diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/modules/telethon_extractor/telethon_extractor.py b/src/auto_archiver/modules/telethon_extractor/telethon_extractor.py
index 9acec30..73fb4e8 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/modules/telethon_extractor/telethon_extractor.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/modules/telethon_extractor/telethon_extractor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import re
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import date
 
 from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ class TelethonExtractor(Extractor):
             logger.warning(
                 f"SETUP - Session file {base_session_filepath} does not exist for {self.name}, creating an empty one."
             )
-            with open(base_session_filepath, "w") as f:
-                f.write("")
+            Path(base_session_filepath).touch()
 
         # make a copy of the session that is used exclusively with this archiver instance
         self.session_file = os.path.join(
diff --git a/tests/extractors/test_telethon_extractor.py b/tests/extractors/test_telethon_extractor.py
index 23ba338..0a2d5c8 100644
--- a/tests/extractors/test_telethon_extractor.py
+++ b/tests/extractors/test_telethon_extractor.py
@@ -3,36 +3,24 @@ from datetime import date
 
 import pytest
 
-from .test_extractor_base import TestExtractorBase
-from auto_archiver.modules.telethon_extractor import TelethonExtractor
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def mock_client_setup(mocker):
+    mocker.patch("telethon.client.auth.AuthMethods.start")
 
 
-class TestTelethonExtractor(TestExtractorBase):
-    extractor_module = "telethon_extractor"
-    extractor: TelethonExtractor
-    config = {
-        "api_id": 123,
-        "api_hash": "ABC",
-    }
+def test_setup_fails_clear_session_file(get_lazy_module, tmp_path, mocker):
+    start = mocker.patch("telethon.client.auth.AuthMethods.start")
+    start.side_effect = Exception("Test exception")
 
-    @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
-    def mock_client_setup(self, mocker):
-        mocker.patch("telethon.client.auth.AuthMethods.start")
+    # make sure the default setup file is created
+    session_file = tmp_path / "test.session"
 
-    def test_setup_fails_clear_session_file(self, get_lazy_module, tmp_path, mocker):
-        start = mocker.patch("telethon.client.auth.AuthMethods.start")
-        start.side_effect = Exception("Test exception")
+    lazy_module = get_lazy_module("telethon_extractor")
 
-        # make sure the default setup file is created
-        session_file = tmp_path / "test.session"
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        lazy_module.load({"telethon_extractor": {"session_file": str(session_file), "api_id": 123, "api_hash": "ABC"}})
 
-        lazy_module = get_lazy_module("telethon_extractor")
-
-        with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            lazy_module.load(
-                {"telethon_extractor": {"session_file": str(session_file), "api_id": 123, "api_hash": "ABC"}}
-            )
-
-        assert session_file.exists()
-        assert f"telethon-{date.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}" in lazy_module._instance.session_file
-        assert os.path.exists(lazy_module._instance.session_file + ".session")
+    assert session_file.exists()
+    assert f"telethon-{date.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}" in lazy_module._instance.session_file
+    assert os.path.exists(lazy_module._instance.session_file + ".session")