diff --git a/testdefs.sh b/testdefs.sh
index c78ca439..36ca640f 100644
--- a/testdefs.sh
+++ b/testdefs.sh
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ add_servald_interface() {
 #  - set variables LOGx to the full path of server log file for instance x: LOGA,
 #    LOGB, etc,
 #  - wait for all instances to detect each other
-#  - assert that all instances are in each others' peer lists
+#  - TODO: assert that all instances are in each others' peer lists
 start_servald_instances() {
    push_instance
    tfw_log "# start servald instances $*"
diff --git a/testdefs_rest.sh b/testdefs_rest.sh
index 45a2c216..f3077251 100644
--- a/testdefs_rest.sh
+++ b/testdefs_rest.sh
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ setup_rest_utilities() {
 }
 
 # Setup function:
-# - configure the given (or current) instance with helpful debug options and
-#   some standard REST API usernames/passwords
+# - configure log diagnostics that are useful for debugging REST requests
+# - configure some standard REST API usernames/passwords
 setup_rest_config() {
    local _instance="$1"
    [ -z "$_instance" ] || push_and_set_instance $_instance || return $?
    executeOk_servald config \
+      set log.console.level debug \
+      set log.console.show_pid on \
+      set log.console.show_time on \
       set debug.http_server on \
       set debug.httpd on \
       set api.restful.users.harry.password potter \
diff --git a/testdefs_routing.sh b/testdefs_routing.sh
index 403e1304..e3b5edd0 100644
--- a/testdefs_routing.sh
+++ b/testdefs_routing.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
+# Setup function:
+# - configure log diagnostics that are useful for debugging routing
+# - disable Rhizome to speed up tests
+setup_route_config() {
+   executeOk_servald config \
+      set log.console.level debug \
+      set log.console.show_pid on \
+      set log.console.show_time on \
+      set debug.mdprequests yes \
+      set debug.linkstate yes \
+      set debug.subscriber yes \
+      set debug.verbose yes \
+      set debug.overlayrouting yes \
+      set debug.overlayinterfaces yes \
+      set rhizome.enable no
+}
+
 interface_is_up() {
    $GREP "Interface .* is up" $instance_servald_log || return 1
    return 0
diff --git a/testdefs_swift.sh b/testdefs_swift.sh
index 551774d1..ec972367 100644
--- a/testdefs_swift.sh
+++ b/testdefs_swift.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,47 @@ assert_swift_executable_exists() {
    executeSwiftOk help
 }
 
+# Setup function:
+# - configure log diagnostics that are useful for debugging a Swift API
+# - configure REST API credentials to support the Swift client
+setup_swift_config() {
+   local _instance="$1"
+   [ -z "$_instance" ] || push_and_set_instance $_instance || return $?
+   executeOk_servald config \
+      set log.console.level debug \
+      set log.console.show_pid on \
+      set log.console.show_time on \
+      set debug.http_server on \
+      set debug.httpd on \
+      set "api.restful.users.$SWIFT_TEST_USER.password" "$SWIFT_TEST_PASSWORD"
+   [ -z "$_instance" ] || pop_instance
+   return 0
+}
+
+# Setup function:
+# - wait for the current instance's server to start processing REST requests
+# - initialise the SWIFT_PORT_{I} shell variable with the port number of the REST
+#   server running in instance {I}
+# - zero the request count for the rest_request() function
+wait_until_swift_server_ready() {
+   local _instance
+   case $1 in
+   '') _instance=$instance_name;;
+   +[A-Z]) _instance=${1#+};;
+   *) error "invalid instance arg: $1";;
+   esac
+   wait_until servald_restful_http_server_started +$_instance
+   local _portvar=SWIFT_TEST_PORT_$_instance
+   get_servald_restful_http_server_port $_portvar +$_instance
+}
+
 executeSwiftOk() {
+   local _portvar=SWIFT_TEST_PORT_$instance_name
+   [ -n "${!_portvar}" ] || error "\$$_portvar is not set"
    executeOk --stdout --stderr --core-backtrace \
              --executable="$swift_client_util" \
              -- \
-             --port "${SWIFT_TEST_PORT?}" \
+             --port "${!_portvar}" \
              ${SWIFT_TEST_USER:+--user "$SWIFT_TEST_USER" --password "$SWIFT_TEST_PASSWORD"} \
              "$@"
 }
diff --git a/tests/keyringjava b/tests/keyringjava
index aab8e303..dd0ebee3 100755
--- a/tests/keyringjava
+++ b/tests/keyringjava
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ setup() {
    setup_servald_so
    assert_java_classes_exist
    set_instance +A
-   set_keyring_config
+   setup_keyring_config
    set_extra_config
    if [ -z "$IDENTITY_COUNT" ]; then
       create_single_identity
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ teardown() {
    report_all_servald_servers
 }
 
-set_keyring_config() {
+setup_keyring_config() {
    executeOk_servald config \
       set log.console.level debug \
       set debug.httpd on \
diff --git a/tests/keyringrestful b/tests/keyringrestful
index 534881d6..00c71e73 100755
--- a/tests/keyringrestful
+++ b/tests/keyringrestful
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup() {
    setup_servald
    setup_rest_config +A
    set_instance +A
-   set_keyring_config
+   setup_keyring_config
    if [ -z "$IDENTITY_COUNT" ]; then
       create_single_identity
    else
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ teardown() {
    report_all_servald_servers
 }
 
-set_keyring_config() {
+setup_keyring_config() {
    executeOk_servald config \
       set debug.keyring on \
       set debug.verbose on \
diff --git a/tests/keyringswift b/tests/keyringswift
index 1a576bcc..be7142cd 100755
--- a/tests/keyringswift
+++ b/tests/keyringswift
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ source "${0%/*}/../testdefs_swift.sh"
 
 setup() {
    setup_servald
+   setup_swift_config +A
    set_instance +A
-   set_keyring_config
-   set_extra_config
-   executeOk_servald config \
-      set "api.restful.users.$SWIFT_TEST_USER.password" "$SWIFT_TEST_PASSWORD"
+   setup_keyring_config
    if [ -z "$IDENTITY_COUNT" ]; then
       create_single_identity
    else
@@ -37,8 +35,7 @@ setup() {
    fi
    export SERVALD_RHIZOME_DB_RETRY_LIMIT_MS=60000
    start_servald_server
-   wait_until servald_restful_http_server_started +A
-   get_servald_restful_http_server_port SWIFT_TEST_PORT +A
+   wait_until_swift_server_ready +A
 }
 
 teardown() {
@@ -48,18 +45,15 @@ teardown() {
    report_all_servald_servers
 }
 
-set_keyring_config() {
+setup_keyring_config() {
    executeOk_servald config \
       set log.console.level debug \
-      set debug.httpd on \
+      set log.console.show_pid on \
+      set log.console.show_time on \
       set debug.keyring on \
       set debug.verbose on
 }
 
-set_extra_config() {
-   :
-}
-
 doc_keyringList="Swift API list keyring identities"
 setup_keyringList() {
    IDENTITY_COUNT=10
diff --git a/tests/routejava b/tests/routejava
index 195c110b..d38f7812 100755
--- a/tests/routejava
+++ b/tests/routejava
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ source "${0%/*}/../testdefs_rest.sh"
 source "${0%/*}/../testdefs_java.sh"
 
 setup() {
-   setup_rest_utilities #XXX
    setup_servald
    setup_servald_so
    assert_java_classes_exist
@@ -40,23 +39,12 @@ teardown() {
 }
 
 configure_servald_server() {
-   executeOk_servald config \
-      set debug.mdprequests yes \
-      set debug.linkstate yes \
-      set debug.subscriber yes \
-      set debug.verbose yes \
-      set debug.overlayrouting yes \
-      set debug.overlayinterfaces yes \
-      set log.console.level debug \
-      set log.console.show_pid on \
-      set log.console.show_time on \
-      set rhizome.enable no
+   setup_route_config
 }
 
 doc_RouteListAll="Java API list entire routing table"
 setup_RouteListAll() {
    setup
-   setup_rest_config +A #XXX
    DIDA1=565656
    NAMEA1="Neddy Seagoon"
    DIDA2=3020304
@@ -69,7 +57,6 @@ setup_RouteListAll() {
    wait_until --timeout=20 path_exists +A +B
    wait_until --timeout=10 path_exists +B +A
    set_instance +A
-   rest_request GET "/restful/route/all.json" #XXX
 }
 test_RouteListAll() {
    executeJavaOk org.servalproject.test.Route list-all
diff --git a/tests/routerestful b/tests/routerestful
index 38bb282c..19768501 100755
--- a/tests/routerestful
+++ b/tests/routerestful
@@ -31,16 +31,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 configure_servald_server() {
-   executeOk_servald config \
-      set debug.mdprequests yes \
-      set debug.linkstate yes \
-      set debug.subscriber yes \
-      set debug.verbose yes \
-      set debug.overlayrouting yes \
-      set log.console.level debug \
-      set log.console.show_pid on \
-      set log.console.show_time on \
-      set rhizome.enable no
+   setup_route_config
 }
 
 finally() {
diff --git a/tests/routing b/tests/routing
index f6676ad3..2eb3a51d 100755
--- a/tests/routing
+++ b/tests/routing
@@ -24,16 +24,7 @@ source "${0%/*}/../testdefs.sh"
 source "${0%/*}/../testdefs_routing.sh"
 
 configure_servald_server() {
-   executeOk_servald config \
-      set debug.mdprequests yes \
-      set debug.linkstate yes \
-      set debug.subscriber yes \
-      set debug.verbose yes \
-      set debug.overlayrouting yes \
-      set log.console.level debug \
-      set log.console.show_pid on \
-      set log.console.show_time on \
-      set rhizome.enable no
+   setup_route_config
 }
 
 teardown() {