diff --git a/crates/comenqd/src/daemon.rs b/crates/comenqd/src/daemon.rs
index 3c23254..e2095fc 100644
--- a/crates/comenqd/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/crates/comenqd/src/daemon.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,14 @@ pub async fn run_worker(
 mod tests {
     //! Tests for the daemon tasks.
     use super::*;
+    mod test_helpers {
+        include!(concat!(
+            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+            "/../../tests/util/test_helpers.rs"
+        ));
+    }
     use tempfile::tempdir;
+    use test_helpers::{octocrab_for, temp_config};
     use test_support::wait_for_file;
     use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
     use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
@@ -256,12 +263,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     async fn setup_run_worker(status: u16) -> (MockServer, Arc<Config>, Receiver, Arc<Octocrab>) {
         let dir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
-        let cfg = Arc::new(Config {
-            github_token: "t".into(),
-            socket_path: dir.path().join("sock"),
-            queue_path: dir.path().join("q"),
-            cooldown_period_seconds: 0,
-        });
+        let mut c = temp_config(&dir);
+        c.cooldown_period_seconds = 0;
+        let cfg = Arc::new(c);
         let (sender, rx) = channel(&cfg.queue_path).expect("channel");
         let req = CommentRequest {
             owner: "o".into(),
@@ -281,14 +285,7 @@ mod tests {
             .mount(&server)
             .await;
 
-        let octo = Arc::new(
-            Octocrab::builder()
-                .personal_token("t".to_string())
-                .base_uri(server.uri())
-                .expect("base_uri")
-                .build()
-                .expect("build octocrab"),
-        );
+        let octo = octocrab_for(&server);
 
         (server, cfg, rx, octo)
     }
@@ -306,12 +303,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn run_creates_queue_directory() {
         let dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temporary directory");
-        let cfg = Config {
-            github_token: "t".into(),
-            socket_path: dir.path().join("sock"),
-            queue_path: dir.path().join("q"),
-            cooldown_period_seconds: 1,
-        };
+        let cfg = temp_config(&dir);
 
         assert!(!cfg.queue_path.exists());
 
@@ -367,12 +359,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn run_listener_accepts_connections() {
         let dir = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
-        let cfg = Arc::new(Config {
-            github_token: "t".into(),
-            socket_path: dir.path().join("sock"),
-            queue_path: dir.path().join("q"),
-            cooldown_period_seconds: 1,
-        });
+        let cfg = Arc::new(temp_config(&dir));
 
         let (sender, mut receiver) = channel(&cfg.queue_path).expect("channel");
         let (client_tx, writer_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
diff --git a/tests/cucumber.rs b/tests/cucumber.rs
index cabfd77..b1f8f32 100644
--- a/tests/cucumber.rs
+++ b/tests/cucumber.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod steps;
+mod util;
 mod support;
 use cucumber::World as _;
 use steps::{
diff --git a/tests/steps/listener_steps.rs b/tests/steps/listener_steps.rs
index d15309e..98c73da 100644
--- a/tests/steps/listener_steps.rs
+++ b/tests/steps/listener_steps.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::net::UnixStream;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, watch};
 
+use crate::util::test_helpers::temp_config;
 use comenq_lib::CommentRequest;
 use comenqd::config::Config;
 use comenqd::daemon::{queue_writer, run_listener};
@@ -36,12 +37,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for ListenerWorld {
 #[given("a running listener task")]
 async fn running_listener(world: &mut ListenerWorld) {
     let dir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir");
-    let cfg = Arc::new(Config {
-        github_token: String::from("t"),
-        socket_path: dir.path().join("sock"),
-        queue_path: dir.path().join("q"),
-        cooldown_period_seconds: 1,
-    });
+    let cfg = Arc::new(temp_config(&dir));
     let (sender, receiver) = channel(&cfg.queue_path).expect("channel");
     let (client_tx, writer_rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
     let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = watch::channel(());
diff --git a/tests/steps/worker_steps.rs b/tests/steps/worker_steps.rs
index 297e466..517304a 100644
--- a/tests/steps/worker_steps.rs
+++ b/tests/steps/worker_steps.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+use crate::util::test_helpers::{octocrab_for, temp_config};
 use comenq_lib::CommentRequest;
 use comenqd::config::Config;
 use comenqd::daemon::run_worker;
 use cucumber::{World, given, then, when};
-use octocrab::Octocrab;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 use wiremock::matchers::{method, path};
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for WorkerWorld {
 #[given("a queued comment request")]
 async fn queued_request(world: &mut WorkerWorld) {
     let dir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir");
-    let cfg = Arc::new(Config {
-        github_token: "t".into(),
-        socket_path: dir.path().join("sock"),
-        queue_path: dir.path().join("q"),
-        cooldown_period_seconds: 0,
-    });
+    let mut cfg = temp_config(&dir);
+    cfg.cooldown_period_seconds = 0;
+    let cfg = Arc::new(cfg);
     let (mut sender, receiver) = channel(&cfg.queue_path).expect("channel");
     let req = CommentRequest {
         owner: "o".into(),
@@ -83,14 +80,7 @@ async fn worker_runs(world: &mut WorkerWorld) {
     let cfg = world.cfg.as_ref().unwrap().clone();
     let rx = world.receiver.take().unwrap();
     let server = world.server.as_ref().unwrap();
-    let octocrab = Arc::new(
-        Octocrab::builder()
-            .personal_token("t".to_string())
-            .base_uri(server.uri())
-            .expect("base_uri")
-            .build()
-            .expect("build octocrab"),
-    );
+    let octocrab = octocrab_for(server);
     let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let _ = run_worker(cfg, rx, octocrab).await;
     });
diff --git a/tests/util/mod.rs b/tests/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b0ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//! Test utility modules.
+
+pub mod test_helpers;
diff --git a/tests/util/test_helpers.rs b/tests/util/test_helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e90dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/util/test_helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//! Helper utilities for behavioural and unit tests.
+//!
+//! These functions create temporary daemon configuration objects and
+//! Octocrab clients tailored for a `wiremock::MockServer`.
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use comenqd::config::Config;
+use octocrab::Octocrab;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+use wiremock::MockServer;
+
+/// Build a temporary [`Config`] using paths under `tmp`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use tempfile::tempdir;
+/// use comenqd::config::Config;
+/// use util::test_helpers::temp_config;
+///
+/// let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+/// let cfg: Config = temp_config(&dir);
+/// assert!(cfg.socket_path.ends_with("sock"));
+/// ```
+pub fn temp_config(tmp: &TempDir) -> Config {
+    Config {
+        github_token: String::from("t"),
+        socket_path: tmp.path().join("sock"),
+        queue_path: tmp.path().join("q"),
+        cooldown_period_seconds: 1,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create an [`Octocrab`] instance configured for `server`.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use wiremock::MockServer;
+/// use util::test_helpers::octocrab_for;
+///
+/// # tokio_test::block_on(async {
+/// let server = MockServer::start().await;
+/// let octocrab = octocrab_for(&server);
+/// assert!(octocrab.base_url().as_str().contains(&server.uri()));
+/// # });
+/// ```
+#[expect(clippy::expect_used, reason = "simplify test helper setup")]
+pub fn octocrab_for(server: &MockServer) -> Arc<Octocrab> {
+    Arc::new(
+        Octocrab::builder()
+            .personal_token("t".to_string())
+            .base_uri(server.uri())
+            .expect("base_uri")
+            .build()
+            .expect("build octocrab"),
+    )
+}