diff --git a/frappe_testing/test_case.py b/frappe_testing/test_case.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2344cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe_testing/test_case.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import unittest
+
+
+class FrappeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """
+    Use this class to subclass TestCase classes to treat errors in tests as failures
+
+    This will ensure that TearDown is run even if the test has errors
+    """
+
+    failureException = Exception
diff --git a/frappe_testing/test_fixture.py b/frappe_testing/test_fixture.py
index 03a75c8..7cb911f 100644
--- a/frappe_testing/test_fixture.py
+++ b/frappe_testing/test_fixture.py
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ def setUp(self, skip_fixtures=False, skip_dependencies=False):
         if frappe.session.user != self.TESTER_USER:
             frappe.set_user(self.TESTER_USER)
 
+        if not frappe.flags.first_setup_run:
+            frappe.db.savepoint("testing_savepoint")
+            frappe.flags.first_setup_run = True
+
         if self.isSetUp():
             self.duplicate = True
             og: TestFixture = self.get_locals_obj()[self.__class__.__name__]
@@ -102,26 +106,8 @@ def make_fixtures(self):
 
     def delete_fixtures(self):
         """
-        Goes through each fixture generated and deletes it
+        reset self.fixtures (rollback will take care to the db)
         """
-        for dt, docs in self.fixtures.items():
-            meta = frappe.get_meta(dt)
-            for doc in docs:
-                if not frappe.db.exists(dt, doc.name) or doc is None:
-                    continue
-
-                doc.reload()
-                if doc.docstatus == 1:
-                    doc.docstatus = 2
-                    doc.save(ignore_permissions=True)
-
-                frappe.delete_doc(
-                    dt,
-                    doc.name,
-                    force=not meta.is_submittable,
-                    ignore_permissions=True,
-                    delete_permanently=True
-                )
 
         self.fixtures = frappe._dict()
 
@@ -146,6 +132,10 @@ def tearDown(self):
         if frappe.session.user != self.TESTER_USER:
             frappe.set_user(self.TESTER_USER)
 
+        if frappe.flags.first_setup_run:
+            frappe.db.rollback(save_point="testing_savepoint")
+            frappe.flags.first_setup_run = None
+
         if self.duplicate:
             self.fixtures = frappe._dict()
             self._dependent_fixture_instances = []