diff --git a/hall.scm b/hall.scm
index d9889c6..3d4cf0f 100644
--- a/hall.scm
+++ b/hall.scm
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@
      (licensing #f)))
   (files (libraries
           ((directory
-              "termenv"
-              ((scheme-file "style")
-               (scheme-file "unix")
-               (scheme-file "hyperlink")
-               (scheme-file "screen")
-               (scheme-file "color")
-               (scheme-file "hconfig")))
-            (scheme-file "termenv")))
+            "termenv"
+            ((scheme-file "style")
+             (scheme-file "unix")
+             (scheme-file "hyperlink")
+             (scheme-file "screen")
+             (scheme-file "color")
+             (scheme-file "hconfig")))
+           (scheme-file "termenv")
+           (directory
+            "tests"
+            ((scheme-file "utils")))))
          (tests ((directory
                   "tests"
                   ((scheme-file "test-screen")
diff --git a/tests/test-screen.scm b/tests/test-screen.scm
index e83d94a..ba870cc 100644
--- a/tests/test-screen.scm
+++ b/tests/test-screen.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (define-module (tests test-screen)
   #:use-module (termenv screen)
+  #:use-module (tests utils)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-64)
   #:use-module (rnrs io ports)
   #:use-module (scheme base)
@@ -7,13 +8,9 @@
 
 (test-begin "test-screen")
 
-(define (output-equal expected)
-  "Ensures that the output sequence is what is expected"
-  (define vec (get-output-bytevector (current-output-port)))
-  (define str (bytevector->string vec (native-transcoder)))
-  (test-equal str expected))
+(verify-output
+ "\x1b[0m"
+ (reset (current-output-port)))
 
-(parameterize ((current-output-port (open-output-bytevector)))
-  #f)
 
 (test-end "test-screen")
diff --git a/tests/test-style.scm b/tests/test-style.scm
index f8d8286..a441de0 100644
--- a/tests/test-style.scm
+++ b/tests/test-style.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (define-module (tests test-style)
   #:use-module (termenv style)
+  #:use-module (tests utils)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-64)
   #:use-module (rnrs io ports)
   #:use-module (scheme base)
@@ -7,18 +8,6 @@
 
 (test-begin "test-style")
 
-(define (verify-output-fn expected proc)
-  "Ensures that the output sequence is what is expected"
-  (test-equal
-      expected
-    (call-with-output-string
-      (λ (port)
-        (parameterize ((current-output-port port))
-          (proc))))))
-
-(define-syntax-rule (verify-output expected body ...)
-  (verify-output-fn expected (lambda () body ...)))
-
 (verify-output
  "hello there"
  (format #t "~a" (make-style "hello there")))
diff --git a/tests/utils.scm b/tests/utils.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd511d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+(define-module (tests utils)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-64)
+  #:export (verify-output))
+
+(define (verify-output-fn expected proc)
+  "Ensures that the output sequence is what is expected"
+  (test-equal
+      expected
+    (call-with-output-string
+      (λ (port)
+        (parameterize ((current-output-port port))
+          (proc))))))
+
+(define-syntax-rule (verify-output expected body ...)
+  (verify-output-fn expected (lambda () body ...)))