diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 742322d0..f57e5640 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ generate-mocks-da: ## Generates mocks for dataavailability, using mockery tool
 .PHONY: test-e2e-elderberry-validium
 test-e2e-elderberry-validium: stop ## Runs e2e tests checking elderberry/validium
 	./run-e2e.sh cdk-validium
-	bats test/bridge-e2e.bats
+	bats test
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-elderberry-rollup
 test-e2e-elderberry-rollup: stop ## Runs e2e tests checking elderberry/rollup
 	./run-e2e.sh rollup
-	bats test/bridge-e2e.bats
+	bats test
 
 .PHONY: stop
 stop:
diff --git a/test/bridge-e2e.bats b/test/bridge-e2e.bats
index 184d7ec3..6841b8b7 100644
--- a/test/bridge-e2e.bats
+++ b/test/bridge-e2e.bats
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 setup() {
-    bats_load_library 'bats-support'
-    bats_load_library 'bats-assert'
+    load 'helpers/common-setup'
+    _common_setup
 
-    # get the containing directory of this file
-    # use $BATS_TEST_FILENAME instead of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} or $0,
-    # as those will point to the bats executable's location or the preprocessed file respectively
-    DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
-    # make executables in src/ visible to PATH
-    PATH="$DIR/../src:$PATH"
-
-    $DIR/scripts/kurtosis_prepare_params_yml.sh ../kurtosis-cdk cdk-validium
+    $PROJECT_ROOT/test/scripts/kurtosis_prepare_params_yml.sh ../kurtosis-cdk cdk-validium
 
     # Check if the genesis file is already downloaded
     if [ ! -f "./tmp/cdk/genesis/genesis.json" ]; then
diff --git a/test/e2e.bats b/test/e2e.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c85e33ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+setup() {
+    load 'helpers/common-setup'
+    _common_setup
+}
+
+@test "Verify batches" {
+    echo "Waiting 10 minutes to get some verified batch...."
+    run $PROJECT_ROOT/test/scripts/batch_verification_monitor.sh 0 600
+    assert_success
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/common-setup.bash b/test/helpers/common-setup.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7691366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/common-setup.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+_common_setup() {
+    bats_load_library 'bats-support'
+    bats_load_library 'bats-assert'
+    
+    # get the containing directory of this file
+    # use $BATS_TEST_FILENAME instead of ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} or $0,
+    # as those will point to the bats executable's location or the preprocessed file respectively
+    PROJECT_ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME" )/.." >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+    # make executables in src/ visible to PATH
+    PATH="$PROJECT_ROOT/src:$PATH"
+}
diff --git a/test/run-e2e.sh b/test/run-e2e.sh
index a0db5d56..0dfb9d19 100755
--- a/test/run-e2e.sh
+++ b/test/run-e2e.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ $BASE_FOLDER/scripts/kurtosis_prepare_params_yml.sh "$KURTOSIS_FOLDER" "elderber
 
 kurtosis clean --all
 kurtosis run --enclave cdk-v1 --args-file $DEST_KURTOSIS_PARAMS_YML --image-download always $KURTOSIS_FOLDER
-#[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Error running kurtosis" && exit 1
-echo "Waiting 10 minutes to get some verified batch...."
-scripts/batch_verification_monitor.sh 0 600