diff --git a/dts/framework/config/__init__.py b/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
index ebb0823ff5..293c4cb15b 100644
--- a/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
+++ b/dts/framework/config/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 Yaml config parsing methods
 """
 
+# pylama:ignore=W0611
+
 import json
 import os.path
 import pathlib
@@ -19,6 +21,15 @@
 
 from framework.settings import SETTINGS
 
+from .cpu import (
+    LogicalCore,
+    LogicalCoreCount,
+    LogicalCoreCountFilter,
+    LogicalCoreList,
+    LogicalCoreListFilter,
+    lcore_filter,
+)
+
 
 class StrEnum(Enum):
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/cpu.py b/dts/framework/config/cpu.py
similarity index 95%
rename from dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/cpu.py
rename to dts/framework/config/cpu.py
index d1918a12dc..8fe785dfe4 100644
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/cpu.py
+++ b/dts/framework/config/cpu.py
@@ -272,3 +272,16 @@ def filter(self) -> list[LogicalCore]:
             )
 
         return filtered_lcores
+
+
+def lcore_filter(
+    core_list: list[LogicalCore],
+    filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
+    ascending: bool,
+) -> LogicalCoreFilter:
+    if isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreList):
+        return LogicalCoreListFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
+    elif isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreCount):
+        return LogicalCoreCountFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported filter r{filter_specifier}")
diff --git a/dts/framework/dts.py b/dts/framework/dts.py
index 0502284580..22a09b7e34 100644
--- a/dts/framework/dts.py
+++ b/dts/framework/dts.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright(c) 2022-2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
 # Copyright(c) 2022-2023 University of New Hampshire
 
+import logging
 import sys
 
 from .config import CONFIGURATION, BuildTargetConfiguration, ExecutionConfiguration
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 from .testbed_model import SutNode
 from .utils import check_dts_python_version
 
-dts_logger: DTSLOG = getLogger("DTSRunner")
+# dummy defaults to satisfy linters
+dts_logger: DTSLOG | logging.Logger = logging.getLogger("DTSRunner")
 result: DTSResult = DTSResult(dts_logger)
 
 
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ def run_all() -> None:
     global dts_logger
     global result
 
+    # create a regular DTS logger and create a new result with it
+    dts_logger = getLogger("DTSRunner")
+    result = DTSResult(dts_logger)
+
     # check the python version of the server that run dts
     check_dts_python_version()
 
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/__init__.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/__init__.py
index ee221503df..17ca1459f7 100644
--- a/dts/framework/remote_session/__init__.py
+++ b/dts/framework/remote_session/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 from .linux_session import LinuxSession
 from .os_session import OSSession
-from .remote import CommandResult, RemoteSession, SSHSession
+from .remote_session import CommandResult, RemoteSession
+from .ssh_session import SSHSession
 
 
 def create_session(
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/linux_session.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/linux_session.py
index a1e3bc3a92..c8ce5fe6da 100644
--- a/dts/framework/remote_session/linux_session.py
+++ b/dts/framework/remote_session/linux_session.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
 # Copyright(c) 2023 University of New Hampshire
 
+from framework.config import LogicalCore
 from framework.exception import RemoteCommandExecutionError
-from framework.testbed_model import LogicalCore
 from framework.utils import expand_range
 
 from .posix_session import PosixSession
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/os_session.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/os_session.py
index 4c48ae2567..246f0358ea 100644
--- a/dts/framework/remote_session/os_session.py
+++ b/dts/framework/remote_session/os_session.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import PurePath
 
-from framework.config import Architecture, NodeConfiguration
+from framework.config import Architecture, LogicalCore, NodeConfiguration
 from framework.logger import DTSLOG
 from framework.settings import SETTINGS
-from framework.testbed_model import LogicalCore
 from framework.utils import EnvVarsDict, MesonArgs
 
-from .remote import CommandResult, RemoteSession, create_remote_session
+from .remote_session import CommandResult, RemoteSession
+from .ssh_session import SSHSession
 
 
 class OSSession(ABC):
@@ -173,3 +173,9 @@ def setup_hugepages(self, hugepage_amount: int, force_first_numa: bool) -> None:
         if needed and mount the hugepages if needed.
         If force_first_numa is True, configure hugepages just on the first socket.
         """
+
+
+def create_remote_session(
+    node_config: NodeConfiguration, name: str, logger: DTSLOG
+) -> RemoteSession:
+    return SSHSession(node_config, name, logger)
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/remote/__init__.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/remote/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a1512210a..0000000000
--- a/dts/framework/remote_session/remote/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
-
-# pylama:ignore=W0611
-
-from framework.config import NodeConfiguration
-from framework.logger import DTSLOG
-
-from .remote_session import CommandResult, RemoteSession
-from .ssh_session import SSHSession
-
-
-def create_remote_session(
-    node_config: NodeConfiguration, name: str, logger: DTSLOG
-) -> RemoteSession:
-    return SSHSession(node_config, name, logger)
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/remote/remote_session.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/remote_session.py
similarity index 100%
rename from dts/framework/remote_session/remote/remote_session.py
rename to dts/framework/remote_session/remote_session.py
diff --git a/dts/framework/remote_session/remote/ssh_session.py b/dts/framework/remote_session/ssh_session.py
similarity index 100%
rename from dts/framework/remote_session/remote/ssh_session.py
rename to dts/framework/remote_session/ssh_session.py
diff --git a/dts/framework/settings.py b/dts/framework/settings.py
index 71955f4581..144f9dea62 100644
--- a/dts/framework/settings.py
+++ b/dts/framework/settings.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import argparse
 import os
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Sequence
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@ def __call__(
 
 @dataclass(slots=True, frozen=True)
 class _Settings:
-    config_file_path: str
-    output_dir: str
-    timeout: float
-    verbose: bool
-    skip_setup: bool
-    dpdk_tarball_path: Path
-    compile_timeout: float
-    test_cases: list
-    re_run: int
+    config_file_path: Path = Path(Path(__file__).parent.parent, "conf.yaml")
+    output_dir: str = "output"
+    timeout: float = 15
+    verbose: bool = False
+    skip_setup: bool = False
+    dpdk_tarball_path: Path | str = "dpdk.tar.xz"
+    compile_timeout: float = 1200
+    test_cases: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    re_run: int = 0
+
+
+SETTINGS: _Settings = _Settings()
 
 
 def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--config-file",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_CFG_FILE"),
-        default="conf.yaml",
+        default=SETTINGS.config_file_path,
+        type=Path,
         help="[DTS_CFG_FILE] configuration file that describes the test cases, SUTs "
         "and targets.",
     )
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--output-dir",
         "--output",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_OUTPUT_DIR"),
-        default="output",
+        default=SETTINGS.output_dir,
         help="[DTS_OUTPUT_DIR] Output directory where dts logs and results are saved.",
     )
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "-t",
         "--timeout",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_TIMEOUT"),
-        default=15,
+        default=SETTINGS.timeout,
         type=float,
         help="[DTS_TIMEOUT] The default timeout for all DTS operations except for "
         "compiling DPDK.",
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "-v",
         "--verbose",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_VERBOSE"),
-        default="N",
+        default=SETTINGS.verbose,
         help="[DTS_VERBOSE] Set to 'Y' to enable verbose output, logging all messages "
         "to the console.",
     )
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "-s",
         "--skip-setup",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_SKIP_SETUP"),
-        default="N",
+        default=SETTINGS.skip_setup,
         help="[DTS_SKIP_SETUP] Set to 'Y' to skip all setup steps on SUT and TG nodes.",
     )
 
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--tarball",
         "--snapshot",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_DPDK_TARBALL"),
-        default="dpdk.tar.xz",
+        default=SETTINGS.dpdk_tarball_path,
         type=Path,
         help="[DTS_DPDK_TARBALL] Path to DPDK source code tarball "
         "which will be used in testing.",
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--compile-timeout",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_COMPILE_TIMEOUT"),
-        default=1200,
+        default=SETTINGS.compile_timeout,
         type=float,
         help="[DTS_COMPILE_TIMEOUT] The timeout for compiling DPDK.",
     )
@@ -142,8 +146,9 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--test-cases",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_TESTCASES"),
-        default="",
-        help="[DTS_TESTCASES] Comma-separated list of test cases to execute. "
+        nargs="*",
+        default=SETTINGS.test_cases,
+        help="[DTS_TESTCASES] A list of test cases to execute. "
         "Unknown test cases will be silently ignored.",
     )
 
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--re-run",
         "--re_run",
         action=_env_arg("DTS_RERUN"),
-        default=0,
+        default=SETTINGS.re_run,
         type=int,
         help="[DTS_RERUN] Re-run each test case the specified amount of times "
         "if a test failure occurs",
@@ -165,10 +170,11 @@ def _check_tarball_path(parsed_args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         raise ConfigurationError(f"DPDK tarball '{parsed_args.tarball}' doesn't exist.")
 
 
-def _get_settings() -> _Settings:
+def set_settings() -> None:
+    global SETTINGS
     parsed_args = _get_parser().parse_args()
     _check_tarball_path(parsed_args)
-    return _Settings(
+    SETTINGS = _Settings(
         config_file_path=parsed_args.config_file,
         output_dir=parsed_args.output_dir,
         timeout=parsed_args.timeout,
@@ -176,9 +182,6 @@ def _get_settings() -> _Settings:
         skip_setup=(parsed_args.skip_setup == "Y"),
         dpdk_tarball_path=parsed_args.tarball,
         compile_timeout=parsed_args.compile_timeout,
-        test_cases=parsed_args.test_cases.split(",") if parsed_args.test_cases else [],
+        test_cases=parsed_args.test_cases,
         re_run=parsed_args.re_run,
     )
-
-
-SETTINGS: _Settings = _get_settings()
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/__init__.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/__init__.py
index f54a947051..148f81993d 100644
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/__init__.py
+++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/__init__.py
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
 
 # pylama:ignore=W0611
 
-from .hw import (
-    LogicalCore,
-    LogicalCoreCount,
-    LogicalCoreCountFilter,
-    LogicalCoreList,
-    LogicalCoreListFilter,
-    VirtualDevice,
-    lcore_filter,
-)
 from .node import Node
 from .sut_node import SutNode
+from .virtual_device import VirtualDevice
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/__init__.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 88ccac0b0e..0000000000
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright(c) 2023 PANTHEON.tech s.r.o.
-
-# pylama:ignore=W0611
-
-from .cpu import (
-    LogicalCore,
-    LogicalCoreCount,
-    LogicalCoreCountFilter,
-    LogicalCoreFilter,
-    LogicalCoreList,
-    LogicalCoreListFilter,
-)
-from .virtual_device import VirtualDevice
-
-
-def lcore_filter(
-    core_list: list[LogicalCore],
-    filter_specifier: LogicalCoreCount | LogicalCoreList,
-    ascending: bool,
-) -> LogicalCoreFilter:
-    if isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreList):
-        return LogicalCoreListFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
-    elif isinstance(filter_specifier, LogicalCoreCount):
-        return LogicalCoreCountFilter(core_list, filter_specifier, ascending)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported filter r{filter_specifier}")
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/node.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/node.py
index d48fafe65d..90467981c3 100644
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/node.py
+++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/node.py
@@ -12,19 +12,17 @@
 from framework.config import (
     BuildTargetConfiguration,
     ExecutionConfiguration,
-    NodeConfiguration,
-)
-from framework.logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
-from framework.remote_session import OSSession, create_session
-from framework.settings import SETTINGS
-
-from .hw import (
     LogicalCore,
     LogicalCoreCount,
     LogicalCoreList,
     LogicalCoreListFilter,
+    NodeConfiguration,
     lcore_filter,
 )
+from framework.logger import DTSLOG, getLogger
+from framework.remote_session import create_session
+from framework.remote_session.os_session import OSSession
+from framework.settings import SETTINGS
 
 
 class Node(object):
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/sut_node.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/sut_node.py
index 2b2b50d982..6db4a505bb 100644
--- a/dts/framework/testbed_model/sut_node.py
+++ b/dts/framework/testbed_model/sut_node.py
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
 import time
 from pathlib import PurePath
 
-from framework.config import BuildTargetConfiguration, NodeConfiguration
+from framework.config import (
+    BuildTargetConfiguration,
+    LogicalCoreCount,
+    LogicalCoreList,
+    NodeConfiguration,
+)
 from framework.remote_session import CommandResult, OSSession
 from framework.settings import SETTINGS
 from framework.utils import EnvVarsDict, MesonArgs
 
-from .hw import LogicalCoreCount, LogicalCoreList, VirtualDevice
 from .node import Node
+from .virtual_device import VirtualDevice
 
 
 class SutNode(Node):
diff --git a/dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/virtual_device.py b/dts/framework/testbed_model/virtual_device.py
similarity index 100%
rename from dts/framework/testbed_model/hw/virtual_device.py
rename to dts/framework/testbed_model/virtual_device.py
diff --git a/dts/main.py b/dts/main.py
index 43311fa847..060ff1b19a 100755
--- a/dts/main.py
+++ b/dts/main.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from framework import dts
+from framework import dts, settings
 
 
 def main() -> None:
+    settings.set_settings()
     dts.run_all()
 
 
diff --git a/dts/tests/TestSuite_hello_world.py b/dts/tests/TestSuite_hello_world.py
index 7e3d95c0cf..96c31a6c8c 100644
--- a/dts/tests/TestSuite_hello_world.py
+++ b/dts/tests/TestSuite_hello_world.py
@@ -6,12 +6,8 @@
 No other EAL parameters apart from cores are used.
 """
 
+from framework.config import LogicalCoreCount, LogicalCoreCountFilter, LogicalCoreList
 from framework.test_suite import TestSuite
-from framework.testbed_model import (
-    LogicalCoreCount,
-    LogicalCoreCountFilter,
-    LogicalCoreList,
-)
 
 
 class TestHelloWorld(TestSuite):
