diff --git a/test/public-api/tokens.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/tokens.e2e-spec.ts
index 6ffb3e9e5..7bb96cc91 100644
--- a/test/public-api/tokens.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/tokens.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -3,86 +3,32 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
-import { INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
-import { Test } from '@nestjs/testing';
-import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import request from 'supertest';
 
-import { PrivateApiModule } from '../../src/api/private/private-api.module';
-import { AuthModule } from '../../src/auth/auth.module';
-import { MockAuthGuard } from '../../src/auth/mock-auth.guard';
-import { TokenAuthGuard } from '../../src/auth/token.strategy';
 import { AuthConfig } from '../../src/config/auth.config';
-import appConfigMock from '../../src/config/mock/app.config.mock';
-import authConfigMock from '../../src/config/mock/auth.config.mock';
-import customizationConfigMock from '../../src/config/mock/customization.config.mock';
-import externalServicesConfigMock from '../../src/config/mock/external-services.config.mock';
-import mediaConfigMock from '../../src/config/mock/media.config.mock';
-import { GroupsModule } from '../../src/groups/groups.module';
-import { HistoryModule } from '../../src/history/history.module';
-import { IdentityService } from '../../src/identity/identity.service';
-import { LoggerModule } from '../../src/logger/logger.module';
-import { MediaModule } from '../../src/media/media.module';
-import { NotesModule } from '../../src/notes/notes.module';
-import { PermissionsModule } from '../../src/permissions/permissions.module';
 import { User } from '../../src/users/user.entity';
-import { UsersModule } from '../../src/users/users.module';
-import { UsersService } from '../../src/users/users.service';
 import { setupSessionMiddleware } from '../../src/utils/session';
+import { TestSetup } from '../test-setup';
 
 describe('Tokens', () => {
-  let app: INestApplication;
-  let userService: UsersService;
-  let identityService: IdentityService;
-  let user: User;
+  let testSetup: TestSetup;
   let agent: request.SuperAgentTest;
+
+  let user: User;
   let keyId: string;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    const moduleRef = await Test.createTestingModule({
-      imports: [
-        ConfigModule.forRoot({
-          isGlobal: true,
-          load: [
-            appConfigMock,
-            authConfigMock,
-            mediaConfigMock,
-            customizationConfigMock,
-            externalServicesConfigMock,
-          ],
-        }),
-        PrivateApiModule,
-        NotesModule,
-        PermissionsModule,
-        GroupsModule,
-        TypeOrmModule.forRoot({
-          type: 'sqlite',
-          database: './hedgedoc-e2e-private-me.sqlite',
-          autoLoadEntities: true,
-          synchronize: true,
-          dropSchema: true,
-        }),
-        LoggerModule,
-        AuthModule,
-        UsersModule,
-        MediaModule,
-        HistoryModule,
-      ],
-    })
-      .overrideGuard(TokenAuthGuard)
-      .useClass(MockAuthGuard)
-      .compile();
-    const config = moduleRef.get<ConfigService>(ConfigService);
-    identityService = moduleRef.get(IdentityService);
-    app = moduleRef.createNestApplication();
-    userService = moduleRef.get(UsersService);
-    user = await userService.createUser('hardcoded', 'Testy');
-    await identityService.createLocalIdentity(user, 'test');
-    const authConfig = config.get('authConfig') as AuthConfig;
-    setupSessionMiddleware(app, authConfig);
-    await app.init();
-    agent = request.agent(app.getHttpServer());
+    testSetup = await TestSetup.create();
+
+    user = await testSetup.userService.createUser('hardcoded', 'Testy');
+    await testSetup.identityService.createLocalIdentity(user, 'test');
+
+    const authConfig = testSetup.configService.get('authConfig') as AuthConfig;
+    setupSessionMiddleware(testSetup.app, authConfig);
+
+    await testSetup.app.init();
+
+    agent = request.agent(testSetup.app.getHttpServer());
     await agent
       .post('/auth/local/login')
       .send({ username: 'hardcoded', password: 'test' })
diff --git a/test/test-setup.ts b/test/test-setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..625106124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import { INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+
+import { PrivateApiModule } from '../src/api/private/private-api.module';
+import { AuthModule } from '../src/auth/auth.module';
+import { MockAuthGuard } from '../src/auth/mock-auth.guard';
+import { TokenAuthGuard } from '../src/auth/token.strategy';
+import appConfigMock from '../src/config/mock/app.config.mock';
+import authConfigMock from '../src/config/mock/auth.config.mock';
+import customizationConfigMock from '../src/config/mock/customization.config.mock';
+import externalServicesConfigMock from '../src/config/mock/external-services.config.mock';
+import mediaConfigMock from '../src/config/mock/media.config.mock';
+import { GroupsModule } from '../src/groups/groups.module';
+import { HistoryModule } from '../src/history/history.module';
+import { IdentityService } from '../src/identity/identity.service';
+import { LoggerModule } from '../src/logger/logger.module';
+import { MediaModule } from '../src/media/media.module';
+import { NotesModule } from '../src/notes/notes.module';
+import { PermissionsModule } from '../src/permissions/permissions.module';
+import { UsersModule } from '../src/users/users.module';
+import { UsersService } from '../src/users/users.service';
+
+export class TestSetup {
+  moduleRef: TestingModule;
+  app: INestApplication;
+
+  userService: UsersService;
+  configService: ConfigService;
+  identityService: IdentityService;
+
+  public static async create(): Promise<TestSetup> {
+    const testSetup = new TestSetup();
+
+    testSetup.moduleRef = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      imports: [
+        ConfigModule.forRoot({
+          isGlobal: true,
+          load: [
+            appConfigMock,
+            authConfigMock,
+            mediaConfigMock,
+            customizationConfigMock,
+            externalServicesConfigMock,
+          ],
+        }),
+        PrivateApiModule,
+        NotesModule,
+        PermissionsModule,
+        GroupsModule,
+        TypeOrmModule.forRoot({
+          type: 'sqlite',
+          database: ':memory:',
+          autoLoadEntities: true,
+          synchronize: true,
+          dropSchema: true,
+        }),
+        LoggerModule,
+        AuthModule,
+        UsersModule,
+        MediaModule,
+        HistoryModule,
+      ],
+    })
+      .overrideGuard(TokenAuthGuard)
+      .useClass(MockAuthGuard)
+      .compile();
+
+    testSetup.userService = testSetup.moduleRef.get<UsersService>(UsersService);
+    testSetup.configService =
+      testSetup.moduleRef.get<ConfigService>(ConfigService);
+    testSetup.identityService =
+      testSetup.moduleRef.get<IdentityService>(IdentityService);
+
+    testSetup.app = testSetup.moduleRef.createNestApplication();
+
+    return testSetup;
+  }
+}