diff --git a/test/helpers.js b/test/helpers.js
index 1d2d6c1089..33131da558 100644
--- a/test/helpers.js
+++ b/test/helpers.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import jsdom from 'jsdom';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import glob from 'glob';
 import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 import * as consoleGroup from 'console-group';
@@ -162,13 +163,17 @@ export function addLineNumbers(code) {
 		.join('\n');
 }
 
-export function showOutput(cwd, shared) {
+function capitalize(str) {
+	return str[0].toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
+}
+
+export function showOutput(cwd, options) {
 	glob.sync('**/*.html', { cwd }).forEach(file => {
 		const { code } = svelte.compile(
 			fs.readFileSync(`${cwd}/${file}`, 'utf-8'),
-			{
-				shared
-			}
+			Object.assign(options, {
+				name: capitalize(file.slice(0, -path.extname(file).length))
+			})
 		);
 
 		console.log( // eslint-disable-line no-console
diff --git a/test/runtime/index.js b/test/runtime/index.js
index a21648b604..222ac8b5fb 100644
--- a/test/runtime/index.js
+++ b/test/runtime/index.js
@@ -57,41 +57,26 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 			throw new Error("Forgot to remove `solo: true` from test");
 		}
 
-		(config.skip ? it.skip : config.solo ? it.only : it)(`${dir} (${shared ? 'shared' : 'inline'} helpers`, () => {
+		(config.skip ? it.skip : config.solo ? it.only : it)(`${dir} (${shared ? 'shared' : 'inline'} helpers)`, () => {
 			if (failed.has(dir)) {
 				// this makes debugging easier, by only printing compiled output once
 				throw new Error('skipping inline helpers test');
 			}
 
 			const cwd = path.resolve(`test/runtime/samples/${dir}`);
-			let compiled;
 
 			compileOptions = config.compileOptions || {};
 			compileOptions.shared = shared;
 			compileOptions.dev = config.dev;
 
-			try {
-				const source = fs.readFileSync(
-					`test/runtime/samples/${dir}/main.html`,
-					"utf-8"
-				);
-				compiled = svelte.compile(source, compileOptions);
-			} catch (err) {
-				if (config.compileError) {
-					config.compileError(err);
-					return;
-				} else {
-					failed.add(dir);
-					showOutput(cwd, shared);
-					throw err;
-				}
-			}
-
-			const { code } = compiled;
-
 			// check that no ES2015+ syntax slipped in
 			if (!config.allowES2015) {
 				try {
+					const source = fs.readFileSync(
+						`test/runtime/samples/${dir}/main.html`,
+						"utf-8"
+					);
+					const { code } = svelte.compile(source, compileOptions);
 					const startIndex = code.indexOf("function create_main_fragment"); // may change!
 					if (startIndex === -1)
 						throw new Error("missing create_main_fragment");
@@ -101,7 +86,7 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 					acorn.parse(es5, { ecmaVersion: 5 });
 				} catch (err) {
 					failed.add(dir);
-					showOutput(cwd, shared); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+					showOutput(cwd, { shared }); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 					throw err;
 				}
 			}
@@ -146,7 +131,7 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 					try {
 						SvelteComponent = require(`./samples/${dir}/main.html`).default;
 					} catch (err) {
-						showOutput(cwd, shared); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+						showOutput(cwd, { shared }); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 						throw err;
 					}
 
@@ -210,12 +195,12 @@ describe("runtime", () => {
 						config.error(assert, err);
 					} else {
 						failed.add(dir);
-						showOutput(cwd, shared); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+						showOutput(cwd, { shared }); // eslint-disable-line no-console
 						throw err;
 					}
 				})
 				.then(() => {
-					if (config.show) showOutput(cwd, shared);
+					if (config.show) showOutput(cwd, { shared });
 				});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/test/server-side-rendering/index.js b/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
index 02f4a50e9f..e70bb13e73 100644
--- a/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
+++ b/test/server-side-rendering/index.js
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as path from "path";
 
 import {
-	addLineNumbers,
+	showOutput,
 	loadConfig,
 	setupHtmlEqual,
-	svelte,
 	tryToLoadJson
 } from "../helpers.js";
 
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ function tryToReadFile(file) {
 	}
 }
 
-function capitalize(str) {
-	return str[0].toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
-}
-
 describe("ssr", () => {
 	before(() => {
 		require(process.env.COVERAGE
@@ -64,18 +59,7 @@ describe("ssr", () => {
 				error = e;
 			}
 
-			if (show) {
-				fs.readdirSync(dir).forEach(file => {
-					if (file[0] === "_") return;
-					const source = fs.readFileSync(`${dir}/${file}`, "utf-8");
-					const name = capitalize(file.slice(0, -path.extname(file).length));
-					const { code } = svelte.compile(source, { generate: "ssr", name });
-					console.group(file);
-					console.log(addLineNumbers(code));
-					console.groupEnd();
-				});
-			}
-
+			if (show) showOutput(dir, { generate: "ssr" });
 			if (error) throw error;
 
 			fs.writeFileSync(`${dir}/_actual.html`, html);
@@ -102,22 +86,7 @@ describe("ssr", () => {
 		if (config["skip-ssr"]) return;
 
 		(config.skip ? it.skip : config.solo ? it.only : it)(dir, () => {
-			let compiled;
-
-			try {
-				const source = fs.readFileSync(
-					`test/runtime/samples/${dir}/main.html`,
-					"utf-8"
-				);
-				compiled = svelte.compile(source, { generate: "ssr" });
-			} catch (err) {
-				if (config.compileError) {
-					config.compileError(err);
-					return;
-				} else {
-					throw err;
-				}
-			}
+			const cwd = path.resolve("test/runtime/samples", dir);
 
 			fs.readdirSync(`test/runtime/samples/${dir}`).forEach(file => {
 				const resolved = require.resolve(`../runtime/samples/${dir}/${file}`);
@@ -134,7 +103,7 @@ describe("ssr", () => {
 					assert.htmlEqual(html, config.html);
 				}
 			} catch (err) {
-				console.log(addLineNumbers(compiled.code)); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+				showOutput(cwd, { generate: "ssr" });
 				throw err;
 			}
 		});