diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
index 79409ba7a..e9dc3eddc 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/server_utils/test_file_utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_expand_vars(patched_home_env):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name != "posix", reason="Tests Posix (not Windows) permissions.")
-def test_has_expected_permissions_true(tmpdir):
+def test_has_expected_permissions_true(tmpdir, create_empty_file):
     file_name = f"{tmpdir}/test"
 
     create_empty_file(file_name)
@@ -30,15 +30,10 @@ def test_has_expected_permissions_true(tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name != "posix", reason="Tests Posix (not Windows) permissions.")
-def test_has_expected_permissions_false(tmpdir):
+def test_has_expected_permissions_false(tmpdir, create_empty_file):
     file_name = f"{tmpdir}/test"
 
     create_empty_file(file_name)
     os.chmod(file_name, 0o755)
 
     assert not file_utils.has_expected_permissions(file_name, 0o700)
-
-
-def create_empty_file(file_name):
-    with open(file_name, "w"):
-        pass
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/conftest.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/conftest.py
index f45eb3ed6..2baa97a02 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/conftest.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/conftest.py
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ def patched_home_env(monkeypatch, tmpdir):
     monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmpdir))
 
     return tmpdir
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def create_empty_file():
+    def inner(file_name):
+        with open(file_name, "w"):
+            pass
+
+    return inner