diff --git a/pkg/app/app_test.go b/pkg/app/app_test.go
index a568c1bf..2ac210a5 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app_test.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app_test.go
@@ -3,17 +3,59 @@ package app_test
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"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)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -83,7 +125,7 @@ func TestGetComposeFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		composeFiles, err := appPkg.GetComposeFiles(r.Name, test.appEnv)
+		composeFiles, err := recipe.GetComposeFiles(r.Name, test.appEnv)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -104,7 +146,7 @@ func TestGetComposeFilesError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		_, err := appPkg.GetComposeFiles(r.Name, test.appEnv)
+		_, err := recipe.GetComposeFiles(r.Name, test.appEnv)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("should have failed: %v", test.appEnv)
 		}
@@ -118,7 +160,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		config.RECIPES_DIR = oldDir
 	}()
 
-	app, err := appPkg.NewApp(appPkg.AppEnv{
+	app, err := appPkg.NewApp(envfile.AppEnv{
 		"DOMAIN": "test.example.com",
 		"RECIPE": "test-recipe",
 	}, "test_example_com", appPkg.AppFile{
diff --git a/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go b/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
index 9baea2e8..cd168a9f 100644
--- a/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/envfile/envfile_test.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	appPkg "coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/app"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
+	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/envfile"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 )
 
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ var (
 	ServerName = "evil.corp"
 )
 
-var ExpectedAppEnv = app.AppEnv{
+var ExpectedAppEnv = envfile.AppEnv{
 	"DOMAIN": "ecloud.evil.corp",
 	"RECIPE": "ecloud",
 }
 
-var ExpectedApp = app.App{
+var ExpectedApp = appPkg.App{
 	Name:   AppName,
 	Recipe: ExpectedAppEnv["RECIPE"],
 	Domain: ExpectedAppEnv["DOMAIN"],
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ var ExpectedApp = app.App{
 	Server: ExpectedAppFile.Server,
 }
 
-var ExpectedAppFile = app.AppFile{
+var ExpectedAppFile = appPkg.AppFile{
 	Path:   path.Join(ValidAbraConf, "servers", ServerName, AppName+".env"),
 	Server: ServerName,
 }
 
-var ExpectedAppFiles = map[string]app.AppFile{
+var ExpectedAppFiles = map[string]appPkg.AppFile{
 	AppName: ExpectedAppFile,
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReadEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	env, err := app.ReadEnv(ExpectedAppFile.Path)
+	env, err := envfile.ReadEnv(ExpectedAppFile.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestReadAbraShEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	abraShPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, "abra.sh")
-	abraShEnv, err := app.ReadAbraShEnvVars(abraShPath)
+	abraShEnv, err := envfile.ReadAbraShEnvVars(abraShPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestReadAbraShCmdNames(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	abraShPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, "abra.sh")
-	cmdNames, err := app.ReadAbraShCmdNames(abraShPath)
+	cmdNames, err := appPkg.ReadAbraShCmdNames(abraShPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ func TestCheckEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	envSamplePath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, ".env.sample")
-	envSample, err := app.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
+	envSample, err := envfile.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	app := app.App{
+	app := appPkg.App{
 		Name:   "test-app",
 		Recipe: r.Name,
 		Domain: "example.com",
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ func TestCheckEnvError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	envSamplePath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, ".env.sample")
-	envSample, err := app.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
+	envSample, err := envfile.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	delete(envSample, "DOMAIN")
 
-	app := app.App{
+	app := appPkg.App{
 		Name:   "test-app",
 		Recipe: r.Name,
 		Domain: "example.com",
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func TestEnvVarCommentsRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	envSamplePath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, ".env.sample")
-	envSample, err := app.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
+	envSample, err := envfile.ReadEnv(envSamplePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func TestEnvVarModifiersIncluded(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	envSamplePath := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name, ".env.sample")
-	envSample, modifiers, err := app.ReadEnvWithModifiers(envSamplePath)
+	envSample, modifiers, err := envfile.ReadEnvWithModifiers(envSamplePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}