diff --git a/vscode/extension/tests/broken_project.spec.ts b/vscode/extension/tests/broken_project.spec.ts
index af7b022545..8de58c1853 100644
--- a/vscode/extension/tests/broken_project.spec.ts
+++ b/vscode/extension/tests/broken_project.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 import {
   openLineageView,
   openServerPage,
-  runCommand,
+  openProblemsView,
   saveFile,
   SUSHI_SOURCE_PATH,
 } from './utils'
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ test('bad model block, then fixed', async ({ page, sharedCodeServer }) => {
   // Wait for the error to appear
   await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-  // Open the problems view
-  await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+  await openProblemsView(page)
 
   // Assert error is present in the problems view
   const errorElement = page
diff --git a/vscode/extension/tests/diagnostics.spec.ts b/vscode/extension/tests/diagnostics.spec.ts
index a520cabcf7..fcac5cecf0 100644
--- a/vscode/extension/tests/diagnostics.spec.ts
+++ b/vscode/extension/tests/diagnostics.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect, test } from './fixtures'
 import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import os from 'os'
-import { openServerPage, runCommand, SUSHI_SOURCE_PATH } from './utils'
+import { openProblemsView, openServerPage, SUSHI_SOURCE_PATH } from './utils'
 import { createPythonInterpreterSettingsSpecifier } from './utils_code_server'
 import { execAsync } from '../src/utilities/exec'
 import yaml from 'yaml'
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ test('Workspace diagnostics show up in the diagnostics panel', async ({
     .locator('a')
     .click()
 
-  // Open problems panel
-  await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+  await openProblemsView(page)
 
   await page.waitForSelector('text=problems')
   await page.waitForSelector('text=All models should have an owner')
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ test.describe('Bad config.py/config.yaml file issues', () => {
     // Wait for the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Asser that the error is present in the problems view
     await page
@@ -125,8 +123,7 @@ test.describe('Bad config.py/config.yaml file issues', () => {
     // Wait for the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Asser that the error is present in the problems view
     await page
@@ -164,8 +161,7 @@ test.describe('Bad config.py/config.yaml file issues', () => {
     // Expect the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Assert that the error is present in the problems view
     const errorElement = page
@@ -200,8 +196,7 @@ test.describe('Bad config.py/config.yaml file issues', () => {
     // Expect the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Assert that the error is present in the problems view
     const errorElement = page.getByText('Failed to load config file:').first()
@@ -242,8 +237,7 @@ test.describe('Diagnostics for bad SQLMesh models', () => {
     // Wait for the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Asser that the error is present in the problems view
     await page
@@ -284,8 +278,7 @@ test.describe('Diagnostics for bad SQLMesh models', () => {
     // Wait for the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Assert error is present in the problems view
     const errorElement = page
@@ -331,8 +324,7 @@ test.describe('Diagnostics for bad audits', () => {
     // Wait for the error to appear
     await page.waitForSelector('text=Error creating context')
 
-    // Open the problems view
-    await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+    await openProblemsView(page)
 
     // Assert that the error is present in the problems view
     const errorElement = page
diff --git a/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts b/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
index e783ae268e..951741bdd1 100644
--- a/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
+++ b/vscode/extension/tests/utils.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ export const pipInstall = async (
 export const openLineageView = async (page: Page) =>
   await runCommand(page, 'Lineage: Focus On View')
 
+/**
+ * Open the problems/diagnostics view in the given window.
+ */
+export const openProblemsView = async (page: Page) =>
+  await runCommand(page, 'View: Focus Problems')
+
 /**
  * Restart the SQLMesh servers
  */