diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index 3fc4338..7743562 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 import assert from 'assert';
-import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
+import { SpawnSyncReturns, spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 
 const TOKEN_TYPE = 'aphoton';
 
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
     test('laconic cns status', async () => {
       const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'status']);
-
-      const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-      const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
-      const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
+      const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
       // Expect output object to have CNS status props
       expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('version');
@@ -56,9 +53,6 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
       expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('num_peers');
       expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('peers');
       expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('disk_usage');
-
-      expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-      expect(result.status).toBe(0);
     });
 
     describe('Bond operations', () => {
@@ -68,15 +62,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns bond create', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'bond', 'create', '--type', TOKEN_TYPE, '--quantity', bondBalance.toString(), '--gas', '200000', '--fees', `200000${TOKEN_TYPE}`]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expect output object to have resultant bond id
         expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('bondId');
@@ -86,15 +72,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns bond list', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'bond', 'list']);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected bond
         const expectedBond = getBondObj({ id: bondId, owner: bondOwner, balance: bondBalance });
@@ -105,15 +83,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns bond list --owner <owner_address>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'bond', 'list', '--owner', bondOwner]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected bond
         const expectedBond = getBondObj({ id: bondId, owner: bondOwner, balance: bondBalance });
@@ -124,15 +94,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns bond get --id <bond_id>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'bond', 'get', '--id', bondId]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected bond
         const expectedBond = getBondObj({ id: bondId, owner: bondOwner, balance: bondBalance });
@@ -147,15 +109,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns account get --address <account_address>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'account', 'get', '--address', testAccount]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected account
         const expectedAccount = getAccountObj({ address: testAccount })
@@ -175,15 +129,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
         const balanceAfterSend = balanceBeforeSend - sendAmount;
 
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'tokens', 'send', '--address', testAccount2, '--type', TOKEN_TYPE, '--quantity', sendAmount.toString()]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected acconts
         const expectedAccounts = [
@@ -208,15 +154,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
         ({ bondId } = createBond(bondBalance));
 
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'record', 'publish', '--filename', recordFilePath, '--bond-id', bondId, '--gas', gas.toString()]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expect output object to resultant bond id
         expect(outputObj).toHaveProperty('id');
@@ -226,15 +164,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns record list', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'record', 'list']);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected record
         const expectedRecord = getRecordObj(recordFilePath, { bondId, recordId });
@@ -249,15 +179,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns record get --id <record_id>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'record', 'get', '--id', recordId]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected record
         const expectedRecord = getRecordObj(recordFilePath, { bondId, recordId });
@@ -272,15 +194,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns authority reserve <authority_name>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'authority', 'reserve', authorityName]);
-
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = JSON.parse(output);
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expect result
         expect(outputObj).toEqual({ success: true });
@@ -288,16 +202,7 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
       test('laconic cns authority whois <authority_name>', async () => {
         const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'authority', 'whois', authorityName]);
-
-        // TODO: Refactor these basic checks
-        const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
-        const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
-
-        expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
-        expect(result.status).toBe(0);
-
-        expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-        const outputObj = Array.from<any>(JSON.parse(output));
+        const outputObj = checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result);
 
         // Expected authority (still in auction)
         const expectedAuthority = getAuthorityObj({ status: 'auction', auction: getAuctionObj({ owner: testAccount }) });
@@ -313,6 +218,18 @@ describe('Test laconic CLI commands', () => {
 
 // Helper methods
 
+function checkResultAndRetrieveOutput(result: SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>): any {
+  expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+
+  const errorOutput = result.stderr.toString().trim();
+  expect(errorOutput).toBe('');
+
+  const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();
+  expect(output.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+  return JSON.parse(output);
+}
+
 function createBond(quantity: number): { bondId: string } {
   const result = spawnSync('laconic', ['cns', 'bond', 'create', '--type', TOKEN_TYPE, '--quantity', quantity.toString(), '--gas', '200000', '--fees', `200000${TOKEN_TYPE}`]);
   const output = result.stdout.toString().trim();