diff --git a/tests/run_3osds.sh b/tests/run_3osds.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a23780ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_3osds.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+. `dirname $0`/common.sh
+
+OSD_SIZE=${OSD_SIZE:-1024}
+
+dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd1.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((OSD_SIZE*1024-1))
+dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd2.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((OSD_SIZE*1024-1))
+dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd3.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((OSD_SIZE*1024-1))
+
+build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 1 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $OSD_ARGS --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd1.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd1.log &
+OSD1_PID=$!
+build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 2 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $OSD_ARGS --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd2.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd2.log &
+OSD2_PID=$!
+build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 3 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $OSD_ARGS --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd3.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd3.log &
+OSD3_PID=$!
+
+cd mon
+npm install
+cd ..
+node mon/mon-main.js --etcd_url http://$ETCD_URL --etcd_prefix "/vitastor" &>./testdata/mon.log &
+MON_PID=$!
+
+if [ -n "$GLOBAL_CONF" ]; then
+    $ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/global "$GLOBAL_CONF"
+fi
+
+$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"testpool","scheme":"xor","pg_size":3,"pg_minsize":2,"parity_chunks":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"}}'
+
+sleep 2
+
+if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and (.[0].items["1"]["1"].osd_set | sort) == ["1","2","3"]'); then
+    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT CONFIGURED"
+fi
+
+if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/pg/state/1/1 --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and .[0].state == ["active"]'); then
+    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT UP"
+fi
+
+if ! cmp build/src/block-vitastor.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so; then
+    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
+    sudo ln -s "$(realpath .)/build/src/block-vitastor.so" /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
+fi
diff --git a/tests/test_snapshot.sh b/tests/test_snapshot.sh
index 6f33d1f0..4723640f 100755
--- a/tests/test_snapshot.sh
+++ b/tests/test_snapshot.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
-. `dirname $0`/common.sh
-
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd1.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd2.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd3.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 1 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd1.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd1.log &
-OSD1_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 2 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd2.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd2.log &
-OSD2_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 3 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd3.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd3.log &
-OSD3_PID=$!
-
-cd mon
-npm install
-cd ..
-node mon/mon-main.js --etcd_url http://$ETCD_URL --etcd_prefix "/vitastor" &>./testdata/mon.log &
-MON_PID=$!
-
-$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"testpool","scheme":"xor","pg_size":3,"pg_minsize":2,"parity_chunks":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"}}'
-
-sleep 2
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and (.[0].items["1"]["1"].osd_set | sort) == ["1","2","3"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT CONFIGURED"
-fi
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/pg/state/1/1 --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and .[0].state == ["active"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT UP"
-fi
-
-if ! cmp build/src/block-vitastor.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so; then
-    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-    sudo ln -s "$(realpath .)/build/src/block-vitastor.so" /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-fi
+. `dirname $0`/run_3osds.sh
 
 # Test basic write and snapshot
 
diff --git a/tests/test_vm_start.sh b/tests/test_vm_start.sh
index f2b1f3e2..5e3ec485 100755
--- a/tests/test_vm_start.sh
+++ b/tests/test_vm_start.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
-. `dirname $0`/common.sh
+OSD_SIZE=2048
 
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd1.bin bs=2048 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd2.bin bs=2048 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd3.bin bs=2048 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 1 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd1.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd1.log &
-OSD1_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 2 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd2.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd2.log &
-OSD2_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 3 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd3.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd3.log &
-OSD3_PID=$!
-
-cd mon
-npm install
-cd ..
-node mon/mon-main.js --etcd_url http://$ETCD_URL --etcd_prefix "/vitastor" &>./testdata/mon.log &
-MON_PID=$!
-
-$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"testpool","scheme":"xor","pg_size":3,"pg_minsize":2,"parity_chunks":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"}}'
-
-sleep 2
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and (.[0].items["1"]["1"].osd_set | sort) == ["1","2","3"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT CONFIGURED"
-fi
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/pg/state/1/1 --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and .[0].state == ["active"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT UP"
-fi
-
-if ! cmp build/src/block-vitastor.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so; then
-    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-    sudo ln -s "$(realpath .)/build/src/block-vitastor.so" /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-fi
+. `dirname $0`/run_3osds.sh
 
 $ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/inode/1/1 '{"name":"debian9","size":'$((2048*1024*1024))'}'
 
diff --git a/tests/test_write.sh b/tests/test_write.sh
index c8553e6b..b41b9f57 100755
--- a/tests/test_write.sh
+++ b/tests/test_write.sh
@@ -1,44 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
-. `dirname $0`/common.sh
-
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd1.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd2.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd3.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 1 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd1.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd1.log &
-OSD1_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 2 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd2.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd2.log &
-OSD2_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 3 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd3.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd3.log &
-OSD3_PID=$!
-
-cd mon
-npm install
-cd ..
-node mon/mon-main.js --etcd_url http://$ETCD_URL --etcd_prefix "/vitastor" &>./testdata/mon.log &
-MON_PID=$!
-
-$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"testpool","scheme":"xor","pg_size":3,"pg_minsize":2,"parity_chunks":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"}}'
-
-sleep 2
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and (.[0].items["1"]["1"].osd_set | sort) == ["1","2","3"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT CONFIGURED"
-fi
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/pg/state/1/1 --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and .[0].state == ["active"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT UP"
-fi
+. `dirname $0`/run_3osds.sh
 
 #LD_PRELOAD=libasan.so.5 \
 #    fio -thread -name=test -ioengine=build/src/libfio_vitastor_sec.so -bs=4k -fsync=128 `$ETCDCTL get /vitastor/osd/state/1 --print-value-only | jq -r '"-host="+.addresses[0]+" -port="+(.port|tostring)'` -rw=write -size=32M
 
-if ! cmp build/src/block-vitastor.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so; then
-    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-    sudo ln -s "$(realpath .)/build/src/block-vitastor.so" /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qemu/block-vitastor.so
-fi
-
 # A lot of parallel syncs was crashing the primary OSD at some point
 
 LD_PRELOAD=libasan.so.5 \
diff --git a/tests/test_write_no_same.sh b/tests/test_write_no_same.sh
index fa70728a..588c3b7c 100755
--- a/tests/test_write_no_same.sh
+++ b/tests/test_write_no_same.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 # Test the `no_same_sector_overwrites` mode
 
-. `dirname $0`/common.sh
+OSD_ARGS="--journal_no_same_sector_overwrites true --journal_sector_buffer_count 1024 --disable_data_fsync 1 --immediate_commit all"
+GLOBAL_CONF='{"immediate_commit":"all"}'
 
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd1.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd2.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-dd if=/dev/zero of=./testdata/test_osd3.bin bs=1024 count=1 seek=$((1024*1024-1))
-
-NO_SAME="--journal_no_same_sector_overwrites true --journal_sector_buffer_count 1024 --disable_data_fsync 1 --immediate_commit all"
-
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 1 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $NO_SAME --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd1.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd1.log &
-OSD1_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 2 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $NO_SAME --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd2.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd2.log &
-OSD2_PID=$!
-build/src/vitastor-osd --osd_num 3 --bind_address 127.0.0.1 $NO_SAME --etcd_address $ETCD_URL $(node mon/simple-offsets.js --format options --device ./testdata/test_osd3.bin 2>/dev/null) &>./testdata/osd3.log &
-OSD3_PID=$!
-
-cd mon
-npm install
-cd ..
-node mon/mon-main.js --etcd_url http://$ETCD_URL --etcd_prefix "/vitastor" &>./testdata/mon.log &
-MON_PID=$!
-
-$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/global '{"immediate_commit":"all"}'
-
-$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"testpool","scheme":"xor","pg_size":3,"pg_minsize":2,"parity_chunks":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"}}'
-
-sleep 2
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/config/pgs --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and (.[0].items["1"]["1"].osd_set | sort) == ["1","2","3"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT CONFIGURED"
-fi
-
-if ! ($ETCDCTL get /vitastor/pg/state/1/1 --print-value-only | jq -s -e '(. | length) != 0 and .[0].state == ["active"]'); then
-    format_error "FAILED: 1 PG NOT UP"
-fi
+. `dirname $0`/run_3osds.sh
 
 #LSAN_OPTIONS=report_objects=true:suppressions=`pwd`/testdata/lsan-suppress.txt LD_PRELOAD=libasan.so.5 \
 #    fio -thread -name=test -ioengine=build/src/libfio_vitastor_sec.so -bs=4k -fsync=128 `$ETCDCTL get /vitastor/osd/state/1 --print-value-only | jq -r '"-host="+.addresses[0]+" -port="+(.port|tostring)'` -rw=write -size=32M