diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index c5555b0..32330be 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tasks:
 
   test:
     cmds:
-      - kind delete cluster --name=tests && kind create cluster --name=tests
+      # - kind delete cluster --name=tests && kind create cluster --name=tests
       - go test -coverprofile cover.out -p 1 -v ./...
 
   update-deps:
diff --git a/cmd/atc/main_test.go b/cmd/atc/main_test.go
index 113d12c..a292c53 100644
--- a/cmd/atc/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/atc/main_test.go
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"reflect"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/davidmdm/ansi"
-
 	apiextv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
@@ -25,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/home"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/k8s"
+	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/testutils"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/apis/airway/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/openapi"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/yoke"
@@ -34,29 +28,29 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll("./test_output"))
 	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll("./test_output", 0o755))
 
-	require.NoError(t, x("kind delete clusters --all"))
-	require.NoError(t, x("kind create cluster --name=atc-test"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("kind delete clusters --all"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("kind create cluster --name=atc-test"))
 
-	require.NoError(t, x(
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X(
 		"go build -o ./test_output/atc-installer.wasm ../atc-installer",
-		env("GOOS=wasip1", "GOARCH=wasm"),
+		testutils.Env("GOOS=wasip1", "GOARCH=wasm"),
 	))
-	require.NoError(t, x(
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X(
 		"go build -o ./test_output/backend.wasm ./internal/testing/apis/backend/flight",
-		env("GOOS=wasip1", "GOARCH=wasm"),
+		testutils.Env("GOOS=wasip1", "GOARCH=wasm"),
 	))
 
-	require.NoError(t, x(
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X(
 		"docker build -t yokecd/atc:test -f Dockerfile.atc .",
-		dir("../.."),
+		testutils.Dir("../.."),
 	))
-	require.NoError(t, x("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/atc:test"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/atc:test"))
 
-	require.NoError(t, x("docker build -t yokecd/wasmcache:test -f ./internal/testing/Dockerfile.wasmcache ../.."))
-	require.NoError(t, x("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/wasmcache:test"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("docker build -t yokecd/wasmcache:test -f ./internal/testing/Dockerfile.wasmcache ../.."))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/wasmcache:test"))
 
-	require.NoError(t, x("docker build -t yokecd/c4ts:test -f ./internal/testing/Dockerfile.c4ts ./internal/testing"))
-	require.NoError(t, x("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/c4ts:test"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("docker build -t yokecd/c4ts:test -f ./internal/testing/Dockerfile.c4ts ./internal/testing"))
+	require.NoError(t, testutils.X("kind load --name=atc-test docker-image yokecd/c4ts:test"))
 
 	client, err := k8s.NewClientFromKubeConfig(home.Kubeconfig)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 	airwayTakeoffParams := yoke.TakeoffParams{
 		Release: "backend-airway",
 		Flight: yoke.FlightParams{
-			Input: jsonReader(v1alpha1.Airway{
+			Input: testutils.JsonReader(v1alpha1.Airway{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{},
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "backends.examples.com",
@@ -147,13 +141,13 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, commander.Takeoff(ctx, airwayTakeoffParams))
 
 	// TODO: remove eventually code once yoke has proper support for Airway readiness.
-	EventuallyNoErrorf(
+	testutils.EventuallyNoErrorf(
 		t,
 		func() error {
 			return commander.Takeoff(ctx, yoke.TakeoffParams{
 				Release: "c4ts",
 				Flight: yoke.FlightParams{
-					Input: jsonReader(backendv1.Backend{
+					Input: testutils.JsonReader(backendv1.Backend{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Name: "c4ts",
 						},
@@ -173,7 +167,7 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 		"failed to create backend resource",
 	)
 
-	EventuallyNoErrorf(
+	testutils.EventuallyNoErrorf(
 		t,
 		func() error {
 			pods, err := client.Clientset.CoreV1().Pods("default").List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
@@ -196,71 +190,3 @@ func TestAirTrafficController(t *testing.T) {
 		"failed to assert expected replica count for c4ts backend deployment",
 	)
 }
-
-type xoptions struct {
-	Env []string
-	Dir string
-}
-
-func env(e ...string) XOpt {
-	return func(opts *xoptions) {
-		opts.Env = e
-	}
-}
-
-func dir(d string) XOpt {
-	return func(opts *xoptions) {
-		opts.Dir = d
-	}
-}
-
-type XOpt func(*xoptions)
-
-func x(line string, opts ...XOpt) error {
-	var options xoptions
-	for _, apply := range opts {
-		apply(&options)
-	}
-
-	args := regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`).Split(line, -1)
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), options.Env...)
-	cmd.Dir = options.Dir
-
-	ansi.MakeStyle(ansi.FgCyan).Println(line)
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func jsonReader(value any) io.Reader {
-	data, err := json.Marshal(value)
-	if err != nil {
-		pr, pw := io.Pipe()
-		pw.CloseWithError(err)
-		return pr
-	}
-	return bytes.NewReader(data)
-}
-
-func EventuallyNoErrorf(t *testing.T, fn func() error, tick time.Duration, timeout time.Duration, msg string, args ...any) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	var (
-		ticker   = time.NewTimer(0)
-		deadline = time.Now().Add(timeout)
-	)
-
-	for range ticker.C {
-		err := fn()
-		if err == nil {
-			return
-		}
-		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
-			require.NoErrorf(t, err, msg, args...)
-			return
-		}
-		ticker.Reset(tick)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/yoke/main_test.go b/cmd/yoke/main_test.go
index 22b3c83..e93a40a 100644
--- a/cmd/yoke/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/yoke/main_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand/v2"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -26,9 +27,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/home"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/k8s"
+	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/internal/testutils"
 	"github.com/yokecd/yoke/pkg/yoke"
 )
 
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	must := func(err error) {
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	must(testutils.X("kind delete clusters --all"))
+	must(testutils.X("kind create cluster --name=tests"))
+
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
+
 var background = context.Background()
 
 func createBasicDeployment(t *testing.T, name, namespace string) io.Reader {
diff --git a/internal/testutils/utils.go b/internal/testutils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81eee57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/testutils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package testutils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/davidmdm/ansi"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var cyan = ansi.MakeStyle(ansi.FgCyan)
+
+type xoptions struct {
+	Env []string
+	Dir string
+}
+
+func Env(e ...string) XOpt {
+	return func(opts *xoptions) {
+		opts.Env = e
+	}
+}
+
+func Dir(d string) XOpt {
+	return func(opts *xoptions) {
+		opts.Dir = d
+	}
+}
+
+type XOpt func(*xoptions)
+
+func X(line string, opts ...XOpt) error {
+	var options xoptions
+	for _, apply := range opts {
+		apply(&options)
+	}
+
+	args := regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`).Split(line, -1)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), options.Env...)
+	cmd.Dir = options.Dir
+
+	cyan.Println(line)
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func JsonReader(value any) io.Reader {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+		pw.CloseWithError(err)
+		return pr
+	}
+	return bytes.NewReader(data)
+}
+
+func EventuallyNoErrorf(t *testing.T, fn func() error, tick time.Duration, timeout time.Duration, msg string, args ...any) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var (
+		ticker   = time.NewTimer(0)
+		deadline = time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	)
+
+	for range ticker.C {
+		err := fn()
+		if err == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			require.NoErrorf(t, err, msg, args...)
+			return
+		}
+		ticker.Reset(tick)
+	}
+}