diff --git a/packages/config-loader/src/sources/MutableConfigSource.test.ts b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/MutableConfigSource.test.ts
index eebd276c4d..98c78005e4 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/src/sources/MutableConfigSource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/MutableConfigSource.test.ts
@@ -16,24 +16,7 @@
 
 import { ConfigSources } from './ConfigSources';
 import { MutableConfigSource } from './MutableConfigSource';
-import { ConfigSource, ConfigSourceData } from './types';
-
-function isResolved(promise: Promise<unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
-  return Promise.race([promise.then(() => true), Promise.resolve(false)]);
-}
-
-async function readAll(
-  source: ConfigSource,
-  signal?: AbortSignal,
-): Promise<ConfigSourceData[][]> {
-  const results: ConfigSourceData[][] = [];
-
-  for await (const { data } of source.readConfigData({ signal })) {
-    results.push(data);
-  }
-
-  return results;
-}
+import { isResolved, readAll } from './__testUtils__/testUtils';
 
 describe('MutableConfigSource', () => {
   it('should be initialized with data', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/config-loader/src/sources/__testUtils__/testUtils.ts b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/__testUtils__/testUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b954a8489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config-loader/src/sources/__testUtils__/testUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { ConfigSource, ConfigSourceData } from '../types';
+
+export function isResolved(
+  promise: Promise<unknown>,
+  { wait }: { wait?: number | boolean } = {},
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  return Promise.race([
+    promise.then(() => true),
+    typeof wait !== 'undefined'
+      ? new Promise<boolean>(resolve =>
+          setTimeout(
+            () => resolve(false),
+            typeof wait === 'number' ? wait : 10,
+          ),
+        )
+      : Promise.resolve().then(() => false),
+  ]);
+}
+
+export async function readAll(
+  source: ConfigSource,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<ConfigSourceData[][]> {
+  const results: ConfigSourceData[][] = [];
+
+  try {
+    for await (const { data } of source.readConfigData({ signal })) {
+      results.push(data);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}