diff --git a/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/RepositoryTestsBase.cs b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/RepositoryTestsBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b893b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/RepositoryTestsBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace CPATapi.Server.Tests;
+
+public class RepositoryTestsBase
+{
+    [OneTimeSetUp]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        // the type specified here is just so the secrets library can 
+        // find the UserSecretId we added in the csproj file
+        var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddUserSecrets<RepositoryTestsBase>();
+
+        Configuration = builder.Build();
+    }
+
+    protected IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; private set; }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/TapiDirectoryRepositoryTests.cs b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/TapiDirectoryRepositoryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f9dab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/TapiDirectoryRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using CPATapi.Server.Repository;
+
+namespace CPATapi.Server.Tests;
+
+public class TapiDirectoryRepositoryTests : RepositoryTestsBase
+{
+    [Test]
+    public async Task TestGetAllAsync()
+    {
+        var tdRepo = new TapiDirectoryRepository(Configuration);
+         var contacts = (await tdRepo.GetAllAsync()).ToList();
+         Assert.That(contacts, Is.Not.Empty);
+         Assert.That(contacts, Has.Count.GreaterThan(1));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/ZeitConsensRepositoryTests.cs b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/ZeitConsensRepositoryTests.cs
index f838449..6d9a30f 100644
--- a/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/ZeitConsensRepositoryTests.cs
+++ b/server/test/CPATapi.Server.Tests/ZeitConsensRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using CPATapi.Server.Repository;
 
 namespace CPATapi.Server.Tests;
 
-public class ZeitConsensRepositoryTest
+public class ZeitConsensRepositoryTest : RepositoryTestsBase
 {
-    [OneTimeSetUp]
-    public void Setup()
-    {
-        // the type specified here is just so the secrets library can 
-        // find the UserSecretId we added in the csproj file
-        var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder().AddUserSecrets<ZeitConsensRepositoryTest>();
-
-        _configuration = builder.Build();
-    }
-
-    private IConfigurationRoot _configuration { get; set; }
-
     [Test]
     public async Task TestGetUsersAvailabilityAsync()
     {
-        var zcRepo = new ZeitConsensRepository(_configuration);
+        var zcRepo = new ZeitConsensRepository(Configuration);
         var availability= (await zcRepo.GetUsersAvailabilityAsync(DateTime.Now.Date, DateTime.Now.AddDays(1).Date)).ToList();
         Assert.That(availability, Is.Not.Empty);
         Assert.That(availability, Has.Count.GreaterThan(1));
@@ -29,7 +16,7 @@ public class ZeitConsensRepositoryTest
     [Test]
     public async Task TestGetUserAvailabilityAsync()
     {
-        var zcRepo = new ZeitConsensRepository(_configuration);
+        var zcRepo = new ZeitConsensRepository(Configuration);
         var availability = await zcRepo.GetUserAvailabilityAsync("CPATRD", DateTime.Now.Date, DateTime.Now.AddDays(1).Date);
         Assert.That(availability, Is.Not.Null);
         Assert.That(availability.MA_USER_NAME, Is.EqualTo("CPATRD"));