diff --git a/tests/test_geocode.py b/tests/test_geocode.py
index 82b4e2c..cd01ec5 100644
--- a/tests/test_geocode.py
+++ b/tests/test_geocode.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from fiona.crs import from_epsg
 import pandas as pd
 from shapely.geometry import Point
diff --git a/tests/test_geodataframe.py b/tests/test_geodataframe.py
index b01dd48..b59c3c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_geodataframe.py
+++ b/tests/test_geodataframe.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import json
 import os
 import tempfile
diff --git a/tests/test_geom_methods.py b/tests/test_geom_methods.py
index 38cab8a..31c2e50 100644
--- a/tests/test_geom_methods.py
+++ b/tests/test_geom_methods.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import string
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ from shapely.geometry.collection import GeometryCollection
 
 from geopandas import GeoSeries, GeoDataFrame
 from geopandas.base import GeoPandasBase
-from util import (
+from .util import (
     unittest, geom_equals, geom_almost_equals, assert_geoseries_equal
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_geoseries.py b/tests/test_geoseries.py
index d2f36d7..daa21d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_geoseries.py
+++ b/tests/test_geoseries.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ from shapely.geometry import (Polygon, Point, LineString,
                               MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon)
 from shapely.geometry.base import BaseGeometry
 from geopandas import GeoSeries
-from util import unittest, geom_equals, geom_almost_equals
+from .util import unittest, geom_equals, geom_almost_equals
 
 
 class TestSeries(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/test_io.py b/tests/test_io.py
index ed43dfb..086ecab 100644
--- a/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_io.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import unittest
 
 import fiona
diff --git a/tests/test_plotting.py b/tests/test_plotting.py
index 268909b..31a0b4d 100644
--- a/tests/test_plotting.py
+++ b/tests/test_plotting.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index 6324cf7..fdd14f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 import numpy as np
 from shapely.geometry import Point
 from pandas import Series, DataFrame