diff --git a/api/src/base.ts b/api/src/elysia.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from api/src/base.ts
rename to api/src/elysia.ts
index 0de1e4aa..68eb2cd3 100644
--- a/api/src/base.ts
+++ b/api/src/elysia.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import Elysia from "elysia";
+import { Elysia } from "elysia";
+import { entries } from "./controllers/entries";
+import { movies } from "./controllers/movies";
+import { seasonsH } from "./controllers/seasons";
+import { seed } from "./controllers/seed";
+import { series } from "./controllers/series";
+import { videosH } from "./controllers/videos";
+
 import type { KError } from "./models/error";
 
 export const base = new Elysia({ name: "base" })
@@ -30,3 +37,12 @@ export const base = new Elysia({ name: "base" })
 		return error;
 	})
 	.as("plugin");
+
+export const app = new Elysia()
+	.use(base)
+	.use(movies)
+	.use(series)
+	.use(entries)
+	.use(seasonsH)
+	.use(videosH)
+	.use(seed);
diff --git a/api/src/index.ts b/api/src/index.ts
index 348d459b..7f2d13ab 100644
--- a/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 import jwt from "@elysiajs/jwt";
 import { swagger } from "@elysiajs/swagger";
-import { Elysia } from "elysia";
-import { base } from "./base";
-import { entries } from "./controllers/entries";
-import { movies } from "./controllers/movies";
-import { seasonsH } from "./controllers/seasons";
-import { seed } from "./controllers/seed";
-import { series } from "./controllers/series";
-import { videosH } from "./controllers/videos";
 import { migrate } from "./db";
-import { Image } from "./models/utils";
+import { app } from "./elysia";
 import { comment } from "./utils";
 
 await migrate();
@@ -31,8 +23,7 @@ if (!secret) {
 	process.exit(1);
 }
 
-const app = new Elysia()
-	.use(base)
+app
 	.use(jwt({ secret }))
 	.use(
 		swagger({
@@ -70,13 +61,6 @@ const app = new Elysia()
 			},
 		}),
 	)
-	.model({ image: Image })
-	.use(movies)
-	.use(series)
-	.use(entries)
-	.use(seasonsH)
-	.use(videosH)
-	.use(seed)
 	.listen(3000);
 
 console.log(`Api running at ${app.server?.hostname}:${app.server?.port}`);
diff --git a/api/tests/helpers/index.ts b/api/tests/helpers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62e4bb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export * from "./movies-helper";
+export * from "./series-helper";
+export * from "./videos-helper";
+
+export * from "~/elysia";
diff --git a/api/tests/helper.ts b/api/tests/helpers/movies-helper.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from api/tests/helper.ts
rename to api/tests/helpers/movies-helper.ts
index 80950c61..f2317ea6 100644
--- a/api/tests/helper.ts
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/movies-helper.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
-import Elysia from "elysia";
 import { buildUrl } from "tests/utils";
-import { base } from "~/base";
-import { movies } from "~/controllers/movies";
-import { seed } from "~/controllers/seed";
-import { series } from "~/controllers/series";
-import { videosH } from "~/controllers/videos";
+import { app } from "~/elysia";
 import type { SeedMovie } from "~/models/movie";
-import type { SeedVideo } from "~/models/video";
-
-export const app = new Elysia()
-	.use(base)
-	.use(movies)
-	.use(series)
-	.use(videosH)
-	.use(seed);
 
 export const getMovie = async (
 	id: string,
@@ -72,17 +59,3 @@ export const createMovie = async (movie: SeedMovie) => {
 	const body = await resp.json();
 	return [resp, body] as const;
 };
-
-export const createVideo = async (video: SeedVideo | SeedVideo[]) => {
-	const resp = await app.handle(
-		new Request(buildUrl("videos"), {
-			method: "POST",
-			body: JSON.stringify(Array.isArray(video) ? video : [video]),
-			headers: {
-				"Content-Type": "application/json",
-			},
-		}),
-	);
-	const body = await resp.json();
-	return [resp, body] as const;
-};
diff --git a/api/tests/helpers/series-helper.ts b/api/tests/helpers/series-helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51ab6567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/series-helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { buildUrl } from "tests/utils";
+import { app } from "~/elysia";
+import type { SeedSerie } from "~/models/serie";
+
+export const createSerie = async (serie: SeedSerie) => {
+	const resp = await app.handle(
+		new Request(buildUrl("series"), {
+			method: "POST",
+			body: JSON.stringify(serie),
+			headers: {
+				"Content-Type": "application/json",
+			},
+		}),
+	);
+	const body = await resp.json();
+	return [resp, body] as const;
+};
diff --git a/api/tests/helpers/videos-helper.ts b/api/tests/helpers/videos-helper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dd0bb70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/helpers/videos-helper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { buildUrl } from "tests/utils";
+import { app } from "~/elysia";
+import type { SeedVideo } from "~/models/video";
+
+export const createVideo = async (video: SeedVideo | SeedVideo[]) => {
+	const resp = await app.handle(
+		new Request(buildUrl("videos"), {
+			method: "POST",
+			body: JSON.stringify(Array.isArray(video) ? video : [video]),
+			headers: {
+				"Content-Type": "application/json",
+			},
+		}),
+	);
+	const body = await resp.json();
+	return [resp, body] as const;
+};
diff --git a/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies-with-null.test.ts b/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies-with-null.test.ts
index 893c4612..5e03cb56 100644
--- a/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies-with-null.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies-with-null.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { shows } from "~/db/schema";
 import { bubble } from "~/models/examples";
 import { dune1984 } from "~/models/examples/dune-1984";
 import { dune } from "~/models/examples/dune-2021";
-import { app, createMovie, getMovies } from "../helper";
+import { app, createMovie, getMovies } from "../helpers";
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
 	await db.delete(shows);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 });
 
 describe("with a null value", () => {
-	// Those before/after hooks are NOT scopped to the describe due to a bun bug
+	// Those before/after hooks are NOT scoped to the describe due to a bun bug
 	// instead we just make a new file for those /shrug
 	// see: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/5738
 	beforeAll(async () => {
diff --git a/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies.test.ts b/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies.test.ts
index a10c2f56..c15a6548 100644
--- a/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/movies/get-all-movies.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { dune1984 } from "~/models/examples/dune-1984";
 import { dune } from "~/models/examples/dune-2021";
 import type { Movie } from "~/models/movie";
 import { isUuid } from "~/models/utils";
-import { getMovies, app } from "../helper";
+import { getMovies, app } from "../helpers";
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
 	await db.delete(shows);
diff --git a/api/tests/movies/get-movie.test.ts b/api/tests/movies/get-movie.test.ts
index 675f1f70..a0a3f14a 100644
--- a/api/tests/movies/get-movie.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/movies/get-movie.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
 import { expectStatus } from "tests/utils";
 import { seedMovie } from "~/controllers/seed/movies";
 import { bubble } from "~/models/examples";
-import { getMovie } from "../helper";
+import { getMovie } from "../helpers";
 
 let bubbleId = "";
 
diff --git a/api/tests/movies/seed-movies.test.ts b/api/tests/movies/seed-movies.test.ts
index 82d5086b..34e721de 100644
--- a/api/tests/movies/seed-movies.test.ts
+++ b/api/tests/movies/seed-movies.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { db } from "~/db";
 import { showTranslations, shows, videos } from "~/db/schema";
 import { bubble } from "~/models/examples";
 import { dune, duneVideo } from "~/models/examples/dune-2021";
-import { createMovie, createVideo } from "../helper";
+import { createMovie, createVideo } from "../helpers";
 
 describe("Movie seeding", () => {
 	it("Can create a movie", async () => {