diff --git a/src/internal/kopia/conn_test.go b/src/internal/kopia/conn_test.go
index 36a2bcdfd..b849176dd 100644
--- a/src/internal/kopia/conn_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/kopia/conn_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func openKopiaRepo(
-	t *testing.T,
+	t tester.TestT,
 	ctx context.Context, //revive:disable-line:context-as-argument
 ) (*conn, error) {
 	st := storeTD.NewPrefixedS3Storage(t)
diff --git a/src/internal/tester/context.go b/src/internal/tester/context.go
index 7bb5b98c6..1e6e1ccc7 100644
--- a/src/internal/tester/context.go
+++ b/src/internal/tester/context.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package tester
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
-	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 )
 
-func NewContext(t *testing.T) (context.Context, func()) {
+func NewContext(t TestT) (context.Context, func()) {
 	level := logger.LLInfo
 	format := logger.LFText
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ func NewContext(t *testing.T) (context.Context, func()) {
 }
 
 func WithContext(
-	t *testing.T,
+	t TestT,
 	ctx context.Context, //revive:disable-line:context-as-argument
 ) (context.Context, func()) {
 	ls := logger.Settings{
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func WithContext(
 }
 
 func enrichTestCtx(
-	t *testing.T,
+	t TestT,
 	ctx context.Context, //revive:disable-line:context-as-argument
 ) context.Context {
 	if t == nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/tester/tester.go b/src/internal/tester/tester.go
index 10cb070f7..909c5b04c 100644
--- a/src/internal/tester/tester.go
+++ b/src/internal/tester/tester.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // AreSameFunc asserts whether the two funcs are the same func.
@@ -26,8 +27,15 @@ func AreSameFunc(t *testing.T, expect, have any) {
 	)
 }
 
+type TestT interface {
+	Logf(format string, args ...any)
+	Name() string
+	TempDir() string
+	require.TestingT
+}
+
 // LogTimeOfTest logs the test name and the time that it was run.
-func LogTimeOfTest(t *testing.T) string {
+func LogTimeOfTest(t TestT) string {
 	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	name := t.Name()
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
index b051581f0..8f9725dc2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (suite *RepositoryIntegrationSuite) TestInitialize() {
 	table := []struct {
 		name     string
 		account  account.Account
-		storage  func(*testing.T) storage.Storage
+		storage  func(tester.TestT) storage.Storage
 		errCheck assert.ErrorAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
diff --git a/src/pkg/storage/testdata/storage.go b/src/pkg/storage/testdata/storage.go
index f2a181d43..d6703af20 100644
--- a/src/pkg/storage/testdata/storage.go
+++ b/src/pkg/storage/testdata/storage.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package testdata
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ var AWSStorageCredEnvs = []string{
 // Uses t.TempDir() to generate a unique config storage and caching directory for this
 // test.  Suites that need to identify this value can retrieve it again from the common
 // configs.
-func NewPrefixedS3Storage(t *testing.T) storage.Storage {
+func NewPrefixedS3Storage(t tester.TestT) storage.Storage {
 	now := tester.LogTimeOfTest(t)
 
 	cfg, err := tconfig.ReadTestConfig()