path'     => '../vendor/cartalyst/sentry/src/migrations',
+		]);
+		*/
+
+		// call migrations that will be part of your package, assumes your migrations are in src/migrations
+		// not neccessary if your package doesn't require any migrations to be run for
+		// proper installation
+		/* uncomment as neccesary
+		$artisan->call('migrate', [
+			'--database' => 'testbench',
+			'--path'     => 'migrations', 
+		]);
+		*/
+		
+		// call migrations specific to our tests, e.g. to seed the db
+		$artisan->call('migrate', [
+			'--database' => 'testbench',
+			'--path'     => '../tests/migrations', 
+		]);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -23,6 +50,9 @@ public function setUp()
 	 */
 	protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
 	{
+		// reset base path to point to our package's src directory
+		$app[ 'path.base' ] = __DIR__ . '/../src' ; 
+		
 		$app['config']->set('database.default', 'testbench');
 		$app['config']->set('database.connections.testbench', array(
 			'driver'   => 'sqlite',
@@ -31,6 +61,36 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
 		));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get package providers.  At a minimum this is the package being tested, but also 
+	 * would include packages upon which our package depends, e.g. Cartalyst/Sentry
+	 * In a normal app environment these would be added to the 'providers' array in 
+	 * the config/app.php file.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function getPackageProviders() {
+	    return [ 
+			//'Cartalyst\Sentry\SentryServiceProvider', 
+			//'YourProject\YourPackage\YourPackageServiceProvider',
+		];
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Get package aliases.  In a normal app environment these would be added to 
+	 * the 'aliases' array in the config/app.php file.  If your package exposes an
+	 * aliased facade, you should add the alias here, along with aliases for 
+	 * facades upon which your package depends, e.g. Cartalyst/Sentry
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	protected function getPackageAliases() {
+		return [
+			//'Sentry'      => 'Cartalyst\Sentry\Facades\Laravel\Sentry',
+			//'YourPackage' => 'YourProject\YourPackage\Facades\YourPackage',
+		];
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Test running migration.
 	 *