diff --git a/agbenchmark/mocks/tests/basic_mocks.py b/agbenchmark/mocks/tests/basic_mocks.py
index bbff6a9c..550095b7 100644
--- a/agbenchmark/mocks/tests/basic_mocks.py
+++ b/agbenchmark/mocks/tests/basic_mocks.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ def basic_read_file_mock(task: str, workspace: str):
     This mock reads a file and returns its content.
     """
 
-    # Challenge.write_to_file(workspace, "file_to_check.txt", "this is how we're doing")
-
     file_contents = Challenge.open_file(workspace, "file_to_check.txt")
 
     Challenge.write_to_file(
diff --git a/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/read_file/read_file_test.py b/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/read_file/read_file_test.py
index 35d1d80c..ea794281 100644
--- a/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/read_file/read_file_test.py
+++ b/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/read_file/read_file_test.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TestReadFile(Challenge):
         indirect=True,
     )
     @pytest.mark.basic
+    @pytest.mark.dependency(depends=["write_file"])
     def test_retrieval(
         self, workspace
     ):  # create_file simply there for the function to depend on the fixture
diff --git a/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/write_file/write_file_test.py b/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/write_file/write_file_test.py
index ccb10fe7..b2c559c9 100644
--- a/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/write_file/write_file_test.py
+++ b/agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/write_file/write_file_test.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class TestWriteFile(Challenge):
         indirect=True,
     )
     @pytest.mark.basic
+    @pytest.mark.dependency(name="write_file")
     def test_retrieval(self, workspace):
         file = self.open_file(workspace, data.ground.files[0])
 
diff --git a/agbenchmark/tests/regression/regression_tests.txt b/agbenchmark/tests/regression/regression_tests.txt
index a5f8fbd1..84e625af 100644
--- a/agbenchmark/tests/regression/regression_tests.txt
+++ b/agbenchmark/tests/regression/regression_tests.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/write_file/write_file_test.py::TestWriteFile::test_retrieval[server_response0]
 agbenchmark/tests/basic_abilities/read_file/read_file_test.py::TestReadFile::test_retrieval[server_response0]
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 3f1059aa..3bc37622 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -595,6 +595,19 @@ tomli = {version = ">=1.0.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.11\""}
 [package.extras]
 testing = ["argcomplete", "attrs (>=19.2.0)", "hypothesis (>=3.56)", "mock", "nose", "pygments (>=2.7.2)", "requests", "setuptools", "xmlschema"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pytest-dependency"
+version = "0.5.1"
+description = "Manage dependencies of tests"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "pytest-dependency-0.5.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c2a892906192663f85030a6ab91304e508e546cddfe557d692d61ec57a1d946b"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+pytest = ">=3.6.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "requests"
 version = "2.31.0"
@@ -765,4 +778,4 @@ multidict = ">=4.0"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "a13e69f2bd9e511e1af92ed02b155a90dec38a9b8d983a711e1b67931b467d38"
+content-hash = "4a1629eb643b5b68d47f6d1407942aa6d4a796c6d5a1b6a54bbc096b9d0efa2d"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6f79e75c..087ac844 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ click = "^8.1.3"
 requests = "^2.31.0"
 openai = "^0.27.8"
 pydantic = "^1.10.9"
+pytest-dependency = "^0.5.1"
 
 
 [build-system]