diff --git a/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
index 8cabd70039e..7eefa8ac13a 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.add.test.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,8 @@
-import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { setDefaultChannelPluginRegistryForTests } from "./channel-test-helpers.js";
-import { baseConfigSnapshot, createTestRuntime } from "./test-runtime-config-helpers.js";
-
-const configMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  readConfigFileSnapshot: vi.fn(),
-  writeConfigFile: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-}));
-
-const offsetMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    readConfigFileSnapshot: configMocks.readConfigFileSnapshot,
-    writeConfigFile: configMocks.writeConfigFile,
-  };
-});
-
-vi.mock("../telegram/update-offset-store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../telegram/update-offset-store.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: offsetMocks.deleteTelegramUpdateOffset,
-  };
-});
-
 import { channelsAddCommand } from "./channels.js";
+import { configMocks, offsetMocks } from "./channels.mock-harness.js";
+import { baseConfigSnapshot, createTestRuntime } from "./test-runtime-config-helpers.js";
 
 const runtime = createTestRuntime();
 
diff --git a/src/commands/channels.adds-non-default-telegram-account.e2e.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.adds-non-default-telegram-account.e2e.test.ts
index b3d0acbbb28..84f2ff60dbe 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.adds-non-default-telegram-account.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.adds-non-default-telegram-account.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,12 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { setDefaultChannelPluginRegistryForTests } from "./channel-test-helpers.js";
+import { configMocks, offsetMocks } from "./channels.mock-harness.js";
 import { baseConfigSnapshot, createTestRuntime } from "./test-runtime-config-helpers.js";
 
-const configMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  readConfigFileSnapshot: vi.fn(),
-  writeConfigFile: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-}));
-
 const authMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   loadAuthProfileStore: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-const offsetMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-  deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    readConfigFileSnapshot: configMocks.readConfigFileSnapshot,
-    writeConfigFile: configMocks.writeConfigFile,
-  };
-});
-
 vi.mock("../agents/auth-profiles.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../agents/auth-profiles.js")>();
   return {
@@ -32,14 +15,6 @@ vi.mock("../agents/auth-profiles.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   };
 });
 
-vi.mock("../telegram/update-offset-store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
-  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../telegram/update-offset-store.js")>();
-  return {
-    ...actual,
-    deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: offsetMocks.deleteTelegramUpdateOffset,
-  };
-});
-
 import {
   channelsAddCommand,
   channelsListCommand,
diff --git a/src/commands/channels.mock-harness.ts b/src/commands/channels.mock-harness.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e26703f60df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/channels.mock-harness.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { vi } from "vitest";
+
+export const configMocks = {
+  readConfigFileSnapshot: vi.fn(),
+  writeConfigFile: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+};
+
+export const offsetMocks = {
+  deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+};
+
+vi.mock("../config/config.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../config/config.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    readConfigFileSnapshot: configMocks.readConfigFileSnapshot,
+    writeConfigFile: configMocks.writeConfigFile,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("../telegram/update-offset-store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../telegram/update-offset-store.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    deleteTelegramUpdateOffset: offsetMocks.deleteTelegramUpdateOffset,
+  };
+});