diff --git a/tests/lib/cloner_test_fixtures.py b/tests/lib/cloner_test_fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2aeb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/cloner_test_fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def cloner_dir_struct(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
+	tmp_path.joinpath("cache").mkdir()
+	tmp_path.joinpath("repos").mkdir()
+	return tmp_path
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py b/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
index 961783a..ef2e63d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_repo_dir_structure.py
@@ -3,36 +3,37 @@ import xml.dom.expatbuilder
 from repo_cloner.lib.repo_dir_structure import RepoDirStructure
 from repo_cloner.lib.dir_not_found_error import DirNotFoundError
 from repo_cloner.lib.config_file_not_found_error import ConfigFileNotFoundError
-from pathlib import PosixPath
+from pathlib import PosixPath, Path
+from cloner_test_fixtures import cloner_dir_struct
 import pytest
 
 
 def test_init():
-	X = RepoDirStructure("/tmp")
-	assert X._base_dir == "/tmp"
-	assert X._conf_dir == "/tmp/config"
-	assert X._repos_dir == "/tmp/repos"
-	assert X._cache_dir == "/tmp/cache"
+	x = RepoDirStructure("/tmp")
+	assert x._base_dir == "/tmp"
+	assert x._conf_dir == "/tmp/config"
+	assert x._repos_dir == "/tmp/repos"
+	assert x._cache_dir == "/tmp/cache"
 
 
 def test_config_filename():
-	X = RepoDirStructure("/tmp")
-	assert X._RepoDirStructure__config_filename == "/tmp/config/cloner.cfg"
+	x = RepoDirStructure("/tmp")
+	assert x._RepoDirStructure__config_filename == "/tmp/config/cloner.cfg"
 
 
 def test_no_base_dir(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 	x = tmp_path.joinpath("nonexistent")
-	X = RepoDirStructure(x)
+	xx = RepoDirStructure(x)
 	with pytest.raises(DirNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.base_dir_exists
+		assert xx.base_dir_exists
 	assert "DirNotFoundError: Directory does not exist / is not a dir: " in excinfo.exconly()
 	assert excinfo.exconly().endswith("/nonexistent")
 
 
 def test_no_config(tmp_path: PosixPath):
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
+	x = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path.__str__())
 	with pytest.raises(DirNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.conf_dir_exists
+		assert x.conf_dir_exists
 	assert "DirNotFoundError: Directory does not exist / is not a dir: " in excinfo.exconly()
 	assert excinfo.exconly().endswith("/config")
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def test_no_cache(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
 	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
 	with pytest.raises(DirNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.cache_dir_exists
+		assert X.cache_dir_exists
 	assert "DirNotFoundError: Directory does not exist / is not a dir: " in excinfo.exconly()
 	assert excinfo.exconly().endswith("/cache")
 
@@ -49,19 +50,15 @@ def test_no_cache(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 def test_no_repos(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
 	tmp_path.joinpath("cache").mkdir()
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
+	x = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
 	with pytest.raises(DirNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.repos_dir_exists
+		assert x.repos_dir_exists
 	assert "DirNotFoundError: Directory does not exist / is not a dir: " in excinfo.exconly()
 	assert excinfo.exconly().endswith("/repos")
 
 
-def test_dirs_exist_okay(tmp_path: PosixPath):
-	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("cache").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("repos").mkdir()
-
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
+def test_dirs_exist_okay(cloner_dir_struct: Path):
+	X = RepoDirStructure(cloner_dir_struct)
 	assert X.base_dir_exists
 	assert X.conf_dir_exists
 	assert X.cache_dir_exists
@@ -89,18 +86,14 @@ def test_repos_dir():
 	assert X.repos_dir == "/a/c/repos"
 
 
-def test_has_config(tmp_path: PosixPath):
-	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("cache").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("repos").mkdir()
-
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
+def test_has_config(cloner_dir_struct: Path):
+	X = RepoDirStructure(cloner_dir_struct.__str__())
 	with pytest.raises(ConfigFileNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.has_config
+		assert X.has_config
 	assert "Config file does not exist: " in excinfo.exconly()
 	assert "config/cloner.cfg" in excinfo.exconly()
 
-	tmp_path.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").touch()
+	cloner_dir_struct.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").touch()
 	assert X.has_config
 
 
@@ -109,18 +102,14 @@ def test_config_file(tmp_path: PosixPath):
 	assert X.config_file == tmp_path.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").__str__()
 
 
-def test_get_config(tmp_path: PosixPath):
-	tmp_path.joinpath("config").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("cache").mkdir()
-	tmp_path.joinpath("repos").mkdir()
-
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
+def test_get_config(cloner_dir_struct: Path):
+	x = RepoDirStructure(cloner_dir_struct.__str__())
 	# no file provided
 	with pytest.raises(ConfigFileNotFoundError) as excinfo:
-		X.config
+		assert x.config
 
 	# create config file
-	tmp_path.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").touch()
-	X = RepoDirStructure(tmp_path)
-	assert X.has_config == True
-	assert 0 == X.config.cloner_interval
+	cloner_dir_struct.joinpath("config", "cloner.cfg").touch()
+	x = RepoDirStructure(cloner_dir_struct.__str__())
+	assert x.has_config == True
+	assert 0 == x.config.cloner_interval