diff --git a/src/cron/service.persists-delivered-status.test.ts b/src/cron/service.persists-delivered-status.test.ts
index 10c8319fb26..79c07352826 100644
--- a/src/cron/service.persists-delivered-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service.persists-delivered-status.test.ts
@@ -82,98 +82,96 @@ async function runSingleJobAndReadState(params: {
   return { job, updated: jobs.find((entry) => entry.id === job.id) };
 }
 
-describe("CronService persists delivered status", () => {
-  it("persists lastDelivered=true when isolated job reports delivered", async () => {
-    const store = await makeStorePath();
-    const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
-      storePath: store.storePath,
-      delivered: true,
-    });
+function expectSuccessfulCronRun(
+  updated: { state: { lastStatus?: string; lastRunStatus?: string } } | undefined,
+) {
+  expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
+  expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
+}
 
-    await cron.start();
+function expectDeliveryNotRequested(
+  updated:
+    | {
+        state: {
+          lastDelivered?: boolean;
+          lastDeliveryStatus?: string;
+          lastDeliveryError?: string;
+        };
+      }
+    | undefined,
+) {
+  expectSuccessfulCronRun(updated);
+  expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("not-requested");
+  expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryError).toBeUndefined();
+}
+
+async function runIsolatedJobAndReadState(params: {
+  job: CronAddInput;
+  delivered?: boolean;
+  onFinished?: (evt: { jobId: string; delivered?: boolean; deliveryStatus?: string }) => void;
+}) {
+  const store = await makeStorePath();
+  const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
+    storePath: store.storePath,
+    ...(params.delivered !== undefined ? { delivered: params.delivered } : {}),
+    ...(params.onFinished ? { onFinished: params.onFinished } : {}),
+  });
+
+  await cron.start();
+  try {
     const { updated } = await runSingleJobAndReadState({
       cron,
       finished,
-      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("delivered-true"),
+      job: params.job,
     });
+    return updated;
+  } finally {
+    cron.stop();
+  }
+}
 
-    expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
+describe("CronService persists delivered status", () => {
+  it("persists lastDelivered=true when isolated job reports delivered", async () => {
+    const updated = await runIsolatedJobAndReadState({
+      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("delivered-true"),
+      delivered: true,
+    });
+    expectSuccessfulCronRun(updated);
     expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBe(true);
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("delivered");
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryError).toBeUndefined();
-
-    cron.stop();
   });
 
   it("persists lastDelivered=false when isolated job explicitly reports not delivered", async () => {
-    const store = await makeStorePath();
-    const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
-      storePath: store.storePath,
+    const updated = await runIsolatedJobAndReadState({
+      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("delivered-false"),
       delivered: false,
     });
-
-    await cron.start();
-    const { updated } = await runSingleJobAndReadState({
-      cron,
-      finished,
-      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("delivered-false"),
-    });
-
-    expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
+    expectSuccessfulCronRun(updated);
     expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBe(false);
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("not-delivered");
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryError).toBeUndefined();
-
-    cron.stop();
   });
 
   it("persists not-requested delivery state when delivery is not configured", async () => {
-    const store = await makeStorePath();
-    const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
-      storePath: store.storePath,
-    });
-
-    await cron.start();
-    const { updated } = await runSingleJobAndReadState({
-      cron,
-      finished,
+    const updated = await runIsolatedJobAndReadState({
       job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("no-delivery"),
     });
-
-    expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("not-requested");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryError).toBeUndefined();
-
-    cron.stop();
+    expectDeliveryNotRequested(updated);
   });
 
   it("persists unknown delivery state when delivery is requested but the runner omits delivered", async () => {
-    const store = await makeStorePath();
-    const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
-      storePath: store.storePath,
-    });
-
-    await cron.start();
-    const { updated } = await runSingleJobAndReadState({
-      cron,
-      finished,
+    const updated = await runIsolatedJobAndReadState({
       job: {
         ...buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("delivery-unknown"),
         delivery: { mode: "announce", channel: "telegram", to: "123" },
       },
     });
-
-    expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
+    expectSuccessfulCronRun(updated);
     expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBeUndefined();
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("unknown");
     expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryError).toBeUndefined();
-
-    cron.stop();
   });
 
   it("does not set lastDelivered for main session jobs", async () => {
@@ -190,36 +188,24 @@ describe("CronService persists delivered status", () => {
       job: buildMainSessionSystemEventJob("main-session"),
     });
 
-    expect(updated?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastRunStatus).toBe("ok");
-    expect(updated?.state.lastDelivered).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(updated?.state.lastDeliveryStatus).toBe("not-requested");
+    expectDeliveryNotRequested(updated);
     expect(enqueueSystemEvent).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     cron.stop();
   });
 
   it("emits delivered in the finished event", async () => {
-    const store = await makeStorePath();
     let capturedEvent: { jobId: string; delivered?: boolean; deliveryStatus?: string } | undefined;
-    const { cron, finished } = createIsolatedCronWithFinishedBarrier({
-      storePath: store.storePath,
+    await runIsolatedJobAndReadState({
+      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("event-test"),
       delivered: true,
       onFinished: (evt) => {
         capturedEvent = evt;
       },
     });
 
-    await cron.start();
-    await runSingleJobAndReadState({
-      cron,
-      finished,
-      job: buildIsolatedAgentTurnJob("event-test"),
-    });
-
     expect(capturedEvent).toBeDefined();
     expect(capturedEvent?.delivered).toBe(true);
     expect(capturedEvent?.deliveryStatus).toBe("delivered");
-    cron.stop();
   });
 });