diff --git a/tests/testthat/setup.R b/tests/testthat/setup.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f291aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/setup.R
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+basic_config <- function() {
+    # Starting up an example SewerRat service:
+    info <- SewerRat::startSewerRat()
+
+    # Mocking up a directory of stuff to query.
+    mydir <- tempfile()
+    dir.create(mydir)
+    write(file=file.path(mydir, "metadata.json"), '{ "first": "Aaron", "last": "Lun" }')
+
+    dir.create(file.path(mydir, "diet"))
+    write(file=file.path(mydir, "diet", "metadata.json"), '{ "meal": "lunch", "ingredients": "water" }')
+
+    # Registering it:
+    SewerRat::register(mydir, "metadata.json", url=info$url)
+
+    list(info=info, mydir=mydir)
+}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-listFiles.R b/tests/testthat/test-listFiles.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f43929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-listFiles.R
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("setup.R"); source("test-listFiles.R")
+
+config <- basic_config()
+info <- config$info
+mydir <- config$mydir
+
+test_that("listFiles works as expected", {
+    all <- listFiles(mydir, info$url)
+    expect_identical(sort(all), c("diet/metadata.json", "metadata.json"))
+
+    all <- listFiles(mydir, info$url, recursive=FALSE)
+    expect_identical(sort(all), c("diet/", "metadata.json"))
+
+    all <- listFiles(paste0(mydir, "/diet"), info$url)
+    expect_identical(sort(all), "metadata.json")
+
+    all <- listFiles(mydir, info$url, forceRemote=TRUE)
+    expect_identical(sort(all), c("diet/metadata.json", "metadata.json"))
+})
+
+deregister(mydir, url=info$url)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-list.R b/tests/testthat/test-listRegisteredDirectories.R
similarity index 54%
rename from tests/testthat/test-list.R
rename to tests/testthat/test-listRegisteredDirectories.R
index 7bf52db..4d82c9e 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-list.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-listRegisteredDirectories.R
@@ -1,29 +1,8 @@
-# Test the listing function.
-# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("test-list.R")
+# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("setup.R"); source("test-listRegisteredDirectories.R")
 
-# Starting up an example SewerRat service:
-info <- startSewerRat()
-
-# Mocking up a directory of stuff to query.
-mydir <- tempfile()
-dir.create(mydir)
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "metadata.json"), '{ "first": "Aaron", "last": "Lun" }')
-dir.create(file.path(mydir, "diet"))
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "diet", "metadata.json"), 
-   '{ "meal": "lunch", "ingredients": "water" }')
-
-# Registering it:
-register(mydir, "metadata.json", url=info$url)
-
-test_that("listing works as expected", {
-    expect_identical(sort(listFiles(mydir, url=info$url)), sort(c("diet/metadata.json", "metadata.json")))
-    expect_identical(sort(listFiles(paste0(mydir, "/diet"), url=info$url)), "metadata.json")
-    expect_identical(sort(listFiles(mydir, url=info$url, recursive=FALSE)), sort(c("diet/", "metadata.json")))
-
-    # Forcing remote access.
-    expect_identical(sort(listFiles(mydir, url=info$url, forceRemote=TRUE)), sort(c("diet/metadata.json", "metadata.json")))
-    expect_identical(sort(listFiles(mydir, url=info$url, forceRemote=TRUE, recursive=FALSE)), sort(c("diet/", "metadata.json")))
-})
+config <- basic_config()
+info <- config$info
+mydir <- config$mydir
 
 test_that("listRegisteredDirectories works as expected", {
     all <- listRegisteredDirectories(info$url)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-query.R b/tests/testthat/test-query.R
index ee9d92f..53feb48 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-query.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-query.R
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
-# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("test-query.R")
+# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("setup.R"); source("test-query.R")
 
-# Starting up an example SewerRat service:
-info <- startSewerRat()
+config <- basic_config()
+info <- config$info
+mydir <- config$mydir
 
-# Mocking up a directory of stuff to query.
-mydir <- tempfile()
-dir.create(mydir)
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "metadata.json"), '{ "first": "Aaron", "last": "Lun" }')
-dir.create(file.path(mydir, "diet"))
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "diet", "metadata.json"), 
-   '{ "meal": "lunch", "ingredients": "water" }')
+test_that("basic queries work", {
+    q <- query("aaron", url=info$url)
+    expect_identical(length(q), 1L)
 
-# Registering it:
-register(mydir, "metadata.json", url=info$url)
-
-test_that("query works as expected", {
     q <- query("lun*", url=info$url)
-    expect_gte(length(q), 2L)
+    expect_identical(length(q), 2L)
 })
 
-test_that("query works with truncation", {
+test_that("truncated queries work", {
     expect_message(q <- query("lun*", url=info$url, number=0), "truncated")
     expect_identical(length(q), 0L)
 
@@ -30,7 +23,7 @@ test_that("query works with truncation", {
     expect_identical(length(q), 0L)
 })
 
-test_that("formatQueryResults works properly", {
+test_that("formatting of query results works properly", {
     q <- query("lun*", url=info$url)
     res <- formatQueryResults(q)
 
@@ -39,3 +32,5 @@ test_that("formatQueryResults works properly", {
     expect_equal(as.double(res$time), vapply(q, function(y) y$time, 0))
     expect_identical(res$metadata[[1]], q[[1]]$metadata)
 })
+
+deregister(mydir, url=info$url)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-register.R b/tests/testthat/test-register.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a36cfbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-register.R
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("setup.R"); source("test-register.R")
+
+config <- basic_config()
+info <- config$info
+mydir <- config$mydir
+
+test_that("(de)registration works as expected", {
+    res <- query("aaron", url=info$url)
+    expect_identical(length(res), 1L)
+
+    deregister(mydir, url=info$url)
+    res <- query("aaron", url=info$url)
+    expect_identical(length(res), 0L)
+})
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-retrieve.R b/tests/testthat/test-retrieve.R
index 73e6a18..20f1c56 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-retrieve.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-retrieve.R
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-# Test the retrieval functions.
-# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("test-retrieve.R")
+# library(testthat); library(SewerRat); source("setup.R"); source("test-retrieve.R")
 
-info <- startSewerRat()
-
-mydir <- tempfile()
-dir.create(mydir)
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "metadata.json"), '{ "first": "Aaron", "last": "Lun" }')
-dir.create(file.path(mydir, "diet"))
-write(file=file.path(mydir, "diet", "metadata.json"), '{ "meal": "lunch", "ingredients": "water" }')
-register(mydir, "metadata.json", url=info$url)
+config <- basic_config()
+info <- config$info
+mydir <- config$mydir
 
 test_that("retrieveFile works as expected", {
     p <- retrieveFile(paste0(mydir, "/metadata.json"), url=info$url)