diff --git a/app/schemas.js b/app/schemas.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5fcf71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/schemas.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const Ajv = require('ajv')
+const ajv = new Ajv()
+
+const taskPlanSchema = require('../tasks/schemas/taskPlan')
+const taskRecipeSchema = require('../tasks/schemas/taskRecipe')
+ajv.addSchema([
+  taskRecipeSchema,
+  taskPlanSchema
+])
+
+export default ajv
diff --git a/tasks/services/plans.js b/tasks/services/plans.js
index 0046051..cd2d3d4 100644
--- a/tasks/services/plans.js
+++ b/tasks/services/plans.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 const feathersKnex = require('feathers-knex')
 import { isEmpty, ifElse, is, assoc, prop, map, pipe, __ } from 'ramda'
 const { iff, validateSchema } = require('feathers-hooks-common')
-const Ajv = require('ajv')
 const taskPlanSchema = require('../schemas/taskPlan')
-const taskRecipeSchema = require('../schemas/taskRecipe')
-const ajv = new Ajv({$data: true})
-ajv.addSchema([taskRecipeSchema, taskPlanSchema])
+import ajv from '../../app/schemas'
 import * as taskRecipes from '../../tasks/data/recipes'
 
 module.exports = function () {
diff --git a/tasks/util/validateTaskPlan.test.js b/tasks/util/validateTaskPlan.test.js
index 62fce82..3b515d0 100644
--- a/tasks/util/validateTaskPlan.test.js
+++ b/tasks/util/validateTaskPlan.test.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import test from 'ava'
 import * as mock from '../data/mock'
+import ajv from '../../app/schemas'
 
-const Ajv = require('ajv')
 const { validateSchema } = require('feathers-hooks-common')
 const schema = require('../schemas/taskPlan')
-const taskRecipeSchema = require('../schemas/taskRecipe')
-
-let ajv = new Ajv({ $data: true })
-ajv.addSchema([taskRecipeSchema, schema])
 
 let hookBefore
 
diff --git a/tasks/util/validateTaskRecipe.test.js b/tasks/util/validateTaskRecipe.test.js
index 2991166..932aeb4 100644
--- a/tasks/util/validateTaskRecipe.test.js
+++ b/tasks/util/validateTaskRecipe.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import test from 'ava'
 import * as mock from '../data/mock'
+import ajv from '../../app/schemas'
 
-const ajv = require('ajv')
 const { validateSchema } = require('feathers-hooks-common')
 const schema = require('../schemas/taskRecipe')