diff --git a/test/helpers.bash b/test/helpers.bash
index 6d185527..061b96be 100644
--- a/test/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/helpers.bash
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ PIDS_LIMIT=${PIDS_LIMIT:-1024}
 LOG_SIZE_MAX_LIMIT=${LOG_SIZE_MAX_LIMIT:--1}
 
 TESTDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
+RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
+KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS} --runtime ${RUNTIME_BINARY}"
 
 # kpod pull needs a configuration file for shortname pulls
 export REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH="$INTEGRATION_ROOT/registries.conf"
diff --git a/test/kpod.bats b/test/kpod.bats
index b88b65be..69418e1f 100644
--- a/test/kpod.bats
+++ b/test/kpod.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT --storage-driver vfs"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_diff.bats b/test/kpod_diff.bats
index 50a82d5c..0b313a79 100644
--- a/test/kpod_diff.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_diff.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_export.bats b/test/kpod_export.bats
index 808d39ff..5083102f 100644
--- a/test/kpod_export.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_export.bats
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="redis:alpine"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS}"
-
 
 @test "kpod export output flag" {
     start_crio
diff --git a/test/kpod_load.bats b/test/kpod_load.bats
index 61f9a2b8..74f28fa5 100644
--- a/test/kpod_load.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_load.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_logs.bats b/test/kpod_logs.bats
index d11b69c1..1e301556 100644
--- a/test/kpod_logs.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_logs.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS}"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_mount.bats b/test/kpod_mount.bats
index 517b627c..6910f2f2 100644
--- a/test/kpod_mount.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_mount.bats
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ function teardown() {
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="redis:alpine"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS}"
 
 @test "mount" {
     start_crio
diff --git a/test/kpod_ps.bats b/test/kpod_ps.bats
index cd1be60c..b50cae18 100644
--- a/test/kpod_ps.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_ps.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="redis:alpine"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS}"
 
 @test "kpod ps with no containers" {
     run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} ps
diff --git a/test/kpod_pull.bats b/test/kpod_pull.bats
index 2103eecc..59cc80d4 100644
--- a/test/kpod_pull.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_pull.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT ${STORAGE_OPTS}"
 
 function teardown() {
   cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_rename.bats b/test/kpod_rename.bats
index 9419ce2d..19c06e3c 100644
--- a/test/kpod_rename.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_rename.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="redis:alpine"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
 NEW_NAME="rename-test"
 
 function teardown() {
diff --git a/test/kpod_rm.bats b/test/kpod_rm.bats
index b41f58dd..9a42beeb 100644
--- a/test/kpod_rm.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_rm.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS --runtime $RUNTIME_BINARY"
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
 }
diff --git a/test/kpod_save.bats b/test/kpod_save.bats
index d961d69e..29a69d14 100644
--- a/test/kpod_save.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_save.bats
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 load helpers
 
 IMAGE="alpine:latest"
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_stats.bats b/test/kpod_stats.bats
index c9f58cc9..a7a54d7a 100644
--- a/test/kpod_stats.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_stats.bats
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 load helpers
 
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
 
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
diff --git a/test/kpod_stop.bats b/test/kpod_stop.bats
index 4532ff51..08b4c933 100644
--- a/test/kpod_stop.bats
+++ b/test/kpod_stop.bats
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 load helpers
 
-ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
-RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
-KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT --storage-driver vfs"
 function teardown() {
     cleanup_test
 }