diff --git a/tests/test_deploy.py b/tests/test_deploy.py
index d6c32d89..6ca8a40c 100755
--- a/tests/test_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/test_deploy.py
@@ -11,16 +11,11 @@ from unittest import mock
 import git
 
 import fdroidserver
-from .testcommon import TmpCwd, mkdtemp
+from .testcommon import TmpCwd, mkdtemp, VerboseFalseOptions
 
 basedir = Path(__file__).parent
 
 
-class Options:
-    quiet = False
-    verbose = False
-
-
 class DeployTest(unittest.TestCase):
     '''fdroidserver/deploy.py'''
 
@@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ class DeployTest(unittest.TestCase):
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['rclone'] = True
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['rclone_config'] = 'test-local-config'
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['path_to_custom_rclone_config'] = str(rclone_file)
-        fdroidserver.common.options = Options
+        fdroidserver.common.options = VerboseFalseOptions
 
         # write out destination path
         destination = Path('test_bucket_folder/fdroid')
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@ class DeployTest(unittest.TestCase):
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['rclone'] = True
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['rclone_config'] = 'test-local-config'
         fdroidserver.deploy.config['path_to_custom_rclone_config'] = str(rclone_file)
-        fdroidserver.common.options = Options
+        fdroidserver.common.options = VerboseFalseOptions
 
         # write out destination path
         destination = Path('test_bucket_folder/fdroid')
diff --git a/tests/test_import_subcommand.py b/tests/test_import_subcommand.py
index 4483841d..ba2f133a 100755
--- a/tests/test_import_subcommand.py
+++ b/tests/test_import_subcommand.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import git
 import requests
 import yaml
 
-from .testcommon import TmpCwd, mkdtemp
+from .testcommon import TmpCwd, mkdtemp, VerboseFalseOptions
 
 import fdroidserver
 import fdroidserver.import_subcommand
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 print('Skipping ImportTest!')
                 return
 
-            fdroidserver.common.options = type('Options', (), {'verbose': False})
+            fdroidserver.common.options = VerboseFalseOptions
             app = fdroidserver.import_subcommand.get_app_from_url(url)
             fdroidserver.import_subcommand.clone_to_tmp_dir(app)
             self.assertEqual(app.RepoType, 'git')
diff --git a/tests/test_publish.py b/tests/test_publish.py
index df7ed72c..6ca3b116 100755
--- a/tests/test_publish.py
+++ b/tests/test_publish.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from fdroidserver import common
 from fdroidserver import metadata
 from fdroidserver import signatures
 from fdroidserver.exception import FDroidException
-from .testcommon import mkdtemp
+from .testcommon import mkdtemp, VerboseFalseOptions
 
 basedir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
 
@@ -247,12 +247,9 @@ class PublishTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(publish.config['keytool'], data['keytool'])
 
     def test_sign_then_implant_signature(self):
-        class Options:
-            verbose = False
-
         os.chdir(self.testdir)
 
-        common.options = Options
+        common.options = VerboseFalseOptions
         config = common.read_config()
         if 'apksigner' not in config:
             self.skipTest('SKIPPING test_sign_then_implant_signature, apksigner not installed!')
diff --git a/tests/test_vcs.py b/tests/test_vcs.py
index 9a210d60..93fcd6a7 100755
--- a/tests/test_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/test_vcs.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from git import Repo
 
 import fdroidserver.common
 import fdroidserver.metadata
-from .testcommon import mkdtemp
+from .testcommon import mkdtemp, VerboseFalseOptions
 
 
 class VCSTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class VCSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         vcs, build_dir = fdroidserver.common.setup_vcs(app)
         # force an init of the repo, the remote head error only occurs on the second gotorevision call
 
-        fdroidserver.common.options = type('Options', (), {'verbose': False})
+        fdroidserver.common.options = VerboseFalseOptions
         vcs.gotorevision(build.commit)
         fdroidserver.common.prepare_source(
             vcs,
diff --git a/tests/testcommon.py b/tests/testcommon.py
index e1031da6..ec095508 100644
--- a/tests/testcommon.py
+++ b/tests/testcommon.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ from pathlib import Path
 GP_FINGERPRINT = 'B7C2EEFD8DAC7806AF67DFCD92EB18126BC08312A7F2D6F3862E46013C7A6135'
 
 
+class VerboseFalseOptions:
+    verbose = False
+
+
 class TmpCwd:
     """Context-manager for temporarily changing the current working directory."""