diff --git a/test/Contracts.test.js b/test/Contracts.test.js
index 02f5aa1..527a346 100644
--- a/test/Contracts.test.js
+++ b/test/Contracts.test.js
@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 const { expect } = require("chai")
 const { ethers } = require("hardhat")
 const { hashRequest, hashBid, sign } = require("./marketplace")
+const { examples } = require("./examples")
 
 describe("Contracts", function () {
 
-  const duration = 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 // 31 days
-  const size = 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // 1 Gigabyte
-  const contentHash = ethers.utils.sha256("0xdeadbeef")
-  const proofPeriod = 8 // 8 blocks ≈ 2 minutes
-  const proofTimeout = 4 // 4 blocks ≈ 1 minute
-  const price = 42
-  const nonce = ethers.utils.randomBytes(32)
+  const {
+    duration,
+    size,
+    contentHash,
+    proofPeriod,
+    proofTimeout,
+    price,
+    nonce,
+    bidExpiry
+  } = examples()
 
   let client, host
   let contracts
-  let bidExpiry
   let requestHash, bidHash
   let id
 
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ describe("Contracts", function () {
       proofTimeout,
       nonce
     )
-    bidExpiry = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000) + 60 * 60 // 1 hour from now
     bidHash = hashBid(requestHash, bidExpiry, price)
     id = bidHash
   })
diff --git a/test/Storage.test.js b/test/Storage.test.js
index 180ecef..86d50c9 100644
--- a/test/Storage.test.js
+++ b/test/Storage.test.js
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 const { expect } = require("chai")
 const { ethers } = require("hardhat")
 const { hashRequest, hashBid, sign } = require("./marketplace")
+const { examples } = require("./examples")
 
 describe("Storage", function () {
 
   describe("creating a new storage contract", function () {
 
-    const duration = 31 * 24 * 60 * 60 // 31 days
-    const size = 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // 1 Gigabyte
-    const contentHash = ethers.utils.sha256("0xdeadbeef") // hash of content
-    const proofPeriod = 8 // 8 blocks ≈ 2 minutes
-    const proofTimeout = 4 // 4 blocks ≈ 1 minute
-    const price = 42
-    const nonce = ethers.utils.randomBytes(32)
+    const {
+      duration,
+      size,
+      contentHash,
+      proofPeriod,
+      proofTimeout,
+      price,
+      nonce,
+      bidExpiry
+    } = examples()
 
     let contracts
     let client, host
@@ -30,7 +34,6 @@ describe("Storage", function () {
         proofTimeout,
         nonce
       )
-      let bidExpiry = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000) + 60 * 60 // 1 hour from now
       let bidHash = hashBid(requestHash, bidExpiry, price)
       id = bidHash
       await contracts.newContract(
diff --git a/test/examples.js b/test/examples.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0206a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const { ethers } = require("hardhat")
+
+const examples = () => ({
+  duration: 31 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 31 days
+  size: 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1 Gigabyte
+  contentHash: ethers.utils.sha256("0xdeadbeef"),
+  proofPeriod: 8, // 8 blocks ≈ 2 minutes
+  proofTimeout: 4, // 4 blocks ≈ 1 minute
+  price: 42,
+  nonce: ethers.utils.randomBytes(32),
+  bidExpiry: Math.round(Date.now() / 1000) + 60 * 60 // 1 hour from now
+})
+
+module.exports = { examples }