diff --git a/backend/tests/test_ping.py b/backend/tests/test_ping.py
index f6e07a2..5449c6c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_ping.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_ping.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from app.main import app
 
-client = TestClient(app)
-
-
 def test_ping():
-    response = client.get("/ping")
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert response.json() == {"message": "pong"}
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        response = client.get("/ping")
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert response.json() == {"message": "pong"}
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