diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cmd_runner_test_utils.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/helper.py
similarity index 92%
rename from tests/unit/plugins/modules/cmd_runner_test_utils.py
rename to tests/unit/plugins/modules/helper.py
index 62e3cb73cf..10e43242d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cmd_runner_test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/helper.py
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ RunCmdCall = namedtuple("RunCmdCall", ["command", "environ", "rc", "out", "err"]
 
 
 class CmdRunnerTestHelper(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_list(module_main, list_):
+        helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module_main, test_cases=list_)
+        return helper
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_file(module_main, filename):
+        with open(filename, "r") as TEST_CASES:
+            helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module_main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
+            return helper
+
     def __init__(self, module_main, test_cases):
         self.module_main = module_main
         self._test_cases = test_cases
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.py
index 8f2a592181..d508638f7f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.py
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import pytest
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import cpanm
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(cpanm.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(cpanm.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_cpanm.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py
index b63709a94e..a1a4c6df51 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.py
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import gconftool2 as module
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import gconftool2
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(gconftool2.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.py
index e7b99f22a0..986e2632d6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.py
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import pytest
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import gconftool2_info
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(gconftool2_info.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(gconftool2_info.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_gconftool2_info.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.py
index 9683de0254..62a4a2157a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.py
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import opkg as module
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import opkg
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(opkg.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_opkg.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.py
index 6a12516317..858c2c4365 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.py
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import puppet as module
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import puppet
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(puppet.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_puppet.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_snap.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_snap.py
index 1286715c54..41e339c3b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_snap.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_snap.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper, ModuleTestCase, RunCmdCall
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import snap as module
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper, ModuleTestCase, RunCmdCall
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import snap
 
 
 issue_6803_status_out = """Name    Version      Rev    Tracking         Publisher    Notes
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ TEST_CASES = [
     ),
 ]
 
-
-helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_list(snap.main, TEST_CASES)
 patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.py
index 9d8785c580..001d2279dc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.py
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import xfconf as module
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import xfconf
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(xfconf.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.py
index 77bbfebe20..e24b6022ce 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.py
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import xfconf_info as module
-from .cmd_runner_test_utils import CmdRunnerTestHelper
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import xfconf_info
+from .helper import CmdRunnerTestHelper
 
 
-with open("tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.yaml", "r") as TEST_CASES:
-    helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper(module.main, test_cases=TEST_CASES)
-    patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
+helper = CmdRunnerTestHelper.from_file(xfconf_info.main, "tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_xfconf_info.yaml")
+patch_bin = helper.cmd_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('patch_ansible_module, testcase',