diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index aaac3649c..83b3654a3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -79,3 +79,12 @@ def mock_release_file():
     m = mock_open(read_data=read_data)
     with patch("builtins.open", m):
         yield m
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def captured_shell_commands(monkeypatch):
+    commands = []
+    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
+        m.setattr("komodo.build.shell", lambda cmd: commands.append(cmd))
+        m.setattr("komodo.fetch.shell", lambda cmd: commands.append(cmd))
+        yield commands
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index 8e0af39d8..522b44f54 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@
 from komodo.package_version import LATEST_PACKAGE_ALIAS
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def captured_shell_commands(monkeypatch):
-    commands = []
-    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
-        m.setattr("komodo.build.shell", lambda cmd: commands.append(cmd))
-        yield commands
-
-
 def test_make_with_empty_pkgs(captured_shell_commands, tmpdir):
     make({}, {}, {}, str(tmpdir))
     assert len(captured_shell_commands) == 1
diff --git a/tests/test_fetch.py b/tests/test_fetch.py
index d473a891e..76ffb8a45 100644
--- a/tests/test_fetch.py
+++ b/tests/test_fetch.py
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
 from komodo.package_version import LATEST_PACKAGE_ALIAS
 
 
-@pytest.fixture()
-def captured_shell_commands(monkeypatch):
-    commands = []
-    with monkeypatch.context() as m:
-        m.setattr("komodo.fetch.shell", lambda cmd: commands.append(cmd))
-        yield commands
-
-
 def test_make_one_pip_package(captured_shell_commands, tmpdir):
     packages = {"pyaml": "20.4.0"}
     repositories = {