diff --git a/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_functions.go b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_functions.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3157694fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/connector/exchange/service_functions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package exchange
+
+import (
+	"github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go/models"
+
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/connector/graph"
+)
+
+// CreateMailFolder makes a mail folder iff a folder of the same name does not exist
+// Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-mailfolders?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http
+func CreateMailFolder(gs graph.Service, user, folder string) (models.MailFolderable, error) {
+	requestBody := models.NewMailFolder()
+	requestBody.SetDisplayName(&folder)
+	isHidden := false
+	requestBody.SetIsHidden(&isHidden)
+
+	return gs.Client().UsersById(user).MailFolders().Post(requestBody)
+}
+
+// DeleteMailFolder removes a mail folder with the corresponding M365 ID  from the user's M365 Exchange account
+// Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/mailfolder-delete?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http
+func DeleteMailFolder(gs graph.Service, user, folderID string) error {
+	return gs.Client().UsersById(user).MailFoldersById(folderID).Delete()
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/graph_connector.go b/src/internal/connector/graph_connector.go
index 4324ef2d6..03620bc0e 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/graph_connector.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/graph_connector.go
@@ -104,21 +104,6 @@ func (gs *graphService) EnableFailFast() {
 	gs.failFast = true
 }
 
-// createMailFolder will create a mail folder iff a folder of the same name does not exit
-func createMailFolder(gc graphService, user, folder string) (models.MailFolderable, error) {
-	requestBody := models.NewMailFolder()
-	requestBody.SetDisplayName(&folder)
-	isHidden := false
-	requestBody.SetIsHidden(&isHidden)
-
-	return gc.client.UsersById(user).MailFolders().Post(requestBody)
-}
-
-// deleteMailFolder removes the mail folder from the user's M365 Exchange account
-func deleteMailFolder(gc graphService, user, folderID string) error {
-	return gc.client.UsersById(user).MailFoldersById(folderID).Delete()
-}
-
 // setTenantUsers queries the M365 to identify the users in the
 // workspace. The users field is updated during this method
 // iff the return value is true
diff --git a/src/internal/connector/graph_connector_test.go b/src/internal/connector/graph_connector_test.go
index 6b7a65c63..7b56b5682 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/graph_connector_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/graph_connector_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/common"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/connector/exchange"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/connector/mockconnector"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/connector/support"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/data"
@@ -93,13 +95,14 @@ func (suite *GraphConnectorIntegrationSuite) TestGraphConnector_restoreMessages(
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 }
 
-func (suite *GraphConnectorIntegrationSuite) TestGraphConnector_createDeleteFolder() {
+func (suite *GraphConnectorIntegrationSuite) TestGraphConnector_CreateAndDeleteFolder() {
 	user := "lidiah@8qzvrj.onmicrosoft.com"
-	folderName := uuid.NewString() // todo - replace with danny's fix #391
-	aFolder, err := createMailFolder(suite.connector.graphService, user, folderName)
+	now := time.Now()
+	folderName := "TestFolder: " + common.FormatSimpleDateTime(now)
+	aFolder, err := exchange.CreateMailFolder(&suite.connector.graphService, user, folderName)
 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err, support.ConnectorStackErrorTrace(err))
 	if aFolder != nil {
-		err = deleteMailFolder(suite.connector.graphService, user, *aFolder.GetId())
+		err = exchange.DeleteMailFolder(&suite.connector.graphService, user, *aFolder.GetId())
 		assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 	}
 }