diff --git a/tests/roles.js b/tests/roles.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814d28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Selector as $, Role } from 'testcafe'
+import { addInstanceButton, getUrl, instanceInput } from './utils'
+
+function login(t, username, password) {
+  return t.typeText(instanceInput, 'localhost:3000')
+    .click(addInstanceButton)
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:3000/auth/sign_in')
+    .typeText($('input#user_email'), username)
+    .typeText($('input#user_password'), password)
+    .click($('button[type=submit]'))
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/oauth/authorize')
+    .click($('button[type=submit]:not(.negative)'))
+    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
+}
+
+export const foobarRole = Role('http://localhost:4002/settings/instances/add', async t => {
+  await login(t, 'foobar@localhost:3000', 'foobarfoobar')
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js b/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
index 92b37a1..a118f2f 100644
--- a/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/02-login-spec.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 import { addInstanceButton, getUrl, instanceInput, login, settingsButton } from '../utils'
+import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
 
 fixture `02-login-spec.js`
   .page `http://localhost:4002`
 
 const formError = $('.form-error')
-test('Cannot log in to a fake instance', async t => {
 
+test('Cannot log in to a fake instance', async t => {
   await t.click($('a').withText('log in to an instance'))
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/settings/instances/add')
     .typeText(instanceInput, 'fake.nolanlawson.com')
     .click(addInstanceButton)
     .expect(formError.exists).ok()
@@ -20,12 +22,12 @@ test('Cannot log in to a fake instance', async t => {
 })
 
 test('Logs in to localhost:3000', async t => {
-  await login(t, 'foobar@localhost:3000', 'foobarfoobar')
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
     .expect($('article.status-article').exists).ok()
 })
 
 test('Logs out', async t => {
-  await login(t, 'foobar@localhost:3000', 'foobarfoobar')
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
     .click(settingsButton)
     .click($('a').withText('Instances'))
     .click($('a').withText('localhost:3000'))
diff --git a/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js b/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
index c79b2bf..d21c631 100644
--- a/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
+++ b/tests/spec/03-basic-timeline-spec.js
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import { Selector as $ } from 'testcafe'
 import { getUrl, login, validateTimeline } from '../utils'
 import { homeTimeline, notifications, localTimeline, favorites } from '../fixtures'
+import { foobarRole } from '../roles'
 
 fixture `03-basic-timeline-spec.js`
   .page `http://localhost:4002`
-  .beforeEach(async t => {
-    await login(t, 'foobar@localhost:3000', 'foobarfoobar')
-  })
 
 const firstArticle = $('.virtual-list-item[aria-hidden=false] .status-article')
 
 test('Shows the home timeline', async t => {
-  await t
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
     .expect(firstArticle.hasAttribute('aria-setsize')).ok()
     .expect(firstArticle.getAttribute('aria-posinset')).eql('0')
 
@@ -21,21 +19,24 @@ test('Shows the home timeline', async t => {
 })
 
 test('Shows notifications', async t => {
-  await t.click($('nav a[aria-label=Notifications]'))
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .click($('nav a[aria-label=Notifications]'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/notifications')
 
   await validateTimeline(t, notifications)
 })
 
 test('Shows the local timeline', async t => {
-  await t.click($('nav a[aria-label=Local]'))
-    await t.expect(getUrl()).contains('/local')
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .click($('nav a[aria-label=Local]'))
+    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/local')
 
   await validateTimeline(t, localTimeline)
 })
 
 test('Shows the federated timeline', async t => {
-  await t.click($('nav a[aria-label=Community]'))
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .click($('nav a[aria-label=Community]'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/community')
     .click($('a').withText('Federated'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/federated')
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ test('Shows the federated timeline', async t => {
 })
 
 test('Shows favorites', async t => {
-  await t.click($('nav a[aria-label=Community]'))
+  await t.useRole(foobarRole)
+    .click($('nav a[aria-label=Community]'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/community')
     .click($('a').withText('Favorites'))
     .expect(getUrl()).contains('/favorites')
diff --git a/tests/utils.js b/tests/utils.js
index 11bfb2d..112420e 100644
--- a/tests/utils.js
+++ b/tests/utils.js
@@ -6,20 +6,6 @@ export const addInstanceButton = $('.add-new-instance button')
 
 export const getUrl = exec(() => window.location.href)
 
-export function login(t, username, password) {
-  return t.click($('a').withText('log in to an instance'))
-    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/settings/instances/add')
-    .typeText(instanceInput, 'localhost:3000')
-    .click(addInstanceButton)
-    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:3000/auth/sign_in')
-    .typeText($('input#user_email'), username)
-    .typeText($('input#user_password'), password)
-    .click($('button[type=submit]'))
-    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/oauth/authorize')
-    .click($('button[type=submit]:not(.negative)'))
-    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/')
-}
-
 export function getNthVirtualArticle (n) {
   return $(`.virtual-list-item[aria-hidden="false"] article[aria-posinset="${n}"]`)
 }