diff --git a/tests/contracts/examples.nim b/tests/contracts/examples.nim
index 752b353a..e817bf59 100644
--- a/tests/contracts/examples.nim
+++ b/tests/contracts/examples.nim
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import pkg/stint
 import pkg/nimcrypto
 import pkg/ethers
 import dagger/contracts
+import ../examples
 
-proc randomBytes(amount: static int): array[amount, byte] =
-  doAssert randomBytes(result) == amount
+export examples
 
 proc example*(_: type Address): Address =
-  Address(randomBytes(20))
+  Address(array[20, byte].example)
 
 proc example*(_: type StorageRequest): StorageRequest =
   StorageRequest(
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ proc example*(_: type StorageRequest): StorageRequest =
     proofProbability: 4.u256, # require a proof roughly once every 4 periods
     maxPrice: 84.u256,
     expiry: (getTime() + initDuration(hours=1)).toUnix.u256,
-    nonce: randomBytes(32)
+    nonce: array[32, byte].example
   )
 
 proc example*(_: type StorageOffer): StorageOffer =
diff --git a/tests/dagger/examples.nim b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
index dceb099e..471f16bb 100644
--- a/tests/dagger/examples.nim
+++ b/tests/dagger/examples.nim
@@ -6,27 +6,17 @@ import pkg/stint
 import pkg/dagger/rng
 import pkg/dagger/stores
 import pkg/dagger/blocktype
+import ../examples
+
+export examples
 
 proc example*(_: type EthAddress): EthAddress =
   EthPrivateKey.random().toPublicKey.toAddress
 
-proc example*(_: type UInt256): UInt256 =
-  var bytes: array[32, byte]
-  for b in bytes.mitems:
-    b = rand(byte)
-  UInt256.fromBytes(bytes)
-
 proc example*(_: type UInt48): UInt48 =
   # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/17670
   uint64.rand mod (UInt48.high + 1)
 
-proc example*[T: SomeInteger](_: type T): T =
-  rand(T)
-
-proc example*[T,N](_: type array[N, T]): array[N, T] =
-  for item in result.mitems:
-    item = T.example
-
 proc example*(_: type Wallet): Wallet =
   Wallet.init(EthPrivateKey.random())
 
diff --git a/tests/examples.nim b/tests/examples.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63994083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import std/random
+import pkg/stint
+
+proc example*[T: SomeInteger](_: type T): T =
+  rand(T)
+
+proc example*[T,N](_: type array[N, T]): array[N, T] =
+  for item in result.mitems:
+    item = T.example
+
+proc example*(_: type UInt256): UInt256 =
+  UInt256.fromBytes(array[32, byte].example)