diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 532a3ed9..b23428f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
     Read more about conftest.py under:
     https://pytest.org/latest/plugins.html
 """
+import os
+
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from typing import Generator
 
 import pytest
-from aleph.sdk.chains.common import generate_key
+from aleph.sdk.chains.common import generate_key, get_public_key
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -26,3 +28,19 @@ def account_file(empty_account_file: Path) -> Path:
     empty_account_file.write_bytes(private_key)
 
     return empty_account_file
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def ssh_keys_files(empty_account_file: Path) -> dict[str, Path]:
+    private_key_file = Path(os.path.join(
+        Path(__file__).parent.parent, "fixtures", "example_ssh_key")
+    ).absolute()
+
+    public_key_file = Path(os.path.join(
+        Path(__file__).parent.parent, "fixtures", "example_ssh_key.pub")
+    ).absolute()
+
+    return {
+        "private_key": private_key_file,
+        "public_key": public_key_file
+    }