diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index a4146cc6..43981842 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ end
 module SpriteHelper
   URI = "selectors/*.png"
   
+  def init_sprite_helper
+    @images_src_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images')
+    @images_tmp_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images-tmp')
+  end
+  
   def sprite_map_test(options)
     importer = Compass::SpriteImporter.new
     path, name = Compass::SpriteImporter.path_and_name(URI)
@@ -47,4 +52,14 @@ module SpriteHelper
     Compass::SassExtensions::Sprites::SpriteMap.new(sprite_names.map{|n| "selectors/#{n}.png"}, path, name, sass_engine, options)
   end
   
+  def create_sprite_temp
+     init_sprite_helper
+    ::FileUtils.cp_r @images_src_path, @images_tmp_path
+  end
+
+  def clean_up_sprites
+     init_sprite_helper
+    ::FileUtils.rm_r @images_tmp_path
+  end
+  
 end
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diff --git a/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
index afcc0c7c..24b635b1 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/image_test.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'ostruct'
 class SpritesImageTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   include SpriteHelper
   def setup
-    @images_src_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images')
+    create_sprite_temp
     file = StringIO.new("images_path = #{@images_src_path.inspect}\n")
     Compass.add_configuration(file, "sprite_config")
     @repeat = 'no-repeat'
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
index f9b0d79d..094a1a0f 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/importer_test.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 require 'timecop'
 class ImporterTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  URI = "selectors/*.png"
+  include SpriteHelper
   
   def setup
-    @images_src_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images')
+    create_sprite_temp
     file = StringIO.new("images_path = #{@images_src_path.inspect}\n")
     Compass.add_configuration(file, "sprite_config")
     @importer = Compass::SpriteImporter.new
diff --git a/test/units/sprites/sprite_command_test.rb b/test/units/sprites/sprite_command_test.rb
index 240b00c3..4e4354fb 100644
--- a/test/units/sprites/sprite_command_test.rb
+++ b/test/units/sprites/sprite_command_test.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ require 'test_helper'
 
 class SpriteCommandTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   attr_reader :test_dir
-  
+  include SpriteHelper
   def setup
-    @images_src_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images')
-    @images_tmp_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'sprites', 'public', 'images-tmp')
     @before_dir = ::Dir.pwd
     create_temp_cli_dir
     create_sprite_temp
@@ -14,14 +12,6 @@ class SpriteCommandTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
   end
   
-  def create_sprite_temp
-    ::FileUtils.cp_r @images_src_path, @images_tmp_path
-  end
-
-  def clean_up_sprites
-    ::FileUtils.rm_r @images_tmp_path
-  end
-  
   def config_data
     return <<-CONFIG
       images_path = #{@images_tmp_path.inspect}