diff --git a/bindings/Python/py11glue.cpp b/bindings/Python/py11glue.cpp
index a96647b831..9a83846264 100644
--- a/bindings/Python/py11glue.cpp
+++ b/bindings/Python/py11glue.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(ADIOS2_PYTHON_MODULE_NAME, m)
                  const bool opBool = adios ? true : false;
                  return opBool;
              })
+        .def(pybind11::init<const bool>(),
+             "adios2 module starting point "
+             "non-MPI, constructs an ADIOS class "
+             "object",
+             pybind11::arg("debugMode") = true)
+        .def(pybind11::init<const std::string &, const bool>(),
+             "adios2 module starting point non-MPI, constructs an ADIOS class "
+             "object",
+             pybind11::arg("configFile"), pybind11::arg("debugMode") = true)
 #if ADIOS2_USE_MPI
         .def(pybind11::init<const adios2::py11::MPI4PY_Comm, const bool>(),
              "adios2 module starting point, constructs an ADIOS class object",
@@ -239,15 +248,6 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(ADIOS2_PYTHON_MODULE_NAME, m)
              pybind11::arg("configFile"), pybind11::arg("comm"),
              pybind11::arg("debugMode") = true)
 #endif
-        .def(pybind11::init<const bool>(),
-             "adios2 module starting point "
-             "non-MPI, constructs an ADIOS class "
-             "object",
-             pybind11::arg("debugMode") = true)
-        .def(pybind11::init<const std::string &, const bool>(),
-             "adios2 module starting point non-MPI, constructs an ADIOS class "
-             "object",
-             pybind11::arg("configFile"), pybind11::arg("debugMode") = true)
         .def("DeclareIO", &adios2::py11::ADIOS::DeclareIO,
              "spawn IO object component returning a IO object with a unique "
              "name, throws an exception if IO with the same name is declared "
diff --git a/testing/adios2/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/adios2/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index bb3fe667bd..8f3bf44888 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/adios2/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,21 +4,17 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
 function(add_python_mpi_test testname)
-  python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.${testname} SCRIPT Test${testname}.py
+  python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.${testname}.MPI SCRIPT Test${testname}.py
     EXEC_WRAPPER ${MPIEXEC_COMMAND}
   )
-  set_tests_properties(Bindings.Python.${testname} PROPERTIES
+  set_tests_properties(Bindings.Python.${testname}.MPI PROPERTIES
     PROCESSORS "${MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS}"
   )
 endfunction()
 
-python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.HighLevelAPI SCRIPT TestHighLevelAPI.py) 
+python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.HighLevelAPI.Serial SCRIPT TestHighLevelAPI.py)
 
-if(NOT ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
-  python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.BPWriteReadTypes
-    SCRIPT TestBPWriteReadTypes_nompi.py
-  )
-endif()
+python_add_test(NAME Bindings.Python.BPWriteReadTypes.Serial SCRIPT TestBPWriteReadTypes_nompi.py)
 
 if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
   add_python_mpi_test(BPWriteReadTypes)