diff --git a/cobra/cmd/add_test.go b/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
index b3d01016b..de92fcea6 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
@@ -7,25 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGoldenAddCmd(t *testing.T) {
-
-	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	command := &Command{
 		CmdName:   "test",
 		CmdParent: parentName,
-		Project: &Project{
-			AbsolutePath: fmt.Sprintf("%s/testproject", wd),
-			Legal:        getLicense(),
-			Copyright:    copyrightLine(),
-
-			// required to init
-			AppName: "testproject",
-			PkgName: "github.com/spf13/testproject",
-			Viper:   true,
-		},
+		Project:   getProject(),
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(command.AbsolutePath)
 
-	// init project first
 	command.Project.Create()
 	if err := command.Create(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/init_test.go b/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
index fd8f87f03..8ee391061 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
@@ -7,24 +7,23 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
-
+func getProject() *Project {
 	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
-	project := &Project{
+	return &Project{
 		AbsolutePath: fmt.Sprintf("%s/testproject", wd),
 		Legal:        getLicense(),
 		Copyright:    copyrightLine(),
-
-		// required to init
-		AppName: "testproject",
-		PkgName: "github.com/spf13/testproject",
-		Viper:   true,
+		AppName:      "testproject",
+		PkgName:      "github.com/spf13/testproject",
+		Viper:        true,
 	}
+}
+
+func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	project := getProject()
 	defer os.RemoveAll(project.AbsolutePath)
 
-	// init project first
-	err := project.Create()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := project.Create(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}