diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index ce3edfc023170cb987258e41570f066bc8790602..b64c11e57a519bb6534b20ea94743ce77c882798 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ def invoke_webhook(payload, extra_env: {})
 	end
 end
 
+def xmpp_error_name(error)
+	error.find_first(
+		"child::*[name()!='text']",
+		Blather::StanzaError::STANZA_ERR_NS
+	).element_name
+end
+
+def xmpp_error_text(error)
+	error.find_first("ns:text", ns: Blather::StanzaError::STANZA_ERR_NS)&.text
+end
+
+
 begin
 	require "pry-byebug"