diff --git a/exchanges/binance/binance_live_test.go b/exchanges/binance/binance_live_test.go
index 2ccf48c2..46bf3c1b 100644
--- a/exchanges/binance/binance_live_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/binance/binance_live_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var mockTests = false
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	b = new(Binance)
-	if err := testexch.TestInstance(b); err != nil {
+	if err := testexch.Setup(b); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/exchanges/binance/binance_mock_test.go b/exchanges/binance/binance_mock_test.go
index 85cb95b1..6d074e27 100644
--- a/exchanges/binance/binance_mock_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/binance/binance_mock_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	}
 
 	b = new(Binance)
-	if err := testexch.TestInstance(b); err != nil {
+	if err := testexch.Setup(b); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/exchanges/kraken/kraken_test.go b/exchanges/kraken/kraken_test.go
index 7e024911..596f8900 100644
--- a/exchanges/kraken/kraken_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/kraken/kraken_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const (
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	k = new(Kraken)
-	if err := testexch.TestInstance(k); err != nil {
+	if err := testexch.Setup(k); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if apiKey != "" && apiSecret != "" {
diff --git a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
index 4df68809..d43cb821 100644
--- a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
@@ -2736,8 +2736,7 @@ func TestGetOpenInterest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	nu := new(Kucoin)
-	require.NoError(t, testexch.TestInstance(nu), "TestInstance setup should not error")
-
+	require.NoError(t, testexch.Setup(nu), "Test exchange Setup must not error")
 	_, err := nu.GetOpenInterest(context.Background(), key.PairAsset{
 		Base:  currency.ETH.Item,
 		Quote: currency.USDT.Item,
diff --git a/internal/testing/exchange/exchange.go b/internal/testing/exchange/exchange.go
index 27db6e21..af44c859 100644
--- a/internal/testing/exchange/exchange.go
+++ b/internal/testing/exchange/exchange.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -19,12 +20,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/mock"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/sharedtestvalues"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/subscription"
+	testutils "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/internal/testing/utils"
 )
 
-// TestInstance takes an empty exchange instance and loads config for it from testdata/configtest and connects a NewTestWebsocket
-func TestInstance(e exchange.IBotExchange) error {
+// Setup takes an empty exchange instance and loads config for it from testdata/configtest and connects a NewTestWebsocket
+func Setup(e exchange.IBotExchange) error {
 	cfg := &config.Config{}
-	err := cfg.LoadConfig("../../testdata/configtest.json", true)
+
+	root, err := testutils.RootPathFromCWD()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = cfg.LoadConfig(filepath.Join(root, "testdata", "configtest.json"), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("LoadConfig() error: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -92,7 +100,7 @@ func MockWsInstance[T any, PT interface {
 	tb.Helper()
 
 	e := PT(new(T))
-	require.NoError(tb, TestInstance(e), "TestInstance setup should not error")
+	require.NoError(tb, Setup(e), "Test exchange Setup must not error")
 
 	s := httptest.NewServer(h)
 
diff --git a/internal/testing/exchange/exchange_test.go b/internal/testing/exchange/exchange_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6796c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testing/exchange/exchange_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package exchange
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/binance"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/sharedtestvalues"
+)
+
+// TestSetup exercises Setup
+func TestSetup(t *testing.T) {
+	b := new(binance.Binance)
+	require.NoError(t, Setup(b), "Setup must not error")
+	assert.NotNil(t, b.Websocket, "Websocket should not be nil after Setup")
+
+	e := new(sharedtestvalues.CustomEx)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, Setup(e), config.ErrExchangeNotFound, "Setup should error correctly on a missing exchange")
+}
+
+// TestMockHTTPInstance exercises MockHTTPInstance
+func TestMockHTTPInstance(t *testing.T) {
+	b := new(binance.Binance)
+	require.NoError(t, Setup(b), "Test exchange Setup must not error")
+	require.NoError(t, MockHTTPInstance(b), "MockHTTPInstance must not error")
+}
+
+// TestMockWsInstance exercises MockWsInstance
+func TestMockWsInstance(t *testing.T) {
+	b := MockWsInstance[binance.Binance](t, CurryWsMockUpgrader(t, func(_ []byte, _ *websocket.Conn) error { return nil }))
+	require.NotNil(t, b, "MockWsInstance must not be nil")
+}
diff --git a/internal/testing/exchange/testdata/http.json b/internal/testing/exchange/testdata/http.json
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f1eae1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testing/exchange/testdata/http.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+ "routes": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/testing/utils/path.go b/internal/testing/utils/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52925fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testing/utils/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package path
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Exported public errors
+var (
+	ErrRootNotFound = errors.New("could not find root of gocryptotrader")
+)
+
+// RootPathFromCWD returns the system path to GoCryptoTrader from the current working directory
+// Expects to find LICENSE file
+func RootPathFromCWD() (string, error) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return RootPath(wd)
+}
+
+// RootPath returns the system path to GoCryptoTrader from a sub-directory path
+func RootPath(p string) (string, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(p, string(filepath.Separator))
+	for i := len(parts); i > 0; i-- {
+		dir := strings.Join(parts[:i], string(filepath.Separator))
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "LICENSE")); err == nil {
+			return dir, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", ErrRootNotFound
+}
diff --git a/internal/testing/utils/path_test.go b/internal/testing/utils/path_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..623455f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testing/utils/path_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package path
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestRootPathFromCWD exercises RootPathFromCWD and RootPath
+func TestRootPathFromCWD(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := RootPathFromCWD()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(r, "LICENSE"))
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Must find a LICENSE file")
+
+	// Ensure there are no other license files in sub-directories
+	err = filepath.WalkDir(r, func(p string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Skip the root of the project
+		w, _ := filepath.Split(p)
+		w = filepath.Clean(w)
+		if w == r {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if d.Type().IsRegular() && d.Name() == "LICENSE" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("found an unexpected LICENSE file in a sub-directory: %s", p)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}