diff --git a/tests/credentials.nim b/tests/credentials.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e03167c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/credentials.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const
+    homeserver*: cstring = ""
+    username*: cstring = ""
+    password*: cstring = ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test1.nim b/tests/test1.nim
index 3309c63..af71368 100644
--- a/tests/test1.nim
+++ b/tests/test1.nim
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-import unittest
-import jsconsole
+import unittest, jsconsole, nimbotsdk, credentials
 
-import nimbotsdk
 test "can login using username and password":
-  # TODO: import account credentials from a .gitignore'd config file
-  const
-      homeserver: cstring = ""
-      username: cstring = ""
-      password: cstring = ""
 
   let auth = newMatrixAuth(homeserver)
   let client = auth.passwordLogin(username, password)