diff --git a/test/server/middleware/auth/login.test.js b/test/server/middleware/auth/login.test.js
index 723c40b..ae88592 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/auth/login.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/auth/login.test.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
 import SQLite from '../../../../server/database/sqlite/setup';
 import login from '../../../../server/middleware/auth/login';
-import { setServerSideCookie } from '../../../../server/utils/cookies';
+import { setServerSideCookie } from '../../../../shared/utils/cookies';
 import { signInUser } from '../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../server/database/sqlite/setup');
 vi.mock('../../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../../server/utils/cookies');
+vi.mock('../../../../shared/utils/cookies');
 
 describe('Login - Middleware', () => {
   const user = {
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/auth/logout.test.js b/test/server/middleware/auth/logout.test.js
index c0cdcb5..94efb2e 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/auth/logout.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/auth/logout.test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
-import { deleteCookie } from '../../../../server/utils/cookies';
+import { deleteCookie } from '../../../../shared/utils/cookies';
 import logout from '../../../../server/middleware/auth/logout';
-import { createURL } from '../../../../server/utils/url';
+import { createURL } from '../../../../shared/utils/url';
 
-vi.mock('../../../../server/utils/cookies');
+vi.mock('../../../../shared/utils/cookies');
 
 describe('Logout - Middleware', () => {
   let fakeRequest;
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/auth/register.test.js b/test/server/middleware/auth/register.test.js
index 5e86d90..343b16e 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/auth/register.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/auth/register.test.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import {
   fetchMembers,
   registerUser,
 } from '../../../../server/database/queries/user';
-import { setServerSideCookie } from '../../../../server/utils/cookies';
+import { setServerSideCookie } from '../../../../shared/utils/cookies';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../../server/utils/cookies');
+vi.mock('../../../../shared/utils/cookies');
 
 describe('Register - Middleware', () => {
   let fakeRequest;
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/authorization.test.js b/test/server/middleware/authorization.test.js
index 39c23fc..12e57ab 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/authorization.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/authorization.test.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { userExists } from '../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import authorization from '../../../server/middleware/authorization';
-import { deleteCookie } from '../../../server/utils/cookies';
+import { deleteCookie } from '../../../shared/utils/cookies';
 
 vi.mock('../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../server/utils/cookies');
+vi.mock('../../../shared/utils/cookies');
 
 describe('Authorization - Middleware', () => {
   let fakeRequest;
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/access/approve.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/access/approve.test.js
index c048f46..d382d6a 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/access/approve.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/access/approve.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
 import { approveAccess } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import accessApproveMiddleware from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/access/approveUser';
-import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../server/utils/errors';
+import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../shared/utils/errors';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
 
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/access/decline.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/access/decline.test.js
index 3aef60d..8876cea 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/access/decline.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/access/decline.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
 import { declineAccess } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
-import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../server/utils/errors';
+import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../shared/utils/errors';
 import accessDeclineMiddleware from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/access/declineUser';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/access/removeUser.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/access/removeUser.test.js
index 2b9f7cb..0f9392a 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/access/removeUser.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/access/removeUser.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRequest, createResponse } from 'node-mocks-http';
 import { declineAccess } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
-import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../server/utils/errors';
+import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../shared/utils/errors';
 import accessRemoveMiddleware from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/access/removeUser';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/permission/update.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/permission/update.test.js
index 7420872..b6999e9 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/permission/update.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/permission/update.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   userExists,
 } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import permissionUpdateMiddleware from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/permission/update';
-import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../server/utils/errors';
+import { AuthorizationError } from '../../../../../shared/utils/errors';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
 
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/update/avatar.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/update/avatar.test.js
index cfa77bb..37f1910 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/update/avatar.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/update/avatar.test.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import {
   userExists,
 } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import userUpdateAvatar from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/update/avatar';
-import validators from '../../../../../server/utils/validators';
+import validators from '../../../../../shared/validators';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../../../server/utils/validators');
+vi.mock('../../../../../shared/validators');
 
 describe('userUpdateAvatar - Middleware', () => {
   const user = {
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/update/password.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/update/password.test.js
index 85ca3c7..3cad730 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/update/password.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/update/password.test.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import {
   userExists,
 } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import userUpdatePassword from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/update/password';
-import { verifyPassword } from '../../../../../server/utils/hashPassword';
+import { verifyPassword } from '../../../../../shared/utils/hashPassword';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../../../server/utils/hashPassword');
+vi.mock('../../../../../shared/utils/hashPassword');
 
 describe('userUpdatePassword - Middleware', () => {
   const user = {
diff --git a/test/server/middleware/user/update/username.test.js b/test/server/middleware/user/update/username.test.js
index 3096ea4..32c50b7 100644
--- a/test/server/middleware/user/update/username.test.js
+++ b/test/server/middleware/user/update/username.test.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import {
   userExists,
 } from '../../../../../server/database/queries/user';
 import userUpdateUsername from '../../../../../server/middleware/user/update/username';
-import validators from '../../../../../server/utils/validators';
+import validators from '../../../../../shared/validators';
 
 vi.mock('../../../../../server/database/queries/user');
-vi.mock('../../../../../server/utils/validators');
+vi.mock('../../../../../shared/validators');
 
 describe('userUpdateUsername - Middleware', () => {
   const user = {
diff --git a/test/shared/setupDatabase.js b/test/shared/setupDatabase.js
index 29ea54e..72b07bb 100644
--- a/test/shared/setupDatabase.js
+++ b/test/shared/setupDatabase.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 
 // import local files
 import { SQLite } from '../../server/database/sqlite/setup.js';
-import { generateHash } from '../../server/utils/hashPassword.js';
-import logger from '../../server/utils/logger.js';
+import { generateHash } from '../../shared/utils/hashPassword.js';
+import logger from '../../shared/utils/logger.js';
 import { loadJSON } from '../../shared/parseJson.js';
 
 const loginDetails = loadJSON('../test/e2e/setup/fixtures/login.json');