diff --git a/test/before.js b/test/before.js
index 66f18cc3..b9167707 100644
--- a/test/before.js
+++ b/test/before.js
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ const {assign} = Object;
 const pathConfig = os.homedir() + '/.cloudcmd.json';
 const currentConfig = readjson.sync.try(pathConfig);
 
-module.exports = (_config, _plugins, _fn) => {
-    const {config, plugins, fn} = parse(_config, _plugins, _fn);
+module.exports = (options, fn = options) => {
+    if (fn === options) {
+        options = {};
+    }
+    
+    const {config, plugins} = options;
     
     const app = express();
     const server = http.createServer(app);
@@ -46,25 +50,3 @@ function defaultConfig() {
     };
 }
 
-function parse(config, plugins, fn) {
-    if (typeof plugins === 'undefined')
-        return {
-            fn: config,
-            config: undefined,
-            plugins: undefined
-        }
-    
-    if (typeof fn === 'undefined')
-        return {
-            config,
-            fn: plugins,
-            plugins: undefined
-        }
-    
-    return {
-        config,
-        plugins,
-        fn
-    };
-}
-
diff --git a/test/console.js b/test/console.js
index 0e7d6bc3..26a5e4e8 100644
--- a/test/console.js
+++ b/test/console.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test('cloudcmd: console: enabled by default', (t) => {
 test('cloudcmd: console: enabled', (t) => {
     const config = {console: true};
     
-    before(config, (port, after) => {
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const socket = io(`http://localhost:${port}/console`)
         
         socket.once('data', (data) => {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('cloudcmd: console: enabled', (t) => {
 test('cloudcmd: console: disabled', (t) => {
     const config = {console: false};
     
-    before(config, (port, after) => {
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const socket = io(`http://localhost:${port}/console`);
         
         socket.on('error', (error) => {
diff --git a/test/plugins.js b/test/plugins.js
index 339c8cdf..11a999ab 100644
--- a/test/plugins.js
+++ b/test/plugins.js
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ const get = promisify((url, fn) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: plugins', (t) => {
-    const config = {};
     const plugins = [];
     
-    before(config, plugins, (port, after) => {
+    before({plugins}, (port, after) => {
         get(`http://localhost:${port}/plugins.js`)
             .then(warp(_pullout, 'string'))
             .then((content) => {
@@ -35,12 +34,11 @@ test('cloudcmd: plugins', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: plugins', (t) => {
-    const config = {};
     const plugins = [
         __filename
     ];
     
-    before(config, plugins, (port, after) => {
+    before({plugins}, (port, after) => {
         get(`http://localhost:${port}/plugins.js`)
             .then(warp(_pullout, 'string'))
             .then((content) => {
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ test('cloudcmd: plugins', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: plugins: load error', (t) => {
-    const config = {};
     const noEntry = __filename + Math.random();
     const plugins = [
         __filename,
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ test('cloudcmd: plugins: load error', (t) => {
     
     const msg = `ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '${noEntry}'`;
     
-    before(config, plugins, (port, after) => {
+    before({plugins}, (port, after) => {
         get(`http://localhost:${port}/plugins.js`)
             .then(warp(_pullout, 'string'))
             .then((content) => {
diff --git a/test/rest/config.js b/test/rest/config.js
index 8b187f2d..4e854174 100644
--- a/test/rest/config.js
+++ b/test/rest/config.js
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: config: patch', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: config: patch: no configDialog', (t) => {
-    const configDialog = false;
+    const config = {
+        configDialog: false
+    };
     
-    before({configDialog}, (port, after) => {
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const json = {
             ip: null
         };
@@ -78,9 +80,11 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: config: patch: no configDialog', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: config: patch: no configDialog: statusCode', (t) => {
-    const configDialog = false;
+    const config = {
+        configDialog: false
+    };
     
-    before({configDialog}, (port, after) => {
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const json = {
             ip: null
         };
diff --git a/test/rest/pack.js b/test/rest/pack.js
index 94047b9e..971fb7e9 100644
--- a/test/rest/pack.js
+++ b/test/rest/pack.js
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ const put = promisify((options, fn) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: get', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'tar'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'tar'};
+    
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         get(`http://localhost:${port}/api/v1/pack/fixture/pack`)
             .then((pack) => {
                 const extract = tar.extract();
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: get', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: put: file', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'tar'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'tar'};
+    
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const name = String(Math.random()) + '.tar.gz';
         const options = getPackOptions(port, name);
         
@@ -110,8 +112,9 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: put: response', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: put: error', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'tar'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'tar'};
+    
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const options = getPackOptions(port, 'name', [
             'not found'
         ]);
@@ -131,8 +134,8 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: tar: put: error', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: get', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'zip'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'zip'};
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         get(`http://localhost:${port}/api/v1/pack/fixture/pack`)
             .then(_pullout)
             .then((pack) => {
@@ -147,8 +150,9 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: get', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: put: file', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'zip'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'zip'};
+    
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const name = String(Math.random()) + '.zip';
         const options = getPackOptions(port, name);
         
@@ -170,8 +174,9 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: put: file', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: put: response', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'zip'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'zip'};
+    
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const name = String(Math.random()) + '.zip';
         const options = getPackOptions(port, name);
         
@@ -192,8 +197,8 @@ test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: put: response', (t) => {
 });
 
 test('cloudcmd: rest: pack: zip: put: error', (t) => {
-    const options = {packer: 'zip'};
-    before(options, (port, after) => {
+    const config = {packer: 'zip'};
+    before({config}, (port, after) => {
         const options = getPackOptions(port, 'name', [
             'not found'
         ]);