diff --git a/src/python/SConscript b/src/python/SConscript
index c89bc28f3..9fed74442 100644
--- a/src/python/SConscript
+++ b/src/python/SConscript
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ if localenv['python_package'] == 'full':
             dest = pjoin('interfaces', 'python', 'Cantera', file.name)
             localenv.AddPreAction(pymodule,Copy(dest, file))
 
+    env['python_module'] = pymodule
 
 elif localenv['python_package'] == 'minimal':
     pymodule = make_setup
diff --git a/test/SConscript b/test/SConscript
index f39b5400e..d81d4bcf7 100644
--- a/test/SConscript
+++ b/test/SConscript
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ def addTestScript(subdir, script, interpreter, dependencies):
     passedFile = File(pjoin(subdir, '%s.passed' % (script)))
     run_program = testenv.Command(passedFile, pjoin(subdir, script), scriptRunner)
     for dep in dependencies:
-        testenv.Depends(run_program, File(pjoin(subdir, dep)))
+        if isinstance(dep, str):
+            dep = File(pjoin(subdir, dep))
+        testenv.Depends(run_program, dep)
     Alias('newtest', run_program)
     if os.path.exists(passedFile.abspath):
         Alias('newtest-reset', testenv.Command('reset-%s%s' % (subdir, script),
@@ -72,4 +74,4 @@ def addTestScript(subdir, script, interpreter, dependencies):
 addTestProgram('thermo', 'nasapoly')
 addTestScript('python', 'runTests.py',
               interpreter=sys.executable,
-              dependencies=['testSolution.py'])
+              dependencies=['testSolution.py', localenv['python_module']])
diff --git a/test_problems/SConscript b/test_problems/SConscript
index d54d0effc..0e722db75 100644
--- a/test_problems/SConscript
+++ b/test_problems/SConscript
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ os.environ['CANTERA_DATA'] = pjoin(os.getcwd(), '..', 'data', 'inputs')
 testNames = []
 
 class Test(object):
+    _validArgs = set(['arguments', 'options', 'artifacts', 'comparisons',
+                      'tolerance', 'threshold', 'ignoreLines', 'extensions',
+                      'dependencies'])
+
     def __init__(self, testName, subdir, programName, blessedName, **kwargs):
-        assert set(kwargs.keys()) <= set(['arguments', 'options', 'artifacts',
-                                          'comparisons', 'tolerance', 'threshold',
-                                          'ignoreLines', 'extensions']), kwargs.keys()
+        assert set(kwargs.keys()) <= self._validArgs, kwargs.keys()
         self.subdir = subdir
         self.programName = programName
         arguments = kwargs.get('arguments') or []
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ class Test(object):
         # reset: just delete the ".passed" file so that this test will be re-run
         localenv.Alias('test-reset', self.reset(localenv))
 
+        for dep in kwargs.get('dependencies', []):
+            localenv.Depends(run, dep)
+
     def run(self, env, *args):
         source = list(args)
         if not source:
@@ -299,20 +304,23 @@ CompileAndTest('VPsilane_test', 'VPsilane_test', 'VPsilane_test', 'output_blesse
 
 # Python Tests
 if localenv['python_package'] == 'full':
+    testDeps = [localenv['python_module']]
     Test('python-diamond', 'python', '$python_cmd', None,
          options='../../samples/python/surface_chemistry/diamond_cvd/diamond.py',
          comparisons=[('diamond_blessed.csv', 'diamond.csv')],
-         artifacts=['diamond.xml'])
+         artifacts=['diamond.xml'], dependencies=testDeps)
     Test('python-frac', 'python', '$python_cmd', 'frac_blessed.out',
-         arguments='frac.py', artifacts=['frac.xml'])
+         arguments='frac.py', artifacts=['frac.xml'], dependencies=testDeps)
     Test('python-tut1', pjoin('python','tut1'), '$python_cmd',
-         'output_blessed.txt', arguments='tut1.py', artifacts=['gri30.xml'])
+         'output_blessed.txt', arguments='tut1.py', artifacts=['gri30.xml'],
+         dependencies=testDeps)
     Test('python-tut2', pjoin('python','tut2'), '$python_cmd',
          'output_blessed.txt', arguments='tut2.py',
-         artifacts=['gri30.xml', 'diamond.xml'])
+         dependencies=testDeps, artifacts=['gri30.xml', 'diamond.xml'])
     # Skipping Python Tutorial 3 (documentation only)
     Test('python-tut4', pjoin('python','tut4'), '$python_cmd',
-         'output_blessed.txt', arguments='tut4.py', artifacts=['gri30.xml'])
+         'output_blessed.txt', arguments='tut4.py', artifacts=['gri30.xml'],
+         dependencies=testDeps)
 
 finish_tests = localenv.Command('finish_tests', [], testResults.printReport)
 localenv.Depends(finish_tests, 'test-run')