diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
index 4c45692b3a..a532779fcf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/viewV2.spec.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
     table = await config.createTable(priceTable())
   })
 
-  const saveView = async (view: ViewV2) => {
-    return request
-      .post(`/api/v2/views`)
-      .send(view)
-      .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-      .expect(200)
-  }
-
   const getView = (viewId: string) => {
     return request
       .get(`/api/v2/views/${viewId}`)
@@ -51,21 +42,13 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
       .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
   }
 
-  function createView(tableId: string): ViewV2 {
-    return {
-      name: generator.guid(),
-      tableId,
-    }
-  }
-
   describe("fetch", () => {
     const views: ViewV2[] = []
 
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      table = await config.createTable(priceTable())
+      await config.createTable(priceTable())
       for (let id = 0; id < 10; id++) {
-        const res = await saveView(createView(table._id!))
-        views.push(res.body)
+        views.push(await config.createViewV2())
       }
     })
 
@@ -86,9 +69,9 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
       const newTable = await config.createTable(priceTable())
       const newViews = []
       for (let id = 0; id < 5; id++) {
-        const res = await saveView(createView(newTable._id!))
-        newViews.push(res.body)
+        newViews.push(await config.createViewV2({ tableId: newTable._id }))
       }
+
       const res = await request
         .get(`/api/v2/views?tableId=${newTable._id}`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
@@ -117,7 +100,7 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
   describe("getView", () => {
     let view: ViewV2
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      view = (await saveView(createView(table._id!))).body
+      view = await config.createViewV2()
     })
 
     it("can fetch the expected view", async () => {
@@ -142,8 +125,16 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
 
   describe("create", () => {
     it("persist the view when the view is successfully created", async () => {
-      const newView = createView(table._id!)
-      const res = await saveView(newView)
+      const newView: ViewV2 = {
+        name: generator.name(),
+        tableId: config.table!._id!,
+      }
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/v2/views`)
+        .send(newView)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+        .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+        .expect(200)
       expect(res.status).toBe(200)
       expect(res.body._id).toBeDefined()
 
@@ -159,8 +150,8 @@ describe("/v2/views", () => {
     let view: ViewV2
 
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      table = await config.createTable(priceTable())
-      view = (await saveView(createView(table._id!))).body
+      await config.createTable(priceTable())
+      view = await config.createViewV2()
     })
 
     it("can delete an existing view", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 496c232387..a02fd39462 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
   SearchFilters,
   UserRoles,
   Automation,
+  ViewV2,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } from "@budibase/backend-core/src/security/roles"
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   user: any
   globalUserId: any
   userMetadataId: any
-  table: any
+  table?: Table
   linkedTable: any
   automation: any
   datasource: any
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   async updateTable(config?: any): Promise<Table> {
     config = config || basicTable()
     this.table = await this._req(config, null, controllers.table.save)
-    return this.table
+    return this.table!
   }
 
   async createTable(config?: Table) {
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   }
 
   async getTable(tableId?: string) {
-    tableId = tableId || this.table._id
+    tableId = tableId || this.table?._id
     return this._req(null, { tableId }, controllers.table.find)
   }
 
@@ -577,7 +578,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
       throw "Test requires table to be configured."
     }
     const tableId = (config && config.tableId) || this.table._id
-    config = config || basicRow(tableId)
+    config = config || basicRow(tableId!)
     return this._req(config, { tableId }, controllers.row.save)
   }
 
@@ -587,14 +588,14 @@ class TestConfiguration {
 
   async getRows(tableId: string) {
     if (!tableId && this.table) {
-      tableId = this.table._id
+      tableId = this.table._id!
     }
     return this._req(null, { tableId }, controllers.row.fetch)
   }
 
   async searchRows(tableId: string, searchParams: SearchFilters = {}) {
     if (!tableId && this.table) {
-      tableId = this.table._id
+      tableId = this.table._id!
     }
     const body = {
       query: searchParams,
@@ -634,6 +635,18 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     return this._req(view, null, controllers.view.v1.save)
   }
 
+  async createViewV2(config?: Partial<ViewV2>) {
+    if (!this.table) {
+      throw "Test requires table to be configured."
+    }
+    const view = {
+      tableId: this.table._id,
+      name: generator.guid(),
+      ...config,
+    }
+    return this._req(view, null, controllers.view.v2.save)
+  }
+
   // AUTOMATION
 
   async createAutomation(config?: any) {