diff --git a/test/unit_tests/image_stitcher_test.py b/test/unit_tests/image_stitcher_test.py
index 3fc862e..968b20c 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/image_stitcher_test.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/image_stitcher_test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ from test.conftest import get_base_position_metadata, add_image, random_single_c
 from test.utils.stitching import BoxSplitter
 
 
+# def test_image_stitcher(patches_metadata):
+#     assert Stitcher().stitch(patches)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("width", [160])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("height", [90])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("page_width", [int(160 * 1.1)])
@@ -31,8 +35,13 @@ def patch_image_metadata_pairs(patches_metadata):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def patches_metadata(width, height, page_width, page_height):
+def base_patch_metadata(width, height, page_width, page_height):
     metadata = get_base_position_metadata(width, height, page_width, page_height)
     metadata = merge(metadata, {Info.X1: 0, Info.Y1: 0, Info.X2: width, Info.Y2: height})
-    patches_metadata = BoxSplitter().split_box(metadata)
+    return metadata
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def patches_metadata(base_patch_metadata):
+    patches_metadata = BoxSplitter().split_box(base_patch_metadata)
     return patches_metadata