diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d48b40b..f16c58c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *,cover
 *.egg
 *.egg-info/
+*.iml
 *.log
 *.manifest
 *.mo
@@ -20,25 +21,17 @@
 .installed.cfg
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 .python-version
-.tox/
-.webassets-cache
 /.idea
 /.release
-/bonobo.iml
 /bonobo/examples/work_in_progress/
 /bonobo/ext/jupyter/js/node_modules/
 /build/
 /coverage.xml
-/develop-eggs/
 /dist/
 /docs/_build/
-/downloads/
 /eggs/
 /examples/private
-/htmlcov/
 /sdist/
 /tags
-celerybeat-schedule
-parts/
 pip-delete-this-directory.txt
 pip-log.txt
diff --git a/bonobo/logging.py b/bonobo/logging.py
index 4626243..17bdeb7 100644
--- a/bonobo/logging.py
+++ b/bonobo/logging.py
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ def set_level(level):
 def get_logger(name='bonobo'):
     return logging.getLogger(name)
 
+
 # Compatibility with python logging
 getLogger = get_logger
 
-
 # Setup formating and level.
 setup(level=settings.LOGGING_LEVEL)
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/base.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b3212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+from bonobo import settings
+from bonobo.config import Configurable, ContextProcessor, Option, Service
+from bonobo.structs.bags import Bag
+
+
+class IOFormatEnabled(Configurable):
+    ioformat = Option(default=settings.IOFORMAT.get)
+
+    def get_input(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0:
+            if len(args) != 1 or len(kwargs):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'Wrong input formating: IOFORMAT=ARG0 implies one arg and no kwargs, got args={!r} and kwargs={!r}.'.
+                    format(args, kwargs)
+                )
+            return args[0]
+
+        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS:
+            if len(args) or not len(kwargs):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'Wrong input formating: IOFORMAT=KWARGS ioformat implies no arg, got args={!r} and kwargs={!r}.'.
+                    format(args, kwargs)
+                )
+            return kwargs
+
+        raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported format.')
+
+    def get_output(self, row):
+        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0:
+            return row
+
+        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS:
+            return Bag(**row)
+
+        raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported format.')
+
+
+class FileHandler(Configurable):
+    """Abstract component factory for file-related components.
+
+    Args:
+        path (str): which path to use within the provided filesystem.
+        eol (str): which character to use to separate lines.
+        mode (str): which mode to use when opening the file.
+        fs (str): service name to use for filesystem.
+    """
+
+    path = Option(str, required=True, positional=True)  # type: str
+    eol = Option(str, default='\n')  # type: str
+    mode = Option(str)  # type: str
+    encoding = Option(str, default='utf-8')  # type: str
+    fs = Service('fs')  # type: str
+
+    @ContextProcessor
+    def file(self, context, fs):
+        with self.open(fs) as file:
+            yield file
+
+    def open(self, fs):
+        return fs.open(self.path, self.mode, encoding=self.encoding)
+
+
+class Reader:
+    """Abstract component factory for readers.
+    """
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        yield from self.read(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def read(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract.')
+
+
+class Writer:
+    """Abstract component factory for writers.
+    """
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.write(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def write(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract.')
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/csv.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/csv.py
index bf3872d..ae68bd0 100644
--- a/bonobo/nodes/io/csv.py
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/csv.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import csv
 from bonobo.config import Option
 from bonobo.config.processors import ContextProcessor
 from bonobo.constants import NOT_MODIFIED
-from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileHandler, FileReader, FileWriter
+from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileReader, FileWriter
+from bonobo.nodes.io.base import FileHandler, IOFormatEnabled
 from bonobo.util.objects import ValueHolder
 
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class CsvHandler(FileHandler):
     headers = Option(tuple)
 
 
-class CsvReader(CsvHandler, FileReader):
+class CsvReader(IOFormatEnabled, FileReader, CsvHandler):
     """
     Reads a CSV and yield the values as dicts.
 
@@ -59,12 +60,12 @@ class CsvReader(CsvHandler, FileReader):
 
         for row in reader:
             if len(row) != field_count:
-                raise ValueError('Got a line with %d fields, expecting %d.' % (len(row), field_count,))
+                raise ValueError('Got a line with %d fields, expecting %d.' % (len(row), field_count, ))
 
             yield self.get_output(dict(zip(_headers, row)))
 
 
-class CsvWriter(CsvHandler, FileWriter):
+class CsvWriter(IOFormatEnabled, FileWriter, CsvHandler):
     @ContextProcessor
     def writer(self, context, fs, file, lineno):
         writer = csv.writer(file, delimiter=self.delimiter, quotechar=self.quotechar, lineterminator=self.eol)
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/file.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/file.py
index 53ba138..e49d6de 100644
--- a/bonobo/nodes/io/file.py
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/file.py
@@ -1,81 +1,11 @@
-from bonobo import settings
-from bonobo.config import Option, Service
-from bonobo.config.configurables import Configurable
+from bonobo.config import Option
 from bonobo.config.processors import ContextProcessor
 from bonobo.constants import NOT_MODIFIED
-from bonobo.structs.bags import Bag
+from bonobo.nodes.io.base import FileHandler, Reader, Writer
 from bonobo.util.objects import ValueHolder
 
 
-class FileHandler(Configurable):
-    """Abstract component factory for file-related components.
-    
-    Args:
-        path (str): which path to use within the provided filesystem.
-        eol (str): which character to use to separate lines.
-        mode (str): which mode to use when opening the file.
-        fs (str): service name to use for filesystem.
-    """
-
-    path = Option(str, required=True, positional=True)  # type: str
-    eol = Option(str, default='\n')  # type: str
-    mode = Option(str)  # type: str
-    encoding = Option(str, default='utf-8')  # type: str
-    fs = Service('fs')  # type: str
-    ioformat = Option(default=settings.IOFORMAT.get)
-
-    @ContextProcessor
-    def file(self, context, fs):
-        with self.open(fs) as file:
-            yield file
-
-    def open(self, fs):
-        return fs.open(self.path, self.mode, encoding=self.encoding)
-
-    def get_input(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0:
-            assert len(args) == 1 and not len(kwargs), 'ARG0 format implies one arg and no kwargs.'
-            return args[0]
-
-        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS:
-            assert len(args) == 0 and len(kwargs), 'KWARGS format implies no arg.'
-            return kwargs
-
-        raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported format.')
-
-    def get_output(self, row):
-        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0:
-            return row
-
-        if self.ioformat == settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS:
-            return Bag(**row)
-
-        raise NotImplementedError('Unsupported format.')
-
-
-class Reader(FileHandler):
-    """Abstract component factory for readers.
-    """
-
-    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        yield from self.read(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def read(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract.')
-
-
-class Writer(FileHandler):
-    """Abstract component factory for writers.
-    """
-
-    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.write(*args)
-
-    def write(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise NotImplementedError('Abstract.')
-
-
-class FileReader(Reader):
+class FileReader(Reader, FileHandler):
     """Component factory for file-like readers.
 
     On its own, it can be used to read a file and yield one row per line, trimming the "eol" character at the end if
@@ -93,7 +23,7 @@ class FileReader(Reader):
             yield line.rstrip(self.eol)
 
 
-class FileWriter(Writer):
+class FileWriter(Writer, FileHandler):
     """Component factory for file or file-like writers.
 
     On its own, it can be used to write in a file one line per row that comes into this component. Extending it is
@@ -107,11 +37,11 @@ class FileWriter(Writer):
         lineno = ValueHolder(0)
         yield lineno
 
-    def write(self, fs, file, lineno, row):
+    def write(self, fs, file, lineno, line):
         """
         Write a row on the next line of opened file in context.
         """
-        self._write_line(file, (self.eol if lineno.value else '') + row)
+        self._write_line(file, (self.eol if lineno.value else '') + line)
         lineno += 1
         return NOT_MODIFIED
 
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/json.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/json.py
index f355c02..c6d9bf5 100644
--- a/bonobo/nodes/io/json.py
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/json.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import json
 
 from bonobo.config.processors import ContextProcessor
-from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileWriter, FileReader
+from bonobo.constants import NOT_MODIFIED
+from bonobo.nodes.io.base import FileHandler, IOFormatEnabled
+from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileReader, FileWriter
 
 
-class JsonHandler():
+class JsonHandler(FileHandler):
     eol = ',\n'
     prefix, suffix = '[', ']'
 
 
-class JsonReader(JsonHandler, FileReader):
+class JsonReader(IOFormatEnabled, FileReader, JsonHandler):
     loader = staticmethod(json.load)
 
     def read(self, fs, file):
@@ -17,18 +19,21 @@ class JsonReader(JsonHandler, FileReader):
             yield self.get_output(line)
 
 
-class JsonWriter(JsonHandler, FileWriter):
+class JsonWriter(IOFormatEnabled, FileWriter, JsonHandler):
     @ContextProcessor
     def envelope(self, context, fs, file, lineno):
         file.write(self.prefix)
         yield
         file.write(self.suffix)
 
-    def write(self, fs, file, lineno, row):
+    def write(self, fs, file, lineno, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Write a json row on the next line of file pointed by ctx.file.
 
         :param ctx:
         :param row:
         """
-        return super().write(fs, file, lineno, json.dumps(row))
+        row = self.get_input(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._write_line(file, (self.eol if lineno.value else '') + json.dumps(row))
+        lineno += 1
+        return NOT_MODIFIED
diff --git a/bonobo/nodes/io/pickle.py b/bonobo/nodes/io/pickle.py
index c603e91..e94f94a 100644
--- a/bonobo/nodes/io/pickle.py
+++ b/bonobo/nodes/io/pickle.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import pickle
 
-from bonobo.config.processors import ContextProcessor
 from bonobo.config import Option
+from bonobo.config.processors import ContextProcessor
 from bonobo.constants import NOT_MODIFIED
+from bonobo.nodes.io.base import FileHandler, IOFormatEnabled
+from bonobo.nodes.io.file import FileReader, FileWriter
 from bonobo.util.objects import ValueHolder
-from .file import FileReader, FileWriter, FileHandler
 
 
 class PickleHandler(FileHandler):
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class PickleHandler(FileHandler):
     item_names = Option(tuple)
 
 
-class PickleReader(PickleHandler, FileReader):
+class PickleReader(IOFormatEnabled, FileReader, PickleHandler):
     """
     Reads a Python pickle object and yields the items in dicts.
     """
@@ -56,8 +57,7 @@ class PickleReader(PickleHandler, FileReader):
             yield self.get_output(dict(zip(i)) if is_dict else dict(zip(pickle_headers.value, i)))
 
 
-class PickleWriter(PickleHandler, FileWriter):
-
+class PickleWriter(IOFormatEnabled, FileWriter, PickleHandler):
     mode = Option(str, default='wb')
 
     def write(self, fs, file, lineno, item):
diff --git a/bonobo/util/testing.py b/bonobo/util/testing.py
index d5b6cc8..7c07256 100644
--- a/bonobo/util/testing.py
+++ b/bonobo/util/testing.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
+from bonobo import open_fs
 from bonobo.execution.node import NodeExecutionContext
 
 
@@ -17,3 +18,20 @@ def optional_contextmanager(cm, *, ignore=False):
     else:
         with cm:
             yield
+
+
+class FilesystemTester:
+    def __init__(self, extension='txt', mode='w'):
+        self.extension = extension
+        self.input_data = ''
+        self.mode = mode
+
+    def get_services_for_reader(self, tmpdir):
+        fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.' + self.extension
+        with fs.open(filename, self.mode) as fp:
+            fp.write(self.input_data)
+        return fs, filename, {'fs': fs}
+
+    def get_services_for_writer(self, tmpdir):
+        fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.' + self.extension
+        return fs, filename, {'fs': fs}
diff --git a/config/__init__.py b/config/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/io/test_csv.py b/tests/io/test_csv.py
index 47e641b..dc6f71c 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_csv.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_csv.py
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 import pytest
 
-from bonobo import Bag, CsvReader, CsvWriter, open_fs, settings
+from bonobo import Bag, CsvReader, CsvWriter, settings
 from bonobo.constants import BEGIN, END
 from bonobo.execution.node import NodeExecutionContext
-from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext
+from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext, FilesystemTester
+
+csv_tester = FilesystemTester('csv')
+csv_tester.input_data = 'a,b,c\na foo,b foo,c foo\na bar,b bar,c bar'
 
 
-def test_write_csv_to_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.csv'
+def test_write_csv_to_file_arg0(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = csv_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
 
-    writer = CsvWriter(path=filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
-    context = NodeExecutionContext(writer, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), Bag({'foo': 'baz', 'ignore': 'this'}), END)
-
-    context.start()
-    context.step()
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with NodeExecutionContext(CsvWriter(path=filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), Bag({'foo': 'baz', 'ignore': 'this'}), END)
+        context.step()
+        context.step()
 
     with fs.open(filename) as fp:
         assert fp.read() == 'foo\nbar\nbaz\n'
@@ -26,19 +24,33 @@ def test_write_csv_to_file(tmpdir):
         getattr(context, 'file')
 
 
-def test_read_csv_from_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.csv'
-    with fs.open(filename, 'w') as fp:
-        fp.write('a,b,c\na foo,b foo,c foo\na bar,b bar,c bar')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('add_kwargs', ({}, {
+    'ioformat': settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS,
+},))
+def test_write_csv_to_file_kwargs(tmpdir, add_kwargs):
+    fs, filename, services = csv_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
 
-    reader = CsvReader(path=filename, delimiter=',', ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
+    with NodeExecutionContext(CsvWriter(path=filename, **add_kwargs), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(**{'foo': 'bar'}), Bag(**{'foo': 'baz', 'ignore': 'this'}), END)
+        context.step()
+        context.step()
 
-    context = CapturingNodeExecutionContext(reader, services={'fs': fs})
+    with fs.open(filename) as fp:
+        assert fp.read() == 'foo\nbar\nbaz\n'
 
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        getattr(context, 'file')
+
+
+def test_read_csv_from_file_arg0(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = csv_tester.get_services_for_reader(tmpdir)
+
+    with CapturingNodeExecutionContext(
+            CsvReader(path=filename, delimiter=',', ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0),
+            services=services,
+    ) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
+        context.step()
 
     assert len(context.send.mock_calls) == 2
 
@@ -59,19 +71,15 @@ def test_read_csv_from_file(tmpdir):
     }
 
 
-def test_read_csv_kwargs_output_formater(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.csv'
-    with fs.open(filename, 'w') as fp:
-        fp.write('a,b,c\na foo,b foo,c foo\na bar,b bar,c bar')
+def test_read_csv_from_file_kwargs(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = csv_tester.get_services_for_reader(tmpdir)
 
-    reader = CsvReader(path=filename, delimiter=',')
-
-    context = CapturingNodeExecutionContext(reader, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with CapturingNodeExecutionContext(
+            CsvReader(path=filename, delimiter=','),
+            services=services,
+    ) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
+        context.step()
 
     assert len(context.send.mock_calls) == 2
 
diff --git a/tests/io/test_file.py b/tests/io/test_file.py
index 1566b39..07a15eb 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_file.py
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 import pytest
 
-from bonobo import Bag, FileReader, FileWriter, open_fs
+from bonobo import Bag, FileReader, FileWriter
 from bonobo.constants import BEGIN, END
 from bonobo.execution.node import NodeExecutionContext
-from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext
+from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext, FilesystemTester
+
+txt_tester = FilesystemTester('txt')
+txt_tester.input_data = 'Hello\nWorld\n'
+
+
+def test_file_writer_contextless(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = txt_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
+
+    with FileWriter(path=filename).open(fs) as fp:
+        fp.write('Yosh!')
+
+    with fs.open(filename) as fp:
+        assert fp.read() == 'Yosh!'
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -14,46 +27,23 @@ from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext
     ]
 )
 def test_file_writer_in_context(tmpdir, lines, output):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.txt'
+    fs, filename, services = txt_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
 
-    writer = FileWriter(path=filename)
-    context = NodeExecutionContext(writer, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, *map(Bag, lines), END)
-    for _ in range(len(lines)):
-        context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with NodeExecutionContext(FileWriter(path=filename), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, *map(Bag, lines), END)
+        for _ in range(len(lines)):
+            context.step()
 
     with fs.open(filename) as fp:
         assert fp.read() == output
 
 
-def test_file_writer_out_of_context(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.txt'
+def test_file_reader(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = txt_tester.get_services_for_reader(tmpdir)
 
-    writer = FileWriter(path=filename)
-
-    with writer.open(fs) as fp:
-        fp.write('Yosh!')
-
-    with fs.open(filename) as fp:
-        assert fp.read() == 'Yosh!'
-
-
-def test_file_reader_in_context(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.txt'
-
-    with fs.open(filename, 'w') as fp:
-        fp.write('Hello\nWorld\n')
-
-    reader = FileReader(path=filename)
-    context = CapturingNodeExecutionContext(reader, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with CapturingNodeExecutionContext(FileReader(path=filename), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
+        context.step()
 
     assert len(context.send.mock_calls) == 2
 
diff --git a/tests/io/test_json.py b/tests/io/test_json.py
index 15d9e7e..75350ce 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_json.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_json.py
@@ -1,44 +1,48 @@
 import pytest
 
-from bonobo import Bag, JsonReader, JsonWriter, open_fs, settings
+from bonobo import Bag, JsonReader, JsonWriter, settings
 from bonobo.constants import BEGIN, END
 from bonobo.execution.node import NodeExecutionContext
-from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext
+from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext, FilesystemTester
+
+json_tester = FilesystemTester('json')
+json_tester.input_data = '''[{"x": "foo"},{"x": "bar"}]'''
 
 
-def test_write_json_to_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.json'
+def test_write_json_arg0(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = json_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
 
-    writer = JsonWriter(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
-    context = NodeExecutionContext(writer, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with NodeExecutionContext(JsonWriter(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), END)
+        context.step()
 
     with fs.open(filename) as fp:
         assert fp.read() == '[{"foo": "bar"}]'
 
-    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
-        getattr(context, 'file')
 
-    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
-        getattr(context, 'first')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('add_kwargs', ({}, {
+    'ioformat': settings.IOFORMAT_KWARGS,
+}, ))
+def test_write_json_kwargs(tmpdir, add_kwargs):
+    fs, filename, services = json_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
+
+    with NodeExecutionContext(JsonWriter(filename, **add_kwargs), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(**{'foo': 'bar'}), END)
+        context.step()
+
+    with fs.open(filename) as fp:
+        assert fp.read() == '[{"foo": "bar"}]'
 
 
-def test_read_json_from_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.json'
-    with fs.open(filename, 'w') as fp:
-        fp.write('[{"x": "foo"},{"x": "bar"}]')
-    reader = JsonReader(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
+def test_read_json_arg0(tmpdir):
+    fs, filename, services = json_tester.get_services_for_reader(tmpdir)
 
-    context = CapturingNodeExecutionContext(reader, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with CapturingNodeExecutionContext(
+        JsonReader(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0),
+        services=services,
+    ) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
+        context.step()
 
     assert len(context.send.mock_calls) == 2
 
diff --git a/tests/io/test_pickle.py b/tests/io/test_pickle.py
index 1709b16..aff7796 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_pickle.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_pickle.py
@@ -2,24 +2,22 @@ import pickle
 
 import pytest
 
-from bonobo import Bag, PickleReader, PickleWriter, open_fs, settings
+from bonobo import Bag, PickleReader, PickleWriter, settings
 from bonobo.constants import BEGIN, END
 from bonobo.execution.node import NodeExecutionContext
-from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext
+from bonobo.util.testing import CapturingNodeExecutionContext, FilesystemTester
+
+pickle_tester = FilesystemTester('pkl', mode='wb')
+pickle_tester.input_data = pickle.dumps([['a', 'b', 'c'], ['a foo', 'b foo', 'c foo'], ['a bar', 'b bar', 'c bar']])
 
 
 def test_write_pickled_dict_to_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'output.pkl'
+    fs, filename, services = pickle_tester.get_services_for_writer(tmpdir)
 
-    writer = PickleWriter(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
-    context = NodeExecutionContext(writer, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), Bag({'foo': 'baz', 'ignore': 'this'}), END)
-
-    context.start()
-    context.step()
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with NodeExecutionContext(PickleWriter(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0), services=services) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag({'foo': 'bar'}), Bag({'foo': 'baz', 'ignore': 'this'}), END)
+        context.step()
+        context.step()
 
     with fs.open(filename, 'rb') as fp:
         assert pickle.loads(fp.read()) == {'foo': 'bar'}
@@ -29,18 +27,13 @@ def test_write_pickled_dict_to_file(tmpdir):
 
 
 def test_read_pickled_list_from_file(tmpdir):
-    fs, filename = open_fs(tmpdir), 'input.pkl'
-    with fs.open(filename, 'wb') as fp:
-        fp.write(pickle.dumps([['a', 'b', 'c'], ['a foo', 'b foo', 'c foo'], ['a bar', 'b bar', 'c bar']]))
+    fs, filename, services = pickle_tester.get_services_for_reader(tmpdir)
 
-    reader = PickleReader(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0)
-
-    context = CapturingNodeExecutionContext(reader, services={'fs': fs})
-
-    context.start()
-    context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
-    context.step()
-    context.stop()
+    with CapturingNodeExecutionContext(
+        PickleReader(filename, ioformat=settings.IOFORMAT_ARG0), services=services
+    ) as context:
+        context.write(BEGIN, Bag(), END)
+        context.step()
 
     assert len(context.send.mock_calls) == 2