diff --git a/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagedelegatehelperimagetest.cpp b/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagedelegatehelperimagetest.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagedelegatehelperimagetest.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagedelegatehelperimagetest.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 MessageDelegateHelperImageTest::MessageDelegateHelperImageTest(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled(true);
-    Ruqola::self()->rocketChatAccount()->setAccountName(QStringLiteral("accountName"));
+    initTestAccount();
 }
 
 void MessageDelegateHelperImageTest::shouldExtractMessageData()
diff --git a/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagelistdelegatetest.cpp b/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagelistdelegatetest.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagelistdelegatetest.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/room/autotests/messagelistdelegatetest.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@
 MessageListDelegateTest::MessageListDelegateTest(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled(true);
-    auto *rcAccount = Ruqola::self()->rocketChatAccount();
-    rcAccount->setAccountName(QStringLiteral("accountName"));
+    initTestAccount();
 
     const QString userId = QStringLiteral("dfaureUserId");
-    rcAccount->insertAvatarUrl(userId, avatarLink());
+    Ruqola::self()->rocketChatAccount()->insertAvatarUrl(userId, avatarLink());
 }
 
 void MessageListDelegateTest::layoutChecks_data()
diff --git a/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.h b/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.h
--- a/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.h
+++ b/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.h
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "messages/messageattachment.h"
 
+void initTestAccount();
 MessageAttachment testAttachment();
 QUrl avatarLink();
diff --git a/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.cpp b/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/room/autotests/testdata.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
    Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
 
+#include "testdata.h"
 #include "managerdatapaths.h"
 #include "ruqola.h"
 #include "rocketchataccount.h"
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTest>
 
+void initTestAccount()
+{
+    QStandardPaths::setTestModeEnabled(true);
+    Ruqola::self()->rocketChatAccount()->setAccountName(QStringLiteral("accountName"));
+}
+
 MessageAttachment testAttachment()
 {
     MessageAttachment msgAttach;