diff --git a/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs b/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
index fb47364e1adef4283a1a5f4961be67cd7bead285..6baa362a0c2dd9fc572b89a4c7b005151ed2f6ac 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/tests/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,20 @@ use crate::protocol::eval::*;
 use crate::runtime2::runtime::*;
 use crate::runtime2::component::{CompCtx, CompPDL};
 
-fn create_component(rt: &Runtime, module_name: &str, routine_name: &str, args: ValueGroup) {
+mod error_handling;
+
+const LOG_LEVEL: LogLevel = LogLevel::Debug;
+const NUM_THREADS: u32 = 4;
+
+pub(crate) fn compile_and_create_component(source: &str, routine_name: &str, args: ValueGroup) {
+    let protocol = ProtocolDescription::parse(source.as_bytes())
+        .expect("successful compilation");
+    let runtime = Runtime::new(NUM_THREADS, LOG_LEVEL, protocol)
+        .expect("successful runtime startup");
+    create_component(&runtime, "", routine_name, args);
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn create_component(rt: &Runtime, module_name: &str, routine_name: &str, args: ValueGroup) {
     let prompt = rt.inner.protocol.new_component(
         module_name.as_bytes(), routine_name.as_bytes(), args
     ).expect("create prompt");
@@ -14,7 +27,7 @@ fn create_component(rt: &Runtime, module_name: &str, routine_name: &str, args: V
     rt.inner.enqueue_work(key);
 }
 
-fn no_args() -> ValueGroup { ValueGroup::new_stack(Vec::new()) }
+pub(crate) fn no_args() -> ValueGroup { ValueGroup::new_stack(Vec::new()) }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_component_creation() {
@@ -24,7 +37,7 @@ fn test_component_creation() {
         auto b = 5 + a;
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(1, true, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(1, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
 
     for _i in 0..20 {
         create_component(&rt, "", "nothing_at_all", no_args());
@@ -81,7 +94,7 @@ fn test_component_communication() {
         new sender(o_mrmm, 5, 5);
         new receiver(i_mrmm, 5, 5);
     }").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(3, true, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(3, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ fn test_intermediate_messenger() {
         new constructor_template<s64>();
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(3, true, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(3, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +193,7 @@ fn test_simple_select() {
         new sender(tx_b, num_sends);
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(3, true, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(3, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
@@ -202,7 +215,7 @@ fn test_unguarded_select() {
         }
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(3, false, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(3, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor_outside_select", no_args());
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor_inside_select", no_args());
 }
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ fn test_empty_select() {
         }
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(3, false, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(3, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +257,7 @@ fn test_random_u32_temporary_thingo() {
         new random_taker(rx, num_values);
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(1, true, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(1, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "constructor", no_args());
 }
 
@@ -374,6 +387,6 @@ fn test_sending_receiving_union() {
         new client(cmd_tx, data_rx, num_rounds);
     }
     ").expect("compilation");
-    let rt = Runtime::new(1, false, pd).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(1, LOG_LEVEL, pd).unwrap();
     create_component(&rt, "", "main", no_args());
 }
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