diff --git a/test/ingredient.test.ts b/test/ingredient.test.ts
index 882b8c3..526af6d 100644
--- a/test/ingredient.test.ts
+++ b/test/ingredient.test.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
-import { PackLoader } from '../src/index.js'
-import createTestLogger from './mock/TestLogger.js'
-import createTestResolver from './mock/TestResolver.js'
 import createTestAcceptor from './mock/TestAcceptor.js'
 import { createIngredient } from '../src/common/ingredient.js'
 import { createResult } from '../src/common/result.js'
 import { tryCatching } from '../src/error.js'
+import setupLoader from './shared/loaderSetup'
 
-const logger = createTestLogger()
-const loader = new PackLoader(logger)
-beforeAll(async () => {
-   const resolver = createTestResolver()
-   await loader.loadFrom(resolver)
-}, 10_000)
-
-afterEach(() => {
-   loader.clear()
-   logger.reset()
-})
+const { logger, loader } = setupLoader()
 
 describe('tests regarding ingredient/result shapes', () => {
    it('warns about unknown ingredient shape', async () => {
diff --git a/test/loot.test.ts b/test/loot.test.ts
index 60bfe27..e0ce73a 100644
--- a/test/loot.test.ts
+++ b/test/loot.test.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-import PackLoader from '../src/loader/pack.js'
-import createTestLogger from './mock/TestLogger.js'
-import createTestResolver from './mock/TestResolver.js'
 import createTestAcceptor from './mock/TestAcceptor.js'
 import { LootEntrySchema, LootTableSchema } from '../src/schema/loot.js'
 import { EMPTY_LOOT_TABLE } from '../src/emit/loot.js'
+import setupLoader from './shared/loaderSetup'
 
-const logger = createTestLogger()
-const loader = new PackLoader(logger)
-
-beforeAll(async () => {
-   const resolver = createTestResolver({ include: ['data/*/loot_tables/**/*.json', 'data/*/tags/**/*.json'] })
-   await loader.loadFrom(resolver)
-}, 10_000)
+const { logger, loader } = setupLoader({ include: ['data/*/loot_tables/**/*.json', 'data/*/tags/**/*.json'] })
 
 afterEach(() => {
    loader.clear()
diff --git a/test/mock/TestResolver.ts b/test/mock/TestResolver.ts
index 0127190..4db1ceb 100644
--- a/test/mock/TestResolver.ts
+++ b/test/mock/TestResolver.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { createResolver, Options } from '@pssbletrngle/pack-resolver'
+import { createResolver, IResolver, Options } from '@pssbletrngle/pack-resolver'
 
-export default function createTestResolver(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
+export default function createTestResolver(options: Partial<Options> = {}): IResolver {
    return createResolver({ from: 'test/resources', silent: true, ...options })
 }
diff --git a/test/recipe.test.ts b/test/recipe.test.ts
index ce9f36e..07c2da7 100644
--- a/test/recipe.test.ts
+++ b/test/recipe.test.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,9 @@
 import { EMPTY_RECIPE } from '../src/emit/recipe.js'
-import PackLoader from '../src/loader/pack.js'
 import { ShapedRecipeDefinition } from '../src/parser/recipe/vanilla/shaped.js'
 import createTestAcceptor from './mock/TestAcceptor.js'
-import createTestLogger from './mock/TestLogger.js'
-import createTestResolver from './mock/TestResolver.js'
+import setupLoader from './shared/loaderSetup'
 
-const logger = createTestLogger()
-const loader = new PackLoader(logger)
-
-beforeAll(async () => {
-   const resolver = createTestResolver()
-   await loader.loadFrom(resolver)
-}, 10_000)
-
-afterEach(() => {
-   loader.clear()
-})
+const { logger, loader } = setupLoader()
 
 it('has no unknown recipe loaders', () => {
    expect(logger.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
diff --git a/test/setup.ts b/test/setup.ts
index b03a76b..f94c1a5 100644
--- a/test/setup.ts
+++ b/test/setup.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals'
 
-beforeAll(() => {
+beforeAll(async () => {
    global.jest = jest
 })
diff --git a/test/shared/loaderSetup.ts b/test/shared/loaderSetup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..530aee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shared/loaderSetup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import createTestLogger from '../mock/TestLogger'
+import { PackLoader } from '../../src'
+import createTestResolver from '../mock/TestResolver'
+import { Options } from '@pssbletrngle/pack-resolver'
+
+export default function setupLoader(options?: Partial<Options>) {
+   const logger = createTestLogger()
+   const loader = new PackLoader(logger)
+
+   beforeAll(async () => {
+      const resolver = createTestResolver(options)
+      await loader.loadFrom(resolver)
+   }, 15_0000)
+
+   afterEach(() => {
+      loader.clear()
+      logger.reset()
+   })
+
+   return { loader, logger }
+}
diff --git a/test/tags.test.ts b/test/tags.test.ts
index e5bd00e..988f29c 100644
--- a/test/tags.test.ts
+++ b/test/tags.test.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-import PackLoader from '../src/loader/pack.js'
 import createTestAcceptor from './mock/TestAcceptor.js'
-import createTestLogger from './mock/TestLogger.js'
-import createTestResolver from './mock/TestResolver.js'
-
-const logger = createTestLogger()
-const loader = new PackLoader(logger)
-beforeAll(async () => {
-   const resolver = createTestResolver({ include: ['data/*/tags/**/*.json'] })
-   await loader.loadFrom(resolver)
-}, 10_000)
-
-afterEach(() => {
-   loader.clear()
-})
+import setupLoader from './shared/loaderSetup'
+
+const { logger, loader } = setupLoader({ include: ['data/*/tags/**/*.json'] })
 
 describe('loading of tags', () => {
    it('loads tags correctly', async () => {