diff --git a/v2/common/testing_common.go b/v2/common/testing_common.go
index 061a6f0..dfbdf44 100644
--- a/v2/common/testing_common.go
+++ b/v2/common/testing_common.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 var (
 	assetsPath        = ""
 	testImageFilepath = ""
-
-	testExifData = make([]byte, 0)
+	testExifData      = make([]byte, 0)
+	moduleRootPath    = ""
 
 	// EncodeDefaultByteOrder is the default byte-order for encoding operations.
 	EncodeDefaultByteOrder = binary.BigEndian
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func GetModuleRootPath() string {
+	if moduleRootPath != "" {
+		return moduleRootPath
+	}
+
 	moduleRootPath := os.Getenv("EXIF_MODULE_ROOT_PATH")
 	if moduleRootPath != "" {
 		return moduleRootPath
@@ -56,17 +60,32 @@ func GetModuleRootPath() string {
 	return currentPath
 }
 
-func init() {
-	moduleRootPath := GetModuleRootPath()
-	assetsPath = path.Join(moduleRootPath, "assets")
+func getTestAssetsPath() string {
+	if assetsPath == "" {
+		moduleRootPath := GetModuleRootPath()
+		assetsPath = path.Join(moduleRootPath, "assets")
+	}
 
-	testImageFilepath = path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg")
+	return assetsPath
+}
 
-	// Load test EXIF data.
+func getTestImageFilepath() string {
+	if testImageFilepath == "" {
+		assetsPath := getTestAssetsPath()
+		testImageFilepath = path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg")
+	}
 
+	return testImageFilepath
+}
+
+func getTestExifData() []byte {
+	assetsPath := getTestAssetsPath()
 	filepath := path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg.exif")
 
 	var err error
+
 	testExifData, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
+
+	return testExifData
 }
diff --git a/v2/exif_test.go b/v2/exif_test.go
index a3edf93..f8ba7cf 100644
--- a/v2/exif_test.go
+++ b/v2/exif_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func TestVisit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Open the file.
 
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	f, err := os.Open(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -194,23 +196,31 @@ func TestVisit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSearchFileAndExtractExif(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	// Returns a slice starting with the EXIF data and going to the end of the
 	// image.
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
+	testExifData := getTestExifData()
+
 	if bytes.Compare(rawExif[:len(testExifData)], testExifData) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("found EXIF data not correct")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestSearchAndExtractExif(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	imageData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
 	rawExif, err := SearchAndExtractExif(imageData)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
+	testExifData := getTestExifData()
+
 	if bytes.Compare(rawExif[:len(testExifData)], testExifData) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("found EXIF data not correct")
 	}
@@ -226,6 +236,8 @@ func TestCollect(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -341,6 +353,8 @@ func TestCollect(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseExifHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	testExifData := getTestExifData()
+
 	eh, err := ParseExifHeader(testExifData)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
diff --git a/v2/ifd_builder_test.go b/v2/ifd_builder_test.go
index da5e8b3..6d19b19 100644
--- a/v2/ifd_builder_test.go
+++ b/v2/ifd_builder_test.go
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -1386,6 +1388,8 @@ func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain(t *testing.T) {
 // TODO(dustin): !! Test with an actual GPS-attached image.
 
 func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain_RealData(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -1507,6 +1511,8 @@ func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain_RealData(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain_RealData_WithUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+//	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 // 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 // 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -1644,6 +1650,8 @@ func TestIfdBuilder_CreateIfdBuilderFromExistingChain_RealData(t *testing.T) {
 // }
 
 func ExampleIfd_Thumbnail() {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -1665,6 +1673,8 @@ func ExampleIfd_Thumbnail() {
 }
 
 func ExampleBuilderTag_SetValue() {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -1718,6 +1728,8 @@ func ExampleBuilderTag_SetValue() {
 // encodes down to a new EXIF block, reparses, and validates that the value for
 // that tag is what we set it to.
 func ExampleIfdBuilder_SetStandardWithName() {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
diff --git a/v2/ifd_enumerate_test.go b/v2/ifd_enumerate_test.go
index c5db824..b0cc0a8 100644
--- a/v2/ifd_enumerate_test.go
+++ b/v2/ifd_enumerate_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func TestIfdTagEntry_RawBytes_RealData(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ func TestIfdTagEntry_RawBytes_RealData(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_FindTagWithId_Hit(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -85,6 +88,8 @@ func TestIfd_FindTagWithId_Hit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_FindTagWithId_Miss(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -109,6 +114,8 @@ func TestIfd_FindTagWithId_Miss(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_Hit(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -133,6 +140,8 @@ func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_Hit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_Miss(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -157,6 +166,8 @@ func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_Miss(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_NonStandard(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -181,6 +192,8 @@ func TestIfd_FindTagWithName_NonStandard(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_Thumbnail(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -257,6 +270,8 @@ func TestIfd_GpsInfo(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIfd_EnumerateTagsRecursively(t *testing.T) {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -413,6 +428,8 @@ func TestIfd_EnumerateTagsRecursively(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func ExampleIfd_EnumerateTagsRecursively() {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
@@ -468,6 +485,8 @@ func ExampleIfd_GpsInfo() {
 }
 
 func ExampleIfd_FindTagWithName() {
+	testImageFilepath := getTestImageFilepath()
+
 	rawExif, err := SearchFileAndExtractExif(testImageFilepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
 
diff --git a/v2/testing_common.go b/v2/testing_common.go
index 9e9a796..c9d27ae 100644
--- a/v2/testing_common.go
+++ b/v2/testing_common.go
@@ -158,17 +158,32 @@ func validateExifSimpleTestIb(exifData []byte, t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func init() {
-	moduleRootPath := exifcommon.GetModuleRootPath()
-	assetsPath = path.Join(moduleRootPath, "assets")
+func getTestAssetsPath() string {
+	if assetsPath == "" {
+		moduleRootPath := exifcommon.GetModuleRootPath()
+		assetsPath = path.Join(moduleRootPath, "assets")
+	}
 
-	testImageFilepath = path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg")
+	return assetsPath
+}
 
-	// Load test EXIF data.
+func getTestImageFilepath() string {
+	if testImageFilepath == "" {
+		assetsPath := getTestAssetsPath()
+		testImageFilepath = path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg")
+	}
 
+	return testImageFilepath
+}
+
+func getTestExifData() []byte {
+	assetsPath := getTestAssetsPath()
 	filepath := path.Join(assetsPath, "NDM_8901.jpg.exif")
 
 	var err error
+
 	testExifData, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
 	log.PanicIf(err)
+
+	return testExifData
 }