diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/docker-up.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/docker-up.runtime.test.ts
index 320a6e6f357..a224def4298 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/docker-up.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/docker-up.runtime.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { runQaDockerUp } from "./docker-up.runtime.js";
 
+type QaDockerUpDeps = NonNullable<Parameters<typeof runQaDockerUp>[1]>;
+
 async function occupyPortOrAcceptExisting(port: number): Promise<{ close: () => Promise<void> }> {
   const server = createServer();
   const listening = await new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -30,6 +32,20 @@ async function occupyPortOrAcceptExisting(port: number): Promise<{ close: () =>
   };
 }
 
+function createHealthyDockerDeps(calls: string[]): QaDockerUpDeps {
+  return {
+    async runCommand(command, args, cwd) {
+      calls.push([command, ...args, `@${cwd}`].join(" "));
+      if (args.join(" ").includes("ps --format json openclaw-qa-gateway")) {
+        return { stdout: '{"Health":"healthy","State":"running"}\n', stderr: "" };
+      }
+      return { stdout: "", stderr: "" };
+    },
+    fetchImpl: vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true })),
+    sleepImpl: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  };
+}
+
 describe("runQaDockerUp", () => {
   it("builds the QA UI, writes the harness, starts compose, and waits for health", async () => {
     const calls: string[] = [];
@@ -96,17 +112,7 @@ describe("runQaDockerUp", () => {
           bindUiDist: true,
           skipUiBuild: true,
         },
-        {
-          async runCommand(command, args, cwd) {
-            calls.push([command, ...args, `@${cwd}`].join(" "));
-            if (args.join(" ").includes("ps --format json openclaw-qa-gateway")) {
-              return { stdout: '{"Health":"healthy","State":"running"}\n', stderr: "" };
-            }
-            return { stdout: "", stderr: "" };
-          },
-          fetchImpl: vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true })),
-          sleepImpl: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-        },
+        createHealthyDockerDeps(calls),
       );
 
       expect(calls).toEqual([
@@ -133,17 +139,7 @@ describe("runQaDockerUp", () => {
           usePrebuiltImage: true,
           skipUiBuild: true,
         },
-        {
-          async runCommand(command, args, cwd) {
-            calls.push([command, ...args, `@${cwd}`].join(" "));
-            if (args.join(" ").includes("ps --format json openclaw-qa-gateway")) {
-              return { stdout: '{"Health":"healthy","State":"running"}\n', stderr: "" };
-            }
-            return { stdout: "", stderr: "" };
-          },
-          fetchImpl: vi.fn(async () => ({ ok: true })),
-          sleepImpl: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-        },
+        createHealthyDockerDeps(calls),
       );
 
       expect(result.outputDir).toBe(path.join(repoRoot, ".artifacts/qa-docker"));