diff --git a/src/agents/workspace.e2e.test.ts b/src/agents/workspace.e2e.test.ts
index 085afbcb39b..2fef954c1f7 100644
--- a/src/agents/workspace.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/workspace.e2e.test.ts
@@ -103,18 +103,27 @@ describe("ensureAgentWorkspace", () => {
 });
 
 describe("loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles", () => {
+  const getMemoryEntries = (files: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles>>) =>
+    files.filter((file) =>
+      [DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME].includes(file.name),
+    );
+
+  const expectSingleMemoryEntry = (
+    files: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles>>,
+    content: string,
+  ) => {
+    const memoryEntries = getMemoryEntries(files);
+    expect(memoryEntries).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.missing).toBe(false);
+    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.content).toBe(content);
+  };
+
   it("includes MEMORY.md when present", async () => {
     const tempDir = await makeTempWorkspace("openclaw-workspace-");
     await writeWorkspaceFile({ dir: tempDir, name: "MEMORY.md", content: "memory" });
 
     const files = await loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles(tempDir);
-    const memoryEntries = files.filter((file) =>
-      [DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME].includes(file.name),
-    );
-
-    expect(memoryEntries).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.missing).toBe(false);
-    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.content).toBe("memory");
+    expectSingleMemoryEntry(files, "memory");
   });
 
   it("includes memory.md when MEMORY.md is absent", async () => {
@@ -122,23 +131,13 @@ describe("loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles", () => {
     await writeWorkspaceFile({ dir: tempDir, name: "memory.md", content: "alt" });
 
     const files = await loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles(tempDir);
-    const memoryEntries = files.filter((file) =>
-      [DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME].includes(file.name),
-    );
-
-    expect(memoryEntries).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.missing).toBe(false);
-    expect(memoryEntries[0]?.content).toBe("alt");
+    expectSingleMemoryEntry(files, "alt");
   });
 
   it("omits memory entries when no memory files exist", async () => {
     const tempDir = await makeTempWorkspace("openclaw-workspace-");
 
     const files = await loadWorkspaceBootstrapFiles(tempDir);
-    const memoryEntries = files.filter((file) =>
-      [DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME].includes(file.name),
-    );
-
-    expect(memoryEntries).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(getMemoryEntries(files)).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });