diff --git a/tests/routers/test_channels.py b/tests/routers/test_channels.py
index 1c78125..db3864b 100644
--- a/tests/routers/test_channels.py
+++ b/tests/routers/test_channels.py
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ from sqlalchemy import String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.auth.dependencies import get_current_user
-from app.models.auth import CognitoUser
 from app.routers.channels import router as channels_router
 from app.utils.database import get_db
 
-# Import mocks from db_mocks
+# Import mocks and fixtures
+from tests.utils.auth_test_fixtures import (
+    admin_user_client,
+    db_session,
+    mock_get_current_user_admin,
+    mock_get_current_user_non_admin,
+    non_admin_user_client,
+)
 from tests.utils.db_mocks import (
     MockBase,
     MockChannelDB,
@@ -25,28 +31,6 @@ from tests.utils.db_mocks import session_mock as TestingSessionLocal
 # Create a FastAPI instance for testing
 app = FastAPI()
 
-
-# Mock current user
-def mock_get_current_user_admin():
-    return CognitoUser(
-        username="testadmin",
-        email="testadmin@example.com",
-        roles=["admin"],
-        user_status="CONFIRMED",
-        enabled=True,
-    )
-
-
-def mock_get_current_user_non_admin():
-    return CognitoUser(
-        username="testuser",
-        email="testuser@example.com",
-        roles=["user"],  # Or any role other than admin
-        user_status="CONFIRMED",
-        enabled=True,
-    )
-
-
 # Override dependencies
 app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = mock_get_db
 app.include_router(channels_router)
@@ -54,41 +38,6 @@ app.include_router(channels_router)
 client = TestClient(app)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def db_session():
-    # Create tables for each test function
-    MockBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine_mock)
-    db = TestingSessionLocal()
-    try:
-        yield db
-    finally:
-        db.close()
-        # Drop tables after each test function
-        MockBase.metadata.drop_all(bind=engine_mock)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def admin_user_client(db_session: Session):
-    """Yields a TestClient configured with an admin user."""
-    test_app = FastAPI()
-    test_app.include_router(channels_router)
-    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = mock_get_db
-    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user_admin
-    with TestClient(test_app) as test_client:
-        yield test_client
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def non_admin_user_client(db_session: Session):
-    """Yields a TestClient configured with a non-admin user."""
-    test_app = FastAPI()
-    test_app.include_router(channels_router)
-    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = mock_get_db
-    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user_non_admin
-    with TestClient(test_app) as test_client:
-        yield test_client
-
-
 # --- Test Cases For Channel Creation ---
 
 
diff --git a/tests/utils/auth_test_fixtures.py b/tests/utils/auth_test_fixtures.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb983d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/auth_test_fixtures.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app.auth.dependencies import get_current_user
+from app.models.auth import CognitoUser
+from app.routers.channels import router as channels_router
+from app.utils.database import get_db
+from tests.utils.db_mocks import (
+    MockBase,
+    MockChannelDB,
+    MockChannelURL,
+    MockPriority,
+    engine_mock,
+    mock_get_db,
+)
+from tests.utils.db_mocks import session_mock as TestingSessionLocal
+
+
+def mock_get_current_user_admin():
+    return CognitoUser(
+        username="testadmin",
+        email="testadmin@example.com",
+        roles=["admin"],
+        user_status="CONFIRMED",
+        enabled=True,
+    )
+
+
+def mock_get_current_user_non_admin():
+    return CognitoUser(
+        username="testuser",
+        email="testuser@example.com",
+        roles=["user"],  # Or any role other than admin
+        user_status="CONFIRMED",
+        enabled=True,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def db_session():
+    # Create tables for each test function
+    MockBase.metadata.create_all(bind=engine_mock)
+    db = TestingSessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+        # Drop tables after each test function
+        MockBase.metadata.drop_all(bind=engine_mock)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def admin_user_client(db_session: Session):
+    """Yields a TestClient configured with an admin user."""
+    test_app = FastAPI()
+    test_app.include_router(channels_router)
+    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = mock_get_db
+    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user_admin
+    with TestClient(test_app) as test_client:
+        yield test_client
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def non_admin_user_client(db_session: Session):
+    """Yields a TestClient configured with a non-admin user."""
+    test_app = FastAPI()
+    test_app.include_router(channels_router)
+    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_db] = mock_get_db
+    test_app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user_non_admin
+    with TestClient(test_app) as test_client:
+        yield test_client