diff --git a/pkg/app/app_test.go b/pkg/app/app_test.go
index 2ac210a55..3f32e985b 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package app_test
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -12,77 +10,39 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
+	testPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/test"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-var (
-	TestFolder    = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/test_folder")
-	ValidAbraConf = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/valid_abra_config")
-)
-
-// make sure these are in alphabetical order
-var (
-	TFolders = []string{"folder1", "folder2"}
-	TFiles   = []string{"bar.env", "foo.env"}
-)
-
-var (
-	AppName    = "ecloud"
-	ServerName = "evil.corp"
-)
-
-var ExpectedAppEnv = envfile.AppEnv{
-	"DOMAIN": "ecloud.evil.corp",
-	"RECIPE": "ecloud",
-}
-
-var ExpectedApp = appPkg.App{
-	Name:   AppName,
-	Recipe: ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
-	Domain: ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
-	Env:    ExpectedAppEnv,
-	Path:   ExpectedAppFile.Path,
-	Server: ExpectedAppFile.Server,
-}
-
-var ExpectedAppFile = appPkg.AppFile{
-	Path:   path.Join(ValidAbraConf, "servers", ServerName, AppName+".env"),
-	Server: ServerName,
-}
-
-var ExpectedAppFiles = map[string]appPkg.AppFile{
-	AppName: ExpectedAppFile,
-}
-
 func TestNewApp(t *testing.T) {
-	app, err := appPkg.NewApp(ExpectedAppEnv, AppName, ExpectedAppFile)
+	app, err := appPkg.NewApp(testPkg.ExpectedAppEnv, testPkg.AppName, testPkg.ExpectedAppFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, ExpectedApp) {
-		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, ExpectedApp)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, testPkg.ExpectedApp) {
+		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, testPkg.ExpectedApp)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestReadAppEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
-	app, err := appPkg.ReadAppEnvFile(ExpectedAppFile, AppName)
+	app, err := appPkg.ReadAppEnvFile(testPkg.ExpectedAppFile, testPkg.AppName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, ExpectedApp) {
-		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, ExpectedApp)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, testPkg.ExpectedApp) {
+		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, testPkg.ExpectedApp)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestGetApp(t *testing.T) {
-	app, err := appPkg.GetApp(ExpectedAppFiles, AppName)
+	app, err := appPkg.GetApp(testPkg.ExpectedAppFiles, testPkg.AppName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, ExpectedApp) {
-		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, ExpectedApp)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(app, testPkg.ExpectedApp) {
+		t.Fatalf("did not get expected app type. Expected: %s; Got: %s", app, testPkg.ExpectedApp)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go b/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
index cd168a9f1..2ecd12a3f 100644
--- a/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package envfile_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"slices"
@@ -13,59 +12,21 @@ import (
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
+	testPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/test"
 )
 
-var (
-	TestFolder    = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/test_folder")
-	ValidAbraConf = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/valid_abra_config")
-)
-
-// make sure these are in alphabetical order
-var (
-	TFolders = []string{"folder1", "folder2"}
-	TFiles   = []string{"bar.env", "foo.env"}
-)
-
-var (
-	AppName    = "ecloud"
-	ServerName = "evil.corp"
-)
-
-var ExpectedAppEnv = envfile.AppEnv{
-	"DOMAIN": "ecloud.evil.corp",
-	"RECIPE": "ecloud",
-}
-
-var ExpectedApp = appPkg.App{
-	Name:   AppName,
-	Recipe: ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
-	Domain: ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
-	Env:    ExpectedAppEnv,
-	Path:   ExpectedAppFile.Path,
-	Server: ExpectedAppFile.Server,
-}
-
-var ExpectedAppFile = appPkg.AppFile{
-	Path:   path.Join(ValidAbraConf, "servers", ServerName, AppName+".env"),
-	Server: ServerName,
-}
-
-var ExpectedAppFiles = map[string]appPkg.AppFile{
-	AppName: ExpectedAppFile,
-}
-
 func TestGetAllFoldersInDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-	folders, err := config.GetAllFoldersInDirectory(TestFolder)
+	folders, err := config.GetAllFoldersInDirectory(testPkg.TestFolder)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(folders, TFolders) {
-		t.Fatalf("did not get expected folders. Expected: (%s), Got: (%s)", strings.Join(TFolders, ","), strings.Join(folders, ","))
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(folders, testPkg.TFolders) {
+		t.Fatalf("did not get expected folders. Expected: (%s), Got: (%s)", strings.Join(testPkg.TFolders, ","), strings.Join(folders, ","))
 	}
 }
 
 func TestGetAllFilesInDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-	files, err := config.GetAllFilesInDirectory(TestFolder)
+	files, err := config.GetAllFilesInDirectory(testPkg.TestFolder)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -73,21 +34,21 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, file := range files {
 		fileNames = append(fileNames, file.Name())
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(fileNames, TFiles) {
-		t.Fatalf("did not get expected files. Expected: (%s), Got: (%s)", strings.Join(TFiles, ","), strings.Join(fileNames, ","))
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(fileNames, testPkg.TFiles) {
+		t.Fatalf("did not get expected files. Expected: (%s), Got: (%s)", strings.Join(testPkg.TFiles, ","), strings.Join(fileNames, ","))
 	}
 }
 
 func TestReadEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	env, err := envfile.ReadEnv(ExpectedAppFile.Path)
+	env, err := envfile.ReadEnv(testPkg.ExpectedAppFile.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(env, ExpectedAppEnv) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(env, testPkg.ExpectedAppEnv) {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"did not get expected application settings. Expected: DOMAIN=%s RECIPE=%s; Got: DOMAIN=%s RECIPE=%s",
-			ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
-			ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
+			testPkg.ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
+			testPkg.ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
 			env["DOMAIN"],
 			env["RECIPE"],
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/test/test.go b/pkg/test/test.go
index a5b8c1dd3..70bb1cae3 100644
--- a/pkg/test/test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,52 @@ package test
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 
+	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+var (
+	TestFolder    = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/test_folder")
+	ValidAbraConf = os.ExpandEnv("$PWD/../../tests/resources/valid_abra_config")
+)
+
+// make sure these are in alphabetical order
+var (
+	TFolders = []string{"folder1", "folder2"}
+	TFiles   = []string{"bar.env", "foo.env"}
+)
+
+var (
+	AppName    = "ecloud"
+	ServerName = "evil.corp"
+)
+
+var ExpectedAppEnv = envfile.AppEnv{
+	"DOMAIN": "ecloud.evil.corp",
+	"RECIPE": "ecloud",
+}
+
+var ExpectedApp = appPkg.App{
+	Name:   AppName,
+	Recipe: ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
+	Domain: ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
+	Env:    ExpectedAppEnv,
+	Path:   ExpectedAppFile.Path,
+	Server: ExpectedAppFile.Server,
+}
+
+var ExpectedAppFile = appPkg.AppFile{
+	Path:   path.Join(ValidAbraConf, "servers", ServerName, AppName+".env"),
+	Server: ServerName,
+}
+
+var ExpectedAppFiles = map[string]appPkg.AppFile{
+	AppName: ExpectedAppFile,
+}
+
 // RmServerAppRecipe deletes the test server / app / recipe.
 func RmServerAppRecipe() {
 	testAppLink := os.ExpandEnv("$HOME/.abra/servers/foo.com")