diff --git a/tests/actions-test-lib.sh b/tests/actions-test-lib.sh
index 51d4eef..2530fb8 100644
--- a/tests/actions-test-lib.sh
+++ b/tests/actions-test-lib.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+make_dummy_action()
+{
+    local actionName; actionName="$(basename "${1:?}")"
+    cat > "$1" <<EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+[ "\$1" = "usage" ] && {
+    echo "    $actionName ITEM#[, ITEM#, ...] [TERM...]"
+    echo "      This custom action does $actionName."
+    echo ""
+    exit
+}
+echo "custom action $actionName$2"
+EOF
+chmod +x "$1"
+}
+
 make_action()
 {
     unset TODO_ACTIONS_DIR
     [ -d .todo.actions.d ] || mkdir .todo.actions.d
-    cat > ".todo.actions.d/$1" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-[ "\$1" = "usage" ] && {
-    echo "    $1 ITEM#[, ITEM#, ...] [TERM...]"
-    echo "      This custom action does $1."
-    echo ""
-    exit
-}
-echo "custom action $1"
-EOF
-chmod +x ".todo.actions.d/$1"
+    make_dummy_action ".todo.actions.d/$1"
 }
 
 make_action_in_folder()
@@ -22,15 +28,5 @@ make_action_in_folder()
     unset TODO_ACTIONS_DIR
     [ -d .todo.actions.d ] || mkdir .todo.actions.d
     mkdir ".todo.actions.d/$1"
-    cat > ".todo.actions.d/$1/$1" <<EOF
-#!/bin/bash
-[ "\$1" = "usage" ] && {
-    echo "    $1 ITEM#[, ITEM#, ...] [TERM...]"
-    echo "      This custom action does $1."
-    echo ""
-    exit
-}
-echo "custom action $1 in folder $1"
-EOF
-chmod +x ".todo.actions.d/$1/$1"
+    make_dummy_action ".todo.actions.d/$1/$1" "in folder $1"
 }