diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 90d15612f0..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/couchTestUtils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,326 +0,0 @@
-const CouchDB = require("../../../db")
-const supertest = require("supertest")
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("../../../utilities/security/roles")
-const packageJson = require("../../../../package")
-const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
-const env = require("../../../environment")
-const {
-  BUILTIN_PERMISSION_IDS,
-} = require("../../../utilities/security/permissions")
-
-const TEST_CLIENT_ID = "test-client-id"
-
-exports.TEST_CLIENT_ID = TEST_CLIENT_ID
-exports.supertest = async () => {
-  let request
-  let server
-  env.PORT = 4002
-  server = require("../../../app")
-
-  request = supertest(server)
-  return { request, server }
-}
-
-exports.defaultHeaders = appId => {
-  const builderUser = {
-    userId: "BUILDER",
-    roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BUILDER,
-  }
-
-  const builderToken = jwt.sign(builderUser, env.JWT_SECRET)
-
-  const headers = {
-    Accept: "application/json",
-    Cookie: [`budibase:builder:local=${builderToken}`],
-  }
-  if (appId) {
-    headers["x-budibase-app-id"] = appId
-  }
-
-  return headers
-}
-
-exports.publicHeaders = appId => {
-  const headers = {
-    Accept: "application/json",
-  }
-  if (appId) {
-    headers["x-budibase-app-id"] = appId
-  }
-
-  return headers
-}
-
-exports.BASE_TABLE = {
-  name: "TestTable",
-  type: "table",
-  key: "name",
-  schema: {
-    name: {
-      type: "string",
-      constraints: {
-        type: "string",
-      },
-    },
-    description: {
-      type: "string",
-      constraints: {
-        type: "string",
-      },
-    },
-  },
-}
-
-exports.createTable = async (request, appId, table, removeId = true) => {
-  if (removeId && table != null && table._id) {
-    delete table._id
-  }
-  table = table || exports.BASE_TABLE
-
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/tables`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .send(table)
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.makeBasicRow = tableId => {
-  return {
-    name: "Test Contact",
-    description: "original description",
-    status: "new",
-    tableId: tableId,
-  }
-}
-
-exports.createRow = async (request, appId, tableId, row = null) => {
-  row = row || exports.makeBasicRow(tableId)
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/${tableId}/rows`)
-    .send(row)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-    .expect(200)
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.createRole = async (request, appId) => {
-  const roleBody = {
-    name: "NewRole",
-    inherits: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC,
-    permissionId: BUILTIN_PERMISSION_IDS.READ_ONLY,
-  }
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/roles`)
-    .send(roleBody)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-    .expect(200)
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.addPermission = async (
-  request,
-  appId,
-  role,
-  resource,
-  level = "read"
-) => {
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/permission/${role}/${resource}/${level}`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-    .expect(200)
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.createLinkedTable = async (request, appId) => {
-  // get the ID to link to
-  const table = await exports.createTable(request, appId)
-  table.primaryDisplay = "name"
-  table.schema.link = {
-    type: "link",
-    fieldName: "link",
-    tableId: table._id,
-  }
-  return exports.createTable(request, appId, table, false)
-}
-
-exports.createAttachmentTable = async (request, appId) => {
-  const table = await exports.createTable(request, appId)
-  table.schema.attachment = {
-    type: "attachment",
-  }
-  return exports.createTable(request, appId, table, false)
-}
-
-exports.getAllFromTable = async (request, appId, tableId) => {
-  const res = await request
-    .get(`/api/${tableId}/rows`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.createView = async (request, appId, tableId, view) => {
-  view = view || {
-    map: "function(doc) { emit(doc[doc.key], doc._id); } ",
-    tableId: tableId,
-  }
-
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/views`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .send(view)
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.createApplication = async (request, name = "test_application") => {
-  const res = await request
-    .post("/api/applications")
-    .send({
-      name,
-    })
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders())
-  return res.body
-}
-
-exports.clearApplications = async request => {
-  const res = await request
-    .get("/api/applications")
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders())
-  for (let app of res.body) {
-    const appId = app._id
-    await request
-      .delete(`/api/applications/${appId}`)
-      .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-  }
-}
-
-exports.createUser = async (
-  request,
-  appId,
-  email = "babs@babs.com",
-  password = "babs_password"
-) => {
-  const res = await request
-    .post(`/api/users`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .send({
-      name: "Bill",
-      email,
-      password,
-      roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.POWER,
-    })
-  return res.body
-}
-
-const createUserWithRole = async (request, appId, roleId, email) => {
-  const password = `password_${email}`
-  await request
-    .post(`/api/users`)
-    .set(exports.defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .send({
-      email,
-      password,
-      roleId,
-    })
-
-  const anonUser = {
-    userId: "ANON",
-    roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC,
-    appId: appId,
-    version: packageJson.version,
-  }
-
-  const anonToken = jwt.sign(anonUser, env.JWT_SECRET)
-
-  const loginResult = await request
-    .post(`/api/authenticate`)
-    .set({
-      Cookie: `budibase:${appId}:local=${anonToken}`,
-      "x-budibase-app-id": appId,
-    })
-    .send({ email, password })
-
-  // returning necessary request headers
-  return {
-    Accept: "application/json",
-    Cookie: loginResult.headers["set-cookie"],
-  }
-}
-
-exports.testPermissionsForEndpoint = async ({
-  request,
-  method,
-  url,
-  body,
-  appId,
-  passRole,
-  failRole,
-}) => {
-  const passHeader = await createUserWithRole(
-    request,
-    appId,
-    passRole,
-    "passUser@budibase.com"
-  )
-
-  await createRequest(request, method, url, body)
-    .set(passHeader)
-    .expect(200)
-
-  const failHeader = await createUserWithRole(
-    request,
-    appId,
-    failRole,
-    "failUser@budibase.com"
-  )
-
-  await createRequest(request, method, url, body)
-    .set(failHeader)
-    .expect(403)
-}
-
-exports.builderEndpointShouldBlockNormalUsers = async ({
-  request,
-  method,
-  url,
-  body,
-  appId,
-}) => {
-  const headers = await createUserWithRole(
-    request,
-    appId,
-    BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC,
-    "basicUser@budibase.com"
-  )
-
-  await createRequest(request, method, url, body)
-    .set(headers)
-    .expect(403)
-}
-
-const createRequest = (request, method, url, body) => {
-  let req
-
-  if (method === "POST") req = request.post(url).send(body)
-  else if (method === "GET") req = request.get(url)
-  else if (method === "DELETE") req = request.delete(url)
-  else if (method === "PATCH") req = request.patch(url).send(body)
-  else if (method === "PUT") req = request.put(url).send(body)
-
-  return req
-}
-
-exports.insertDocument = async (databaseId, document) => {
-  const { id, ...documentFields } = document
-  return await new CouchDB(databaseId).put({ _id: id, ...documentFields })
-}
-
-exports.destroyDocument = async (databaseId, documentId) => {
-  return await new CouchDB(databaseId).destroy(documentId)
-}
-
-exports.getDocument = async (databaseId, documentId) => {
-  return await new CouchDB(databaseId).get(documentId)
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
index f1ee5d8218..8a7f9579a0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/view.spec.js
@@ -1,65 +1,67 @@
-const {
-  createApplication,
-  createTable,
-  supertest,
-  defaultHeaders,
-  getDocument
-} = require("./couchTestUtils")
+const TestConfig = require("./utilities/TestConfiguration");
 
 describe("/views", () => {
-  let request
-  let server
-  let app
-  let appId
-  let table
-
-  const createView = async (config = {
-    name: "TestView",
-    field: "Price",
-    calculation: "stats",
-    tableId: table._id
-  }) => 
-    await request
-    .post(`/api/views`)
-    .send(config)
-    .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-    .expect(200)
-
-  const createRow = async row => request
-    .post(`/api/${table._id}/rows`)
-    .send(row)
-    .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-    .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-    .expect(200)
+  let request;
+  let server;
+  let app;
+  let config;
+  let appId;
+  let table;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    ({ request, server } = await supertest())
-  })
+    config = new TestConfig();
+    request = config.request;
+  });
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    app = await createApplication(request)
-    appId = app.instance._id
-  })
+    app = await config.init();
+    appId = app.instance._id;
+  });
 
   afterAll(() => {
-    server.close()
-  })
+    config.end();
+  });
 
   describe("create", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      table = await createTable(request, appId);
-    })
+      table = await config.createTable();
+    });
 
     it("returns a success message when the view is successfully created", async () => {
-      const res = await createView()
-      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual("View TestView saved successfully.");
-    })
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/views`)
+        .send({
+          name: "TestView",
+          field: "Price",
+          calculation: "stats",
+          tableId: table._id,
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200);
+
+      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(
+        "View TestView saved successfully."
+      );
+    });
 
     it("updates the table row with the new view metadata", async () => {
-      const res = await createView()
-      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual("View TestView saved successfully.");
-      const updatedTable = await getDocument(appId, table._id)
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/views`)
+        .send({
+          name: "TestView",
+          field: "Price",
+          calculation: "stats",
+          tableId: table._id,
+        })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200);
+
+      expect(res.res.statusMessage).toEqual(
+        "View TestView saved successfully."
+      );
+      const updatedTable = await config.getTable(table._id);
       expect(updatedTable.views).toEqual({
         TestView: {
           field: "Price",
@@ -88,88 +90,98 @@ describe("/views", () => {
             field: {
               type: "string",
             },
-          }
-        }
+          },
+        },
       });
-    })
+    });
   });
 
   describe("fetch", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      table = await createTable(request, appId);
+      table = await config.createTable();
     });
 
     it("returns only custom views", async () => {
-      await createView()
+      await config.createView({
+        name: "TestView",
+        field: "Price",
+        calculation: "stats",
+        tableId: table._id,
+      });
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/views`)
-        .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-      expect(res.body.length).toBe(1)
-      expect(res.body.find(({ name }) => name === "TestView")).toBeDefined()
-    })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200);
+      expect(res.body.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(res.body.find(({ name }) => name === "TestView")).toBeDefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("query", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
-      table = await createTable(request, appId);
+      table = await config.createTable();
     });
 
     it("returns data for the created view", async () => {
-      await createView()
-      await createRow({
+      await config.createView({
+        name: "TestView",
+        field: "Price",
+        calculation: "stats",
         tableId: table._id,
-        Price: 1000
-      })
-      await createRow({
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
         tableId: table._id,
-        Price: 2000
-      })
-      await createRow({
+        Price: 1000,
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
         tableId: table._id,
-        Price: 4000
-      })
+        Price: 2000,
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
+        tableId: table._id,
+        Price: 4000,
+      });
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/views/TestView?calculation=stats`)
-        .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-      expect(res.body.length).toBe(1)
-      expect(res.body).toMatchSnapshot()
-    })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200);
+      expect(res.body.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
 
     it("returns data for the created view using a group by", async () => {
-      await createView({
+      await config.createView({
         calculation: "stats",
         name: "TestView",
         field: "Price",
         groupBy: "Category",
-        tableId: table._id
-      })
-      await createRow({
+        tableId: table._id,
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
         tableId: table._id,
         Price: 1000,
-        Category: "One"
-      })
-      await createRow({
+        Category: "One",
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
         tableId: table._id,
         Price: 2000,
-        Category: "One"
-      })
-      await createRow({
+        Category: "One",
+      });
+      await config.createRow({
         tableId: table._id,
         Price: 4000,
-        Category: "Two"
-      })
+        Category: "Two",
+      });
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/views/TestView?calculation=stats&group=Category`)
-        .set(defaultHeaders(appId))
-        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
-        .expect(200)
-      
-      expect(res.body.length).toBe(2)
-      expect(res.body).toMatchSnapshot()
-    })
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200);
+
+      expect(res.body.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});