diff --git a/test/resolvers/SystemResolverTests.test.ts b/test/resolvers/SystemResolverTests.test.ts
index 794eda7..cc37c6f 100644
--- a/test/resolvers/SystemResolverTests.test.ts
+++ b/test/resolvers/SystemResolverTests.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-import { describe, it } from "@jest/globals";
+import { beforeEach, describe, it } from "@jest/globals";
+import { ApolloServer } from "@apollo/server";
+import { ServerContext } from "../../src/ServerContext";
+import { UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository } from "../../src/repositories/UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository";
+import { setUpTestServer } from "../testHelpers/apolloSetupHelpers";
 
 describe("SystemResolvers", () => {
+  let testServer: ApolloServer<ServerContext>;
+  let repository: UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    testServer = setUpTestServer();
+    repository = new UnoptimizedInMemoryRepository();
+  });
+
   describe("routes", () => {
     it("gets routes associated with system id", async () => {
-
     });
   });