diff --git a/app/itam/tests/functional/device_type/device_type_serializer.py b/app/itam/tests/functional/device_type/device_type_serializer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e10670ac..00000000
--- a/app/itam/tests/functional/device_type/device_type_serializer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-
-from django.test import TestCase
-
-from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
-
-from access.models.tenant import Tenant as Organization
-
-from centurion.tests.abstract.mock_view import MockView, User
-
-from itam.serializers.device_type import DeviceType, DeviceTypeModelSerializer
-
-
-
-class DeviceTypeValidationAPI(
-    TestCase,
-):
-
-    model = DeviceType
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpTestData(self):
-        """Setup Test
-
-        1. Create an org
-        2. Create an item
-        """
-
-        organization = Organization.objects.create(name='test_org')
-
-        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username="test_user_view", password="password")
-
-        self.mock_view = MockView( user = self.user )
-
-        self.organization = organization
-
-        self.item = self.model.objects.create(
-            organization=organization,
-            name = 'valid-hostname',
-        )
-
-
-
-    def test_serializer_validation_no_name(self):
-        """Serializer Validation Check
-
-        Ensure that if creating and no name is provided a validation error occurs
-        """
-
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as err:
-
-            serializer = DeviceTypeModelSerializer(
-                context = {
-                    'request': self.mock_view.request,
-                    'view': self.mock_view,
-                },
-                data={
-                "organization": self.organization.id,
-            })
-
-            serializer.is_valid(raise_exception = True)
-
-        assert err.value.get_codes()['name'][0] == 'required'
diff --git a/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/conftest.py b/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/conftest.py
index a6a2cf87..0e8309c2 100644
--- a/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/conftest.py
+++ b/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/conftest.py
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@ def model_kwargs(request, kwargs_devicetype):
 
     if hasattr(request.cls, 'kwargs_create_item'):
         del request.cls.kwargs_create_item
+
+
+@pytest.fixture( scope = 'class')
+def model_serializer(serializer_devicetype):
+
+    yield serializer_devicetype
diff --git a/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/test_unit_device_type_serializer.py b/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/test_unit_device_type_serializer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6092c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/itam/tests/unit/device_type/test_unit_device_type_serializer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import pytest
+
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
+
+from api.tests.unit.test_unit_serializer import (
+    SerializerTestCases
+)
+
+from centurion.tests.abstract.mock_view import MockView
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.model_devicetype
+class DeviceTypeSerializerTestCases(
+    SerializerTestCases
+):
+
+
+    def test_serializer_validation_no_name(self,
+        kwargs_api_create, model, model_serializer, request_user,
+    ):
+        """Serializer Validation Check
+
+        Ensure that if creating and no name is provided a validation error occurs
+        """
+
+        mock_view = MockView(
+            user = request_user,
+            model = model,
+            action = 'create',
+        )
+
+        kwargs = kwargs_api_create.copy()
+        del kwargs['name']
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as err:
+
+            serializer = model_serializer['model'](
+                context = {
+                    'request': mock_view.request,
+                    'view': mock_view,
+                },
+                data = kwargs,
+            )
+
+            serializer.is_valid(raise_exception = True)
+
+        assert err.value.get_codes()['name'][0] == 'required'
+
+
+
+class DeviceTypeSerializerInheritedCases(
+    DeviceTypeSerializerTestCases
+):
+    pass
+
+
+
+@pytest.mark.module_itam
+class DeviceTypeSerializerPyTest(
+    DeviceTypeSerializerTestCases
+):
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/tests/fixtures/__init__.py b/app/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
index 3efed8d0..7fd59bcc 100644
--- a/app/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
+++ b/app/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ from .model_devicesoftware import (
 from .model_devicetype import (
     kwargs_devicetype,
     model_devicetype,
+    serializer_devicetype,
 )
 
 from .model_employee import (
diff --git a/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicemodel.py b/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicemodel.py
index 51956c91..9db39dfd 100644
--- a/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicemodel.py
+++ b/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicemodel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import pytest
+import random
 
 from itam.models.device import DeviceModel
 from itam.serializers.device_model import (
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ def kwargs_devicemodel(kwargs_centurionmodel, django_db_blocker,
 
     with django_db_blocker.unblock():
 
-        manufacturer = model_manufacturer.objects.create( **kwargs_manufacturer )
+        kwargs = kwargs_manufacturer.copy()
+        kwargs['name'] = 'dm_' + str( random.randint(1, 99999) )
+        manufacturer = model_manufacturer.objects.create( **kwargs )
 
     kwargs = {
         **kwargs_centurionmodel.copy(),
diff --git a/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicetype.py b/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicetype.py
index e64c82e3..d490351a 100644
--- a/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicetype.py
+++ b/app/tests/fixtures/model_devicetype.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import datetime
 import pytest
 
 from itam.models.device import DeviceType
+from itam.serializers.device_type import (
+    DeviceTypeBaseSerializer,
+    DeviceTypeModelSerializer,
+    DeviceTypeViewSerializer,
+)
 
 
 
@@ -23,3 +28,13 @@ def kwargs_devicetype(kwargs_centurionmodel):
     }
 
     yield kwargs.copy()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture( scope = 'class')
+def serializer_devicetype():
+
+    yield {
+        'base': DeviceTypeBaseSerializer,
+        'model': DeviceTypeModelSerializer,
+        'view': DeviceTypeViewSerializer
+    }