diff --git a/tests/e2e/combined-diff-scroll-restore.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/combined-diff-scroll-restore.spec.ts
index 496bead3db6..3424b611f23 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/combined-diff-scroll-restore.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/combined-diff-scroll-restore.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import type { Page } from '@stablyai/playwright-test'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 import { test, expect } from './helpers/orca-app'
 import { waitForSessionReady } from './helpers/store'
 
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ type ScrollProbeSample = {
 const FILE_COUNT = 18
 const ADDED_LINES_PER_FILE = 180
 
-function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 function buildBaseFile(fileIndex: number): string {
   return `${Array.from(
     { length: 20 },
diff --git a/tests/e2e/helpers/git-fixture-command.ts b/tests/e2e/helpers/git-fixture-command.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c8bd9853cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/helpers/git-fixture-command.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+
+export function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
+  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/large-diff-repro-fixtures.ts b/tests/e2e/large-diff-repro-fixtures.ts
index 7ae422f2b20..7eb4aa46764 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/large-diff-repro-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/large-diff-repro-fixtures.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
-import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 
 export type IsolatedLargeDiffRepo = {
   repoPath: string
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ export type IsolatedStagedLocaleDiffRepo = {
   relativePaths: string[]
 }
 
-function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 export function createIsolatedLargeDiffRepo(): IsolatedLargeDiffRepo {
   const repoPath = realpathSync(mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'orca-large-diff-repro-')))
   runGit(repoPath, ['init'])
diff --git a/tests/e2e/large-file-count-fixtures.ts b/tests/e2e/large-file-count-fixtures.ts
index f9927ac3e12..ad8a963f018 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/large-file-count-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/large-file-count-fixtures.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, realpathSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 
 export type LargeFileCountRepoOptions = {
   /** Files committed on the initial commit. */
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ export type LargeFileCountRepo = {
   modifiedFiles: number
 }
 
-function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 /**
  * Removes a fixture repo, retrying ENOTEMPTY/EBUSY races: the app's git status
  * poll can still be writing index.lock (or the watcher holding dirs) while the
diff --git a/tests/e2e/new-workspace-cross-project-dialog.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/new-workspace-cross-project-dialog.spec.ts
index fa09b2b348a..868e0fcc313 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/new-workspace-cross-project-dialog.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/new-workspace-cross-project-dialog.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 import { test, expect } from './helpers/orca-app'
 import { waitForActiveWorktree, waitForSessionReady } from './helpers/store'
 
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ const LONG_REPOSITORY_NAME = 'cross-project-dialog-long-repository-name'.repeat(
 const LONG_REPOSITORY_SLUG = LONG_REPOSITORY_NAME
 const CURRENT_REPOSITORY_NAME = 'current-project-name'.repeat(3)
 
-function runGit(repositoryPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repositoryPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 function createGitRepository(repositoryPath: string): void {
   mkdirSync(repositoryPath, { recursive: true })
   runGit(repositoryPath, ['init'])
diff --git a/tests/e2e/new-workspace-linked-item-project-switch.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/new-workspace-linked-item-project-switch.spec.ts
index 9970f3696f0..eef0289c495 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/new-workspace-linked-item-project-switch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/new-workspace-linked-item-project-switch.spec.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
  * field pill re-render path.
  */
 
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import os from 'node:os'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import type { Page } from '@stablyai/playwright-test'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 import { test, expect } from './helpers/orca-app'
 import { waitForActiveWorktree, waitForSessionReady } from './helpers/store'
 import type { LinkedWorkItemSummary } from '../../src/renderer/src/lib/new-workspace'
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ import type { TaskSourceContext } from '../../src/shared/task-source-context'
 
 const SECOND_PROJECT_NAME = 'linked-item-second-project'
 
-function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 function createGitRepo(repoPath: string): void {
   mkdirSync(repoPath, { recursive: true })
   runGit(repoPath, ['init'])
diff --git a/tests/e2e/setup-script-import.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/setup-script-import.spec.ts
index 180b34f85aa..b3c91c1ef66 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/setup-script-import.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/setup-script-import.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import type { Locator, Page } from '@stablyai/playwright-test'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 import { test, expect } from './helpers/orca-app'
 import { waitForActiveWorktree, waitForSessionReady } from './helpers/store'
 
-function runGit(repoPath: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 function createGitRepo(repoPath: string): void {
   rmSync(repoPath, { recursive: true, force: true })
   mkdirSync(repoPath, { recursive: true })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/setup-script-prompt-unreadable-orca-yaml.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/setup-script-prompt-unreadable-orca-yaml.spec.ts
index 151a4b02bbc..bf3b6b3c958 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/setup-script-prompt-unreadable-orca-yaml.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/setup-script-prompt-unreadable-orca-yaml.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
 import { mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import type { ElectronApplication, Page } from '@stablyai/playwright-test'
+import { runGit } from './helpers/git-fixture-command'
 import { test, expect } from './helpers/orca-app'
 import { waitForActiveWorktree, waitForSessionReady } from './helpers/store'
 import { worktreeRow, worktreeRowSurface } from './worktree-row-locators'
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ type WorktreeIds = {
   featureWorktreeId: string
 }
 
-function runGit(cwd: string, args: string[]): void {
-  execFileSync('git', args, { cwd, stdio: 'pipe' })
-}
-
 /** Repo whose shared orca.yaml carries a real setup script, plus a second worktree. */
 function createRepoWithSharedSetupScript(repoPath: string, featureWorktreePath: string): void {
   rmSync(repoPath, { recursive: true, force: true })