diff --git a/dart/test/debug_image_extractor_test.dart b/dart/test/debug_image_extractor_test.dart
index 6218c726a9..8801da6e65 100644
--- a/dart/test/debug_image_extractor_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/debug_image_extractor_test.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/debug_image_extractor.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mock_platform.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group(DebugImageExtractor, () {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ isolate_dso_base: 10000000
 
 class Fixture {
   DebugImageExtractor getSut({required MockPlatform platform}) {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: 'https://public@sentry.example.com/1')
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
       ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(platform: platform);
     return DebugImageExtractor(options);
   }
diff --git a/dart/test/diagnostic_logger_test.dart b/dart/test/diagnostic_logger_test.dart
index ec53421e33..f33baa1643 100644
--- a/dart/test/diagnostic_logger_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/diagnostic_logger_test.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/diagnostic_logger.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
+import 'test_utils.dart';
+
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  var options = SentryOptions();
+  var options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   Object? loggedMessage;
 
diff --git a/dart/test/environment_test.dart b/dart/test/environment_test.dart
index b16225d1dd..edc366d3aa 100644
--- a/dart/test/environment_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/environment_test.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_environment_variables.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   // See https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/dart/configuration/options/
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('SentryOptions are not overriden by environment', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       options.release = 'release-1.2.3';
       options.dist = 'foo';
       options.environment = 'prod';
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ void main() {
         release: 'release-9.8.7',
         dist: 'bar',
       );
-      options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) => options,
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('SentryOptions are overriden by environment', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions();
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       options.environmentVariables = MockEnvironmentVariables(
         dsn: fakeDsn,
         environment: 'staging',
         release: 'release-9.8.7',
         dist: 'bar',
       );
-      options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) => options,
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
index 3e17fe4065..de576bafd4 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/deduplication_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('$DeduplicationEventProcessor', () {
@@ -77,14 +78,13 @@ void main() {
 
       final transport = MockTransport();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
           options.transport = transport;
           options.enableDeduplication = true;
         },
-        options: options,
+        options: defaultTestOptions(),
       );
 
       // The test doesn't work if `outerTestMethod` is passed as
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Fixture {
 
   DeduplicationEventProcessor getSut(bool enabled,
       [int? maxDeduplicationItems]) {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
       ..enableDeduplication = enabled
       ..maxDeduplicationItems = maxDeduplicationItems ?? 5;
 
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
index dad1a62f6c..1df1f58169 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_enricher_test.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import '../../mocks.dart';
 import '../../mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
+import '../../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('io_enricher', () {
@@ -164,20 +165,17 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('$IoEnricherEventProcessor gets added on init', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
-      late SentryOptions configuredOptions;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         (options) {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          configuredOptions = options;
         },
         options: options,
       );
       await Sentry.close();
 
-      final ioEnricherCount = configuredOptions.eventProcessors
-          .whereType<IoEnricherEventProcessor>()
-          .length;
+      final ioEnricherCount =
+          options.eventProcessors.whereType<IoEnricherEventProcessor>().length;
       expect(ioEnricherCount, 1);
     });
   });
@@ -188,10 +186,9 @@ class Fixture {
     bool hasNativeIntegration = false,
     bool includePii = false,
   }) {
-    final options = SentryOptions(
-        dsn: fakeDsn,
-        checker:
-            MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: hasNativeIntegration))
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker =
+          MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: hasNativeIntegration)
       ..sendDefaultPii = includePii;
 
     return IoEnricherEventProcessor(options);
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_platform_memory_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_platform_memory_test.dart
index 0f987b935c..ce2c8474f4 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_platform_memory_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/io_platform_memory_test.dart
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ library dart_test;
 
 import 'dart:io';
 
-import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/event_processor/enricher/io_platform_memory.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
+import '../../test_utils.dart';
+
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  var options = SentryOptions();
+  var options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   PlatformMemory getSut() {
     return PlatformMemory(options);
diff --git a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/web_enricher_test.dart b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/web_enricher_test.dart
index d2590a09fa..c8089a72e4 100644
--- a/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/web_enricher_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/event_processor/enricher/web_enricher_test.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import '../../mocks.dart';
 import '../../mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
+import '../../test_utils.dart';
 
 // can be tested on command line with
 // `dart test -p chrome --name web_enricher`
@@ -201,9 +202,8 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   WebEnricherEventProcessor getSut() {
-    final options = SentryOptions(
-        dsn: fakeDsn,
-        checker: MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: false));
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: false);
     return enricherEventProcessor(options) as WebEnricherEventProcessor;
   }
 }
diff --git a/dart/test/exception_identifier_test.dart b/dart/test/exception_identifier_test.dart
index b3014203dd..29e2a4a735 100644
--- a/dart/test/exception_identifier_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/exception_identifier_test.dart
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/dart_exception_type_identifier.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_exception_factory.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_transport.dart';
 import 'sentry_client_test.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  SentryOptions options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  SentryOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
 }
 
 // We use this PlaceHolder exception to mimic an obfuscated runtimeType
diff --git a/dart/test/http_client/failed_request_client_test.dart b/dart/test/http_client/failed_request_client_test.dart
index 2ac9a74c8e..b35dd2957b 100644
--- a/dart/test/http_client/failed_request_client_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/http_client/failed_request_client_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 final requestUri = Uri.parse('https://example.com?foo=bar#myFragment');
 
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ MockClient createThrowingClient() {
 class CloseableMockClient extends Mock implements BaseClient {}
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub _hub;
   final transport = MockTransport();
   Fixture() {
diff --git a/dart/test/http_client/io_client_provider_test.dart b/dart/test/http_client/io_client_provider_test.dart
index 0672e84c08..81d05c1540 100644
--- a/dart/test/http_client/io_client_provider_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/http_client/io_client_provider_test.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/http_client/io_client_provider.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('getClient', () {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final mockHttpClient = MockHttpClient();
 
   String? mockUser;
diff --git a/dart/test/http_client/tracing_client_test.dart b/dart/test/http_client/tracing_client_test.dart
index 6cefe626b3..4e052dc518 100644
--- a/dart/test/http_client/tracing_client_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/http_client/tracing_client_test.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/http_client/tracing_client.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 final requestUri = Uri.parse('https://example.com?foo=bar#baz');
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ MockClient createThrowingClient() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub _hub;
   final transport = MockTransport();
   Fixture() {
diff --git a/dart/test/hub_test.dart b/dart/test/hub_test.dart
index c53ab74e48..5fef36c2b9 100644
--- a/dart/test/hub_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/hub_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_client_report_recorder.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   bool scopeEquals(Scope? a, Scope b) {
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ void main() {
 
   group('Hub instantiation', () {
     test('should instantiate with a dsn', () {
-      final hub = Hub(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+      final hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions());
       expect(hub.isEnabled, true);
     });
   });
@@ -458,11 +459,11 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   group('Hub scope', () {
-    var hub = Hub(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+    var hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions());
     var client = MockSentryClient();
 
     setUp(() {
-      hub = Hub(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+      hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions());
       client = MockSentryClient();
       hub.bindClient(client);
     });
@@ -487,7 +488,7 @@ void main() {
       expect(client.captureEventCalls.first.scope, isNotNull);
       final scope = client.captureEventCalls.first.scope;
 
-      final otherScope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
+      final otherScope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())
         ..level = SentryLevel.debug
         ..fingerprint = ['1', '2'];
 
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ void main() {
       await hub.captureEvent(fakeEvent);
 
       final scope = client.captureEventCalls.first.scope;
-      final otherScope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+      final otherScope = Scope(defaultTestOptions());
       await otherScope.setUser(fakeUser);
 
       expect(
@@ -593,7 +594,7 @@ void main() {
     SentryOptions options;
 
     setUp(() {
-      options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+      options = defaultTestOptions();
       hub = Hub(options);
       client = MockSentryClient();
       hub.bindClient(client);
@@ -756,7 +757,7 @@ class Fixture {
   final client = MockSentryClient();
   final recorder = MockClientReportRecorder();
 
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late SentryTransactionContext _context;
   late SentryTracer tracer;
 
diff --git a/dart/test/initialization_test.dart b/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
index e6f9ddea23..42766ac93d 100644
--- a/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/initialization_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 // Tests for the following issue
 // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/issues/508
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('async re-initilization', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ void main() {
   // This is the failure from
   // https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/issues/508
   test('re-initilization', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
diff --git a/dart/test/load_dart_debug_images_integration_test.dart b/dart/test/load_dart_debug_images_integration_test.dart
index 8b10a62328..e7f06525ce 100644
--- a/dart/test/load_dart_debug_images_integration_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/load_dart_debug_images_integration_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mock_platform.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group(LoadDartDebugImagesIntegration, () {
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ isolate_dso_base: 10000000
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: 'https://public@sentry.example.com/1');
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   Fixture() {
     final integration = LoadDartDebugImagesIntegration();
diff --git a/dart/test/metrics/metrics_aggregator_test.dart b/dart/test/metrics/metrics_aggregator_test.dart
index 5636e7ebf6..f42a7ef2cf 100644
--- a/dart/test/metrics/metrics_aggregator_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/metrics/metrics_aggregator_test.dart
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/metrics/metric.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/metrics/metrics_aggregator.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('emit', () {
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ const Map<String, String> mockTags2 = {'tag1': 'val1'};
 final DateTime mockTimestamp = DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(1);
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final mockHub = MockHub();
   late final hub = Hub(options);
 
diff --git a/dart/test/metrics/metrics_api_test.dart b/dart/test/metrics/metrics_api_test.dart
index 8c53e66772..8e18d21996 100644
--- a/dart/test/metrics/metrics_api_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/metrics/metrics_api_test.dart
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/metrics/metrics_api.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('api', () {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   final mockHub = MockHub();
   late final hub = Hub(_options);
 
diff --git a/dart/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart b/dart/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
index c076251736..8fa7d31388 100644
--- a/dart/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
+++ b/dart/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/metrics/metric.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/metrics/metrics_aggregator.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 import 'mock_sentry_client.dart';
 import 'no_such_method_provider.dart';
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class MockHub with NoSuchMethodProvider implements Hub {
   int spanContextCals = 0;
   int getSpanCalls = 0;
 
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final MetricsAggregator _metricsAggregator =
       MetricsAggregator(options: _options, hub: this);
 
diff --git a/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart b/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
index b4364bceff..96d91ea685 100644
--- a/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_envelope_header.dart';
 
 import '../mocks/mock_client_report_recorder.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   var fixture = Fixture();
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ class Fixture {
   late var mockRecorder = MockClientReportRecorder();
 
   RateLimiter getSut() {
-    final options = SentryOptions();
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.clock = _currentDateTime;
     options.recorder = mockRecorder;
 
diff --git a/dart/test/recursive_exception_cause_extractor_test.dart b/dart/test/recursive_exception_cause_extractor_test.dart
index e32400b36b..c1422fdc88 100644
--- a/dart/test/recursive_exception_cause_extractor_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/recursive_exception_cause_extractor_test.dart
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/exception_cause.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/exception_cause_extractor.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/recursive_exception_cause_extractor.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/protocol/mechanism.dart';
-import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_options.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/throwable_mechanism.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
-import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   RecursiveExceptionCauseExtractor getSut() {
     return RecursiveExceptionCauseExtractor(options);
diff --git a/dart/test/run_zoned_guarded_integration_test.dart b/dart/test/run_zoned_guarded_integration_test.dart
index dd3c2aa0f3..71f87e9d12 100644
--- a/dart/test/run_zoned_guarded_integration_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/run_zoned_guarded_integration_test.dart
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ library dart_test;
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group(RunZonedGuardedIntegration, () {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
 
   RunZonedGuardedIntegration getSut(
       {required RunZonedGuardedRunner runner,
diff --git a/dart/test/scope_test.dart b/dart/test/scope_test.dart
index 0059a2e77a..9519e97390 100644
--- a/dart/test/scope_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/scope_test.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_scope_observer.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
@@ -426,7 +427,7 @@ void main() {
         tags: const {'etag': '987'},
         extra: const {'e-infos': 'abc'},
       );
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())
         ..fingerprint = ['example-dart']
         ..transaction = '/example/app'
         ..level = SentryLevel.warning
@@ -454,8 +455,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('apply trace context to event', () async {
       final event = SentryEvent();
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
-        ..span = fixture.sentryTracer;
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..span = fixture.sentryTracer;
 
       final updatedEvent = await scope.applyToEvent(event, Hint());
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ void main() {
         fingerprint: ['event-fingerprint'],
         breadcrumbs: [eventBreadcrumb],
       );
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())
         ..fingerprint = ['example-dart']
         ..transaction = '/example/app';
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void main() {
           operatingSystem: SentryOperatingSystem(name: 'event-os'),
         ),
       );
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions());
       await scope.setContexts(
         SentryDevice.type,
         SentryDevice(name: 'context-device'),
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should apply the scope.contexts values', () async {
       final event = SentryEvent();
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn));
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions());
       await scope.setContexts(
           SentryDevice.type, SentryDevice(name: 'context-device'));
       await scope.setContexts(SentryApp.type, SentryApp(name: 'context-app'));
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should apply the scope level', () async {
       final event = SentryEvent(level: SentryLevel.warning);
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
-        ..level = SentryLevel.error;
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..level = SentryLevel.error;
 
       final updatedEvent = await scope.applyToEvent(event, Hint());
 
@@ -590,8 +589,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should apply the scope transaction from the span', () async {
       final event = SentryEvent();
-      final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))
-        ..span = fixture.sentryTracer;
+      final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..span = fixture.sentryTracer;
 
       final updatedEvent = await scope.applyToEvent(event, Hint());
 
@@ -612,7 +610,7 @@ void main() {
 
   test('should not apply fingerprint if transaction', () async {
     var tr = SentryTransaction(fixture.sentryTracer);
-    final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))..fingerprint = ['test'];
+    final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..fingerprint = ['test'];
 
     final updatedTr = await scope.applyToEvent(tr, Hint());
 
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ void main() {
 
   test('should not apply level if transaction', () async {
     var tr = SentryTransaction(fixture.sentryTracer);
-    final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))..level = SentryLevel.error;
+    final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..level = SentryLevel.error;
 
     final updatedTr = await scope.applyToEvent(tr, Hint());
 
@@ -630,7 +628,7 @@ void main() {
 
   test('apply sampled to trace', () async {
     var tr = SentryTransaction(fixture.sentryTracer);
-    final scope = Scope(SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn))..level = SentryLevel.error;
+    final scope = Scope(defaultTestOptions())..level = SentryLevel.error;
 
     final updatedTr = await scope.applyToEvent(tr, Hint());
 
@@ -776,7 +774,7 @@ void main() {
 class Fixture {
   final mockScopeObserver = MockScopeObserver();
 
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   final sentryTracer = SentryTracer(
     SentryTransactionContext(
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_attachment_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_attachment_test.dart
index 578cb5ad9b..267ca62601 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_attachment_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_attachment_test.dart
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import 'dart:typed_data';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('$SentryAttachment ctor', () {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Fixture {
   MockTransport transport = MockTransport();
 
   Hub getSut() {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.transport = transport;
     return Hub(options);
   }
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_client_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_client_test.dart
index 07d5aab834..fff6379088 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_client_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_client_test.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_platform.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('SentryClient captures message', () {
@@ -1884,7 +1885,7 @@ class Fixture {
   final recorder = MockClientReportRecorder();
   final transport = MockTransport();
 
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()
     ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOS());
 
   late SentryTransactionContext _context;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_envelope_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_envelope_test.dart
index a24cab20c7..7fe59d099d 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_envelope_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_envelope_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('SentryEnvelope', () {
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ void main() {
           '$expectedHeaderJsonSerialized\n$expectedItemSerialized\n$expectedItemSerialized');
 
       final envelopeData = <int>[];
-      await sut.envelopeStream(SentryOptions()).forEach(envelopeData.addAll);
+      await sut
+          .envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions())
+          .forEach(envelopeData.addAll);
       expect(envelopeData, expected);
     });
 
@@ -213,12 +216,12 @@ void main() {
 
       final sutEnvelopeData = <int>[];
       await sut
-          .envelopeStream(SentryOptions()..maxAttachmentSize = 1)
+          .envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions()..maxAttachmentSize = 1)
           .forEach(sutEnvelopeData.addAll);
 
       final envelopeData = <int>[];
       await expectedEnvelopeItem
-          .envelopeStream(SentryOptions())
+          .envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions())
           .forEach(envelopeData.addAll);
 
       expect(sutEnvelopeData, envelopeData);
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ void main() {
         dsn: fakeDsn,
       );
 
-      final _ = sut.envelopeStream(SentryOptions()).map((e) => e);
+      final _ = sut.envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions()).map((e) => e);
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_envelope_vm_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_envelope_vm_test.dart
index 7854ffccb0..e5f0276704 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_envelope_vm_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_envelope_vm_test.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_envelope_item_header.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('SentryEnvelopeItem', () {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ void main() {
 
       final envelopeData = <int>[];
       await envelope
-          .envelopeStream(SentryOptions())
+          .envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions())
           .forEach(envelopeData.addAll);
 
       final expectedEnvelopeFile =
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ void main() {
         attachments: [attachment],
       );
 
-      final data = (await envelope.envelopeStream(SentryOptions()).toList())
-          .reduce((a, b) => a + b);
+      final data =
+          (await envelope.envelopeStream(defaultTestOptions()).toList())
+              .reduce((a, b) => a + b);
 
       final file = File('test_resources/envelope-no-attachment.envelope');
       final jsonStr = await file.readAsString();
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_exception_factory_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_exception_factory_test.dart
index cca350f2b4..a3129fb8f3 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_exception_factory_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_exception_factory_test.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_exception_factory.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   final fixture = Fixture();
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ isolate_instructions: 7526344980, vm_instructions: 752633f000
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   SentryExceptionFactory getSut({bool attachStacktrace = true}) {
     options.attachStacktrace = true;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_isolate_extension_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_isolate_extension_test.dart
index 626d7e525c..89c6a0fe4b 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_isolate_extension_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_isolate_extension_test.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ library dart_test;
 import 'dart:isolate';
 
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_isolate_extension.dart';
-import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_options.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group("SentryIsolate", () {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
 
   Isolate getSut() {
     return Isolate.current;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_isolate_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_isolate_test.dart
index 6d41636303..07347d5585 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_isolate_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_isolate_test.dart
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/hub.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/protocol/sentry_level.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/protocol/span_status.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_isolate.dart';
-import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_options.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group("SentryIsolate", () {
@@ -72,5 +71,5 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
 }
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_options_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_options_test.dart
index bb2db9db24..be652ca91c 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_options_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_options_test.dart
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/noop_client.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/version.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   test('$Client is NoOp', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     expect(NoOpClient(), options.httpClient);
   });
 
   test('$Client sets a custom client', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     final client = Client();
     options.httpClient = client;
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('maxBreadcrumbs is 100 by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(100, options.maxBreadcrumbs);
   });
 
   test('maxBreadcrumbs sets custom maxBreadcrumbs', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.maxBreadcrumbs = 200;
 
     expect(200, options.maxBreadcrumbs);
   });
 
   test('SentryLogger sets a diagnostic logger', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     // ignore: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package
     expect(options.logger, noOpLogger);
     // ignore: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package
@@ -45,32 +45,32 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('tracesSampler is null by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.tracesSampler, isNull);
   });
 
   test('tracesSampleRate is null by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.tracesSampleRate, isNull);
   });
 
   test('isTracingEnabled is disabled', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.isTracingEnabled(), false);
   });
 
   test('isTracingEnabled is enabled by theres rate', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
 
     expect(options.isTracingEnabled(), true);
   });
 
   test('isTracingEnabled is enabled by theres sampler', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     double? sampler(SentrySamplingContext samplingContext) => 0.0;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('SentryOptions has sentryClientName set', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.sentryClientName,
         '${sdkName(options.platformChecker.isWeb)}/$sdkVersion');
@@ -131,39 +131,39 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('Spotlight is disabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.spotlight.enabled, false);
   });
 
   test('metrics are disabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.enableMetrics, false);
   });
 
   test('enableExceptionTypeIdentification is enabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.enableExceptionTypeIdentification, true);
   });
 
   test('default tags for metrics are enabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = true;
 
     expect(options.enableDefaultTagsForMetrics, true);
   });
 
   test('default tags for metrics are disabled if metrics are disabled', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = false;
 
     expect(options.enableDefaultTagsForMetrics, false);
   });
 
   test('default tags for metrics are enabled if metrics are enabled, too', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = true;
     options.enableDefaultTagsForMetrics = true;
 
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('span local metric aggregation is enabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = true;
 
     expect(options.enableSpanLocalMetricAggregation, true);
   });
 
   test('span local metric aggregation is disabled if metrics are disabled', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = false;
 
     expect(options.enableSpanLocalMetricAggregation, false);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void main() {
 
   test('span local metric aggregation is enabled if metrics are enabled, too',
       () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     options.enableMetrics = true;
     options.enableSpanLocalMetricAggregation = true;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('enablePureDartSymbolication is enabled by default', () {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
     expect(options.enableDartSymbolication, true);
   });
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
index 1b363b99a0..56db9152fd 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_test.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'fake_platform_checker.dart';
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_integration.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 AppRunner appRunner = () {};
 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ void main() {
     var anException = Exception();
 
     setUp(() async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('null DSN', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       expect(
         () async => await Sentry.init(
           options: options,
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('appRunner should be optional', () async {
       expect(Sentry.isEnabled, false);
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = fakeDsn,
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('empty DSN', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = '',
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void main() {
     test('empty DSN disables the SDK but runs the integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('close disables the SDK', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) => options.dsn = fakeDsn,
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should install integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ void main() {
 
     test('should add default integrations', () async {
       late SentryOptions optionsReference;
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ void main() {
     }, onPlatform: {'browser': Skip()});
 
     test('should add only web compatible default integrations', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should close integrations', () async {
       final integration = MockIntegration();
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('$DeduplicationEventProcessor is added on init', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ void main() {
       final completer = Completer();
       var completed = false;
 
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       final init = Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('should add DartExceptionTypeIdentifier by default', () async {
-      final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       await Sentry.init(
         options: options,
         (options) {
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ void main() {
     final completer = Completer();
     var completed = false;
 
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     final init = Sentry.init(
       options: options,
       (options) {
@@ -371,12 +372,8 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('options.environment debug', () async {
-    final sentryOptions = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-      ..automatedTestMode = true
+    final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
       ..platformChecker = FakePlatformChecker.debugMode();
-
-    final options = SentryOptions();
-    options.automatedTestMode = true;
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -388,9 +385,8 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('options.environment profile', () async {
-    final sentryOptions =
-        SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.profileMode())
-          ..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = FakePlatformChecker.profileMode();
 
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
@@ -403,9 +399,8 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('options.environment production (defaultEnvironment)', () async {
-    final sentryOptions =
-        SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.releaseMode())
-          ..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = FakePlatformChecker.releaseMode();
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
         options.dsn = fakeDsn;
@@ -417,9 +412,8 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('options.logger is set by setting the debug flag', () async {
-    final sentryOptions =
-        SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn, checker: FakePlatformChecker.debugMode())
-          ..automatedTestMode = true;
+    final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = FakePlatformChecker.debugMode();
 
     await Sentry.init(
       (options) {
@@ -443,7 +437,7 @@ void main() {
     final fixture = Fixture();
 
     test('throw is handled and logged', () async {
-      final sentryOptions = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
+      final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..automatedTestMode = false
         ..debug = true
         ..logger = fixture.mockLogger;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_tracer_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_tracer_test.dart
index ba57aeb405..121cba3def 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_tracer_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_tracer_test.dart
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('$SentryTracer', () {
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()
     ..release = 'release'
     ..environment = 'environment';
 
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_traces_sampler_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_traces_sampler_test.dart
index 276897e651..2d3d08c734 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_traces_sampler_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_traces_sampler_test.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_traces_sampler.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   late Fixture fixture;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   SentryLevel? loggedLevel;
   Object? loggedException;
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_transaction_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_transaction_test.dart
index 7de0549a13..8457e6eb4d 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_transaction_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_transaction_test.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   final fixture = Fixture();
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final SentryOptions options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final SentryOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final Hub hub = Hub(options);
 
   SentryTransaction getSut(SentryTracer tracer) {
diff --git a/dart/test/sentry_user_feedback_test.dart b/dart/test/sentry_user_feedback_test.dart
index cb406f65b1..4c9e7fdab2 100644
--- a/dart/test/sentry_user_feedback_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/sentry_user_feedback_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_transport.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('$SentryUserFeedback', () {
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ void main() {
   });
 
   test('captureUserFeedback does not throw', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     final transport = ThrowingTransport();
     options.transport = transport;
     final sut = Hub(options);
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ class Fixture {
   late MockTransport transport;
 
   Hub getSut() {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     transport = MockTransport();
     options.transport = transport;
     return Hub(options);
diff --git a/dart/test/stack_trace_test.dart b/dart/test/stack_trace_test.dart
index 3636d845a4..35251c32af 100644
--- a/dart/test/stack_trace_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/stack_trace_test.dart
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/origin.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_stack_trace_factory.dart';
 import 'package:stack_trace/stack_trace.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import 'mocks.dart';
 import 'mocks/mock_platform_checker.dart';
+import 'test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('encodeStackTraceFrame', () {
@@ -300,8 +299,8 @@ class Fixture {
     bool considerInAppFramesByDefault = true,
     bool isWeb = false,
   }) {
-    final options = SentryOptions(
-        dsn: fakeDsn, checker: MockPlatformChecker(isWebValue: isWeb));
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(isWebValue: isWeb);
     inAppIncludes.forEach(options.addInAppInclude);
     inAppExcludes.forEach(options.addInAppExclude);
     options.considerInAppFramesByDefault = considerInAppFramesByDefault;
diff --git a/dart/test/test_utils.dart b/dart/test/test_utils.dart
index c7a0138a76..507226cb1e 100644
--- a/dart/test/test_utils.dart
+++ b/dart/test/test_utils.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ const String _testDsnWithPath =
 const String _testDsnWithPort =
     'https://public:secret@sentry.example.com:8888/1';
 
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: testDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
+
 void testHeaders(
   Map<String, String>? headers,
   ClockProvider fakeClockProvider, {
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ Future testCaptureException(
     fail('Unexpected request on ${request.method} ${request.url} in HttpMock');
   });
 
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: testDsn)
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()
     ..compressPayload = compressPayload
     ..clock = fakeClockProvider
     ..httpClient = httpMock
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ Future testCaptureException(
 
 void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
   test('can parse DSN', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: testDsn);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions();
     final client = SentryClient(options);
 
     final dsn = Dsn.parse(options.dsn!);
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
   });
 
   test('can parse DSN without secret', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: _testDsnWithoutSecret);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()..dsn = _testDsnWithoutSecret;
     final client = SentryClient(options);
 
     final dsn = Dsn.parse(options.dsn!);
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
   });
 
   test('can parse DSN with path', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: _testDsnWithPath);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()..dsn = _testDsnWithPath;
     final client = SentryClient(options);
 
     final dsn = Dsn.parse(options.dsn!);
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
     client.close();
   });
   test('can parse DSN with port', () async {
-    final options = SentryOptions(dsn: _testDsnWithPort);
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()..dsn = _testDsnWithPort;
     final client = SentryClient(options);
 
     final dsn = Dsn.parse(options.dsn!);
@@ -277,7 +281,8 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
     });
 
     final client = SentryClient(
-      SentryOptions(dsn: _testDsnWithoutSecret)
+      defaultTestOptions()
+        ..dsn = _testDsnWithoutSecret
         ..httpClient = httpMock
         ..clock = fakeClockProvider
         ..compressPayload = false
@@ -331,9 +336,7 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
     });
 
     final client = SentryClient(
-      SentryOptions(
-        dsn: testDsn,
-      )
+      defaultTestOptions()
         ..httpClient = httpMock
         ..clock = fakeClockProvider
         ..compressPayload = false
@@ -392,9 +395,7 @@ void runTest({Codec<List<int>, List<int>?>? gzip, bool isWeb = false}) {
       data: <String, String>{'foo': 'bar'},
     );
 
-    final options = SentryOptions(
-      dsn: testDsn,
-    )
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
       ..httpClient = httpMock
       ..clock = fakeClockProvider
       ..compressPayload = false
diff --git a/dart/test/transport/http_transport_test.dart b/dart/test/transport/http_transport_test.dart
index 90065d89d3..6546cd73eb 100644
--- a/dart/test/transport/http_transport_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/transport/http_transport_test.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_client_report_recorder.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_hub.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   SentryEnvelope givenEnvelope() {
@@ -286,9 +287,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(
-    dsn: 'https://public:secret@sentry.example.com/1',
-  );
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   late var clientReportRecorder = MockClientReportRecorder();
 
diff --git a/dart/test/transport/spotlight_http_transport_test.dart b/dart/test/transport/spotlight_http_transport_test.dart
index b23f1fd87f..3e9d742bb1 100644
--- a/dart/test/transport/spotlight_http_transport_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/transport/spotlight_http_transport_test.dart
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import 'package:test/scaffolding.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_client_report_recorder.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('send to Sentry', () {
@@ -52,9 +53,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(
-    dsn: 'https://public:secret@sentry.example.com/1',
-  );
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   late var clientReportRecorder = MockClientReportRecorder();
 
diff --git a/dart/test/transport/tesk_queue_test.dart b/dart/test/transport/tesk_queue_test.dart
index 80dc97161c..af22672d97 100644
--- a/dart/test/transport/tesk_queue_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/transport/tesk_queue_test.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/transport/task_queue.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group("called sync", () {
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   TaskQueue<int> getSut({required int maxQueueSize}) {
     return TaskQueue(maxQueueSize, options.logger);
diff --git a/dart/test/utils/tracing_utils_test.dart b/dart/test/utils/tracing_utils_test.dart
index 96b26b55b1..601d522e27 100644
--- a/dart/test/utils/tracing_utils_test.dart
+++ b/dart/test/utils/tracing_utils_test.dart
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks/mock_sentry_client.dart';
+import '../test_utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('$containsTargetOrMatchesRegExp', () {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Fixture {
     ),
   );
 
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions()
     ..release = 'release'
     ..environment = 'environment';
 
diff --git a/dio/test/dio_event_processor_test.dart b/dio/test/dio_event_processor_test.dart
index af4a94ab8d..9786828841 100644
--- a/dio/test/dio_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/dio/test/dio_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ final requestOptions = RequestOptions(
 );
 
 class Fixture {
-  final SentryOptions options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final SentryOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
   SentryExceptionFactory get exceptionFactory => options.exceptionFactory;
diff --git a/dio/test/mocks.dart b/dio/test/mocks.dart
index 30e53c5772..052ab82576 100644
--- a/dio/test/mocks.dart
+++ b/dio/test/mocks.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/transport/rate_limiter.dart';
 
 final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
 
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
+
 final fakeException = Exception('Error');
 
 final fakeMessage = SentryMessage(
diff --git a/dio/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart b/dio/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
index 377e1efb79..5e896d58d7 100644
--- a/dio/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
+++ b/dio/test/mocks/mock_hub.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
 import 'no_such_method_provider.dart';
 
 class MockHub with NoSuchMethodProvider implements Hub {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class MockHub with NoSuchMethodProvider implements Hub {
   int spanContextCals = 0;
   int getSpanCalls = 0;
 
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: 'fixture-dsn');
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   @override
   @internal
diff --git a/dio/test/sentry_transformer_test.dart b/dio/test/sentry_transformer_test.dart
index ffa793c791..93fd36f138 100644
--- a/dio/test/sentry_transformer_test.dart
+++ b/dio/test/sentry_transformer_test.dart
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub _hub;
   final transport = MockTransport();
   Fixture() {
diff --git a/dio/test/tracing_client_adapter_test.dart b/dio/test/tracing_client_adapter_test.dart
index f67ec4c14d..680825b34f 100644
--- a/dio/test/tracing_client_adapter_test.dart
+++ b/dio/test/tracing_client_adapter_test.dart
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ MockHttpClientAdapter createThrowingClient() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub _hub;
   final transport = MockTransport();
   Fixture() {
diff --git a/drift/test/sentry_database_test.dart b/drift/test/sentry_database_test.dart
index 52b0c9ee28..9028889630 100644
--- a/drift/test/sentry_database_test.dart
+++ b/drift/test/sentry_database_test.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:sqlite3/open.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'test_database.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 import 'utils/windows_helper.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   static final dbName = 'people-drift-impl';
   final exception = Exception('fixture-exception');
diff --git a/drift/test/utils.dart b/drift/test/utils.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fb87861f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drift/test/utils.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
+
+final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
+
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
diff --git a/file/test/mock_sentry_client.dart b/file/test/mock_sentry_client.dart
index 4a4a28142d..8fb4091cd7 100644
--- a/file/test/mock_sentry_client.dart
+++ b/file/test/mock_sentry_client.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import 'no_such_method_provider.dart';
 
 final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
 
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
+
 class MockSentryClient with NoSuchMethodProvider implements SentryClient {
   List<CaptureTransactionCall> captureTransactionCalls = [];
 
diff --git a/file/test/sentry_file_extension_test.dart b/file/test/sentry_file_extension_test.dart
index d6a0bff5bc..843de96003 100644
--- a/file/test/sentry_file_extension_test.dart
+++ b/file/test/sentry_file_extension_test.dart
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub hub;
 
   File getSut({
diff --git a/file/test/sentry_file_test.dart b/file/test/sentry_file_test.dart
index 48cf9b5175..8a1731a96c 100644
--- a/file/test/sentry_file_test.dart
+++ b/file/test/sentry_file_test.dart
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final client = MockSentryClient();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub hub;
 
   SentryFile getSut(
diff --git a/file/test/sentry_io_overrides_integration_test.dart b/file/test/sentry_io_overrides_integration_test.dart
index 86d5f25d74..5a0dcc23a5 100644
--- a/file/test/sentry_io_overrides_integration_test.dart
+++ b/file/test/sentry_io_overrides_integration_test.dart
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final hub = Hub(options);
 
   SentryIOOverridesIntegration getSut() {
diff --git a/flutter/test/android_platform_exception_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/android_platform_exception_event_processor_test.dart
index 9ebae071c7..25ea8b2c6b 100644
--- a/flutter/test/android_platform_exception_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/android_platform_exception_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ class Fixture {
     name: 'main',
   );
 
-  SentryFlutterOptions options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-    ..attachThreads = true;
+  SentryFlutterOptions options = defaultTestOptions()..attachThreads = true;
 }
 
 final detailsAndStackTracePlatformException = PlatformException(
diff --git a/flutter/test/event_processor/flutter_enricher_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/event_processor/flutter_enricher_event_processor_test.dart
index 3514c7bc7c..20a1b99bc4 100644
--- a/flutter/test/event_processor/flutter_enricher_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/event_processor/flutter_enricher_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void main() {
 
     testWidgets('$FlutterEnricherEventProcessor gets added on init',
         (tester) async {
-      final sentryOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         // use a mockplatform checker so that we don't need to mock platform channels
         ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: false);
 
@@ -417,10 +417,9 @@ class Fixture {
           hasNativeIntegration: hasNativeIntegration,
         );
 
-    final options = SentryFlutterOptions(
-      dsn: fakeDsn,
-      checker: platformChecker,
-    )..reportPackages = reportPackages;
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = platformChecker
+      ..reportPackages = reportPackages;
     final customizedOptions = optionsBuilder?.call(options) ?? options;
     return FlutterEnricherEventProcessor(customizedOptions);
   }
diff --git a/flutter/test/event_processor/screenshot_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/event_processor/screenshot_event_processor_test.dart
index 819e3b9b7b..0b8eb62d46 100644
--- a/flutter/test/event_processor/screenshot_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/event_processor/screenshot_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   late Hub hub;
-  SentryFlutterOptions options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  SentryFlutterOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   Fixture() {
     options.attachScreenshot = true;
diff --git a/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/io_filter_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/io_filter_event_processor_test.dart
index 22708b95bb..186858888d 100644
--- a/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/io_filter_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/io_filter_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/event_processor/url_filter/url_filter_event_processor.dart';
 
+import '../../mocks.dart';
+
 void main() {
   group("ignore allowUrls and denyUrls for non Web", () {
     late Fixture fixture;
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  SentryFlutterOptions options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  SentryFlutterOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
   UrlFilterEventProcessor getSut() {
     return UrlFilterEventProcessor(options);
   }
diff --git a/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.dart
index 5fb5f7039d..bc80d45e6b 100644
--- a/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/event_processor/url_filter/url_filter_event_processor.dart';
 
+import '../../mocks.dart';
+
 // can be tested on command line with
 // `flutter test --platform=chrome test/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.dart`
 // The URL looks something like this: http://localhost:58551/event_processor/url_filter/web_url_filter_event_processor_test.html
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  SentryFlutterOptions options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  SentryFlutterOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
   UrlFilterEventProcessor getSut() {
     return UrlFilterEventProcessor(options);
   }
diff --git a/flutter/test/file_system_transport_test.dart b/flutter/test/file_system_transport_test.dart
index 5aa0713183..015db34a0e 100644
--- a/flutter/test/file_system_transport_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/file_system_transport_test.dart
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final binding = MockSentryNativeBinding();
 
   FileSystemTransport getSut() {
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/connectivity_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/connectivity_integration_test.dart
index 2f0781e9ec..ed7ca80345 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/connectivity_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/connectivity_integration_test.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/connectivity/connectivity_integration.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   ConnectivityIntegration getSut() {
     return ConnectivityIntegration();
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/debug_print_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/debug_print_integration_test.dart
index b7804abeeb..2cde8eb9b5 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/debug_print_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/debug_print_integration_test.dart
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ class Fixture {
     bool debug = false,
     bool enablePrintBreadcrumbs = true,
   }) {
-    return SentryFlutterOptions(
-      dsn: fakeDsn,
-      checker: MockPlatformChecker(isDebug: debug),
-    )..enablePrintBreadcrumbs = enablePrintBreadcrumbs;
+    return defaultTestOptions()
+      ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(isDebug: debug)
+      ..enablePrintBreadcrumbs = enablePrintBreadcrumbs;
   }
 
   DebugPrintIntegration getSut() {
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/fixture.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/fixture.dart
index 19a5ed7904..471c6e42b8 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/fixture.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/fixture.dart
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
 class IntegrationTestFixture<T extends Integration> {
   late T sut;
   late Hub hub;
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final binding = MockSentryNativeBinding();
 
   IntegrationTestFixture(T Function(SentryNativeBinding) factory) {
-    // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-    options.automatedTestMode = true;
-
     hub = Hub(options);
     sut = factory(binding);
   }
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/flutter_error_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/flutter_error_integration_test.dart
index 40a8ef7c36..0294afa6d4 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/flutter_error_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/flutter_error_integration_test.dart
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
 
   FlutterErrorIntegration getSut() {
     return FlutterErrorIntegration();
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/init_native_sdk_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/init_native_sdk_test.dart
index e4acb6e312..e475a08e56 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/init_native_sdk_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/init_native_sdk_test.dart
@@ -189,10 +189,7 @@ MethodChannel createChannelWithCallback(
 
 SentryFlutterOptions createOptions() {
   final mockPlatformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: true);
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(
-    dsn: fakeDsn,
-    checker: mockPlatformChecker,
-  );
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..platformChecker = mockPlatformChecker;
   options.sdk = SdkVersion(
     name: sdkName,
     version: sdkVersion,
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/load_contexts_integrations_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/load_contexts_integrations_test.dart
index a1490b8212..7add3f7929 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/load_contexts_integrations_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/load_contexts_integrations_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/load_contexts_integration.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final binding = MockSentryNativeBinding();
 
   LoadContextsIntegration getSut(
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/load_release_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/load_release_integration_test.dart
index 0af572bd8b..3d089b03d9 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/load_release_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/load_release_integration_test.dart
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   LoadReleaseIntegration getIntegration({Function? loader}) {
     if (loader != null) {
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_on_error_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_on_error_integration_test.dart
index 41de1e557e..6df7df0d0f 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_on_error_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_on_error_integration_test.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/on_error_integration.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final platformDispatcherWrapper =
       PlatformDispatcherWrapper(MockPlatformDispatcher());
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_test.dart
index 50c8b22b49..702071d106 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/not_initialized_widgets_binding_test.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/widgets_binding_integration.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
 
 /// Tests that require `WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();` not
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 }
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/on_error_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/on_error_integration_test.dart
index fb08e68a9b..b1a2dc090f 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/on_error_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/on_error_integration_test.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mockito/mockito.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/on_error_integration.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
   final platformDispatcherWrapper =
       PlatformDispatcherWrapper(MockPlatformDispatcher());
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/screenshot_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/screenshot_integration_test.dart
index 4bf2252685..cedf8bca43 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/screenshot_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/screenshot_integration_test.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/event_processor/screenshot_event_processor.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/screenshot_integration.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   ScreenshotIntegration getSut({bool attachScreenshot = true}) {
     options.attachScreenshot = attachScreenshot;
diff --git a/flutter/test/integrations/widgets_flutter_binding_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/integrations/widgets_flutter_binding_integration_test.dart
index 72fb406ee9..3ab2a8f89c 100644
--- a/flutter/test/integrations/widgets_flutter_binding_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/integrations/widgets_flutter_binding_integration_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/integrations/widgets_flutter_binding_integration.dart';
 
 import '../mocks.dart';
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ void main() {
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
 
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)
-    ..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper();
 
   TestBindingWrapper get testBindingUtils =>
       options.bindingUtils as TestBindingWrapper;
diff --git a/flutter/test/mocks.dart b/flutter/test/mocks.dart
index ee74889877..041f0b4a64 100644
--- a/flutter/test/mocks.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/mocks.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import 'no_such_method_provider.dart';
 const fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
 const fakeProguardUuid = '3457d982-65ef-576d-a6ad-65b5f30f49a5';
 
-// TODO use this everywhere in tests so that we don't get exceptions swallowed.
 SentryFlutterOptions defaultTestOptions() {
   // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
   return SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
diff --git a/flutter/test/navigation/sentry_display_widget_test.dart b/flutter/test/navigation/sentry_display_widget_test.dart
index a0495bfe8d..abbd6e70dc 100644
--- a/flutter/test/navigation/sentry_display_widget_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/navigation/sentry_display_widget_test.dart
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final Hub hub =
-      Hub(SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
+  final Hub hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
   late final SentryNavigatorObserver navigatorObserver;
   final fakeFrameCallbackHandler = FakeFrameCallbackHandler();
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_display_tracker_test.dart b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_display_tracker_test.dart
index 975adb37fd..6e074bac6e 100644
--- a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_display_tracker_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_display_tracker_test.dart
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final startTimestamp = getUtcDateTime();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions()
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()
     ..dsn = fakeDsn
     ..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
   late final endTimeProvider = ttidEndTimestampProvider();
diff --git a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_full_display_tracker_test.dart b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_full_display_tracker_test.dart
index 50609f2692..95d5a3ee25 100644
--- a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_full_display_tracker_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_full_display_tracker_test.dart
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final startTimestamp = getUtcDateTime();
-  final hub = Hub(SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
+  final hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
   final autoFinishAfter = const Duration(seconds: 2);
   late final endTimestampProvider = fakeTTIDEndTimestampProvider();
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker_test.dart b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker_test.dart
index 6e55029572..1f85360f55 100644
--- a/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker_test.dart
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final startTimestamp = getUtcDateTime();
-  final hub = Hub(SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
+  final hub = Hub(defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0);
   late final fakeFrameCallbackHandler = FakeFrameCallbackHandler();
 
   ISentrySpan getTransaction({String? name = "Regular route"}) {
diff --git a/flutter/test/profiling_test.dart b/flutter/test/profiling_test.dart
index 04ff70d065..5ab944e53f 100644
--- a/flutter/test/profiling_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/profiling_test.dart
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void main() {
 
   group('$SentryNativeProfilerFactory', () {
     Hub hubWithSampleRate(double profilesSampleRate) {
-      final o = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+      final o = defaultTestOptions();
       o.platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOs());
       o.profilesSampleRate = profilesSampleRate;
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/replay/recorder_test.dart b/flutter/test/replay/recorder_test.dart
index 16db1513b5..2df4334c5b 100644
--- a/flutter/test/replay/recorder_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/replay/recorder_test.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ library dart_test;
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/replay/recorder.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/replay/recorder_config.dart';
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class _Fixture {
   _Fixture._() {
     sut = ScreenshotRecorder(
       ScreenshotRecorderConfig(),
-      SentryFlutterOptions()..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper(),
+      defaultTestOptions()..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper(),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/replay/scheduled_recorder_test.dart b/flutter/test/replay/scheduled_recorder_test.dart
index f859b27d53..7ace54c18e 100644
--- a/flutter/test/replay/scheduled_recorder_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/replay/scheduled_recorder_test.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ library dart_test;
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/replay/scheduled_recorder.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/replay/recorder_config.dart';
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class _Fixture {
       (Image image) async {
         capturedImages.add("${image.width}x${image.height}");
       },
-      SentryFlutterOptions()..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper(),
+      defaultTestOptions()..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper(),
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/screenshot/sentry_screenshot_widget_test.dart b/flutter/test/screenshot/sentry_screenshot_widget_test.dart
index 0b6df7ffad..bedbfe8f1f 100644
--- a/flutter/test/screenshot/sentry_screenshot_widget_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/screenshot/sentry_screenshot_widget_test.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub hub;
 
   SentryScreenshotWidget getSut({
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_asset_bundle_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_asset_bundle_test.dart
index c5236f674a..cd17f3e279 100644
--- a/flutter/test/sentry_asset_bundle_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_asset_bundle_test.dart
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   late Hub _hub;
   final transport = MockTransport();
   final assetBundle = TestAssetBundle();
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_options_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_options_test.dart
index ed4a3ea7f7..6b09b0d89f 100644
--- a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_options_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_options_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart';
 
 import 'mocks.dart';
 
@@ -8,8 +6,8 @@ void main() {
   group('SentryFlutterOptions', () {
     testWidgets('auto breadcrumb tracking: has native integration',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      final options = SentryFlutterOptions(
-          checker: MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: true));
+      final options = defaultTestOptions()
+        ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: true);
 
       expect(options.enableAppLifecycleBreadcrumbs, isFalse);
       expect(options.enableWindowMetricBreadcrumbs, isFalse);
@@ -21,8 +19,8 @@ void main() {
 
     testWidgets('auto breadcrumb tracking: without native integration',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      final options = SentryFlutterOptions(
-          checker: MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: false));
+      final options = defaultTestOptions()
+        ..platformChecker = MockPlatformChecker(hasNativeIntegration: false);
 
       expect(options.enableAppLifecycleBreadcrumbs, isTrue);
       expect(options.enableWindowMetricBreadcrumbs, isTrue);
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     testWidgets('useNativeBreadcrumbTracking', (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       options.useNativeBreadcrumbTracking();
 
       expect(options.enableAppLifecycleBreadcrumbs, isFalse);
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     testWidgets('useFlutterBreadcrumbTracking', (WidgetTester tester) async {
-      final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
       options.useFlutterBreadcrumbTracking();
 
       expect(options.enableAppLifecycleBreadcrumbs, isTrue);
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
index 551c774d00..641723a33a 100644
--- a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_test.dart
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void main() {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
 
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker =
             getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.android());
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -133,14 +132,13 @@ void main() {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
 
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOs());
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -186,14 +184,13 @@ void main() {
     test('macOS', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.macOs());
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -235,7 +232,7 @@ void main() {
     test('Windows', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker =
             getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.windows());
@@ -243,7 +240,6 @@ void main() {
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -288,14 +284,13 @@ void main() {
     test('Linux', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.linux());
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
           options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -340,7 +335,7 @@ void main() {
     test('Web', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           isWeb: true,
@@ -349,8 +344,6 @@ void main() {
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           options.profilesSampleRate = 1.0;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
@@ -395,7 +388,7 @@ void main() {
     test('Web && (iOS || macOS)', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           isWeb: true,
@@ -406,8 +399,6 @@ void main() {
       // runs on iOS or macOS
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -445,7 +436,7 @@ void main() {
     test('Web && (macOS)', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           isWeb: true,
@@ -456,8 +447,6 @@ void main() {
       // runs on iOS or macOS
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -497,7 +486,7 @@ void main() {
     test('Web && Android', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
       Transport transport = MockTransport();
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           isWeb: true,
@@ -507,8 +496,6 @@ void main() {
       // Tests that Android integrations aren't added on an Android browser
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
           transport = options.transport;
         },
@@ -552,7 +539,7 @@ void main() {
     test('installed on io platforms', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
 
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..methodChannel = native.channel
         ..platformChecker =
             getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOs(), isWeb: false)
@@ -560,8 +547,6 @@ void main() {
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -580,15 +565,13 @@ void main() {
     test('installed with canvasKit renderer', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
 
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..platformChecker =
             getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOs(), isWeb: true)
         ..rendererWrapper = MockRendererWrapper(FlutterRenderer.canvasKit);
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -607,15 +590,13 @@ void main() {
     test('not installed with html renderer', () async {
       List<Integration> integrations = [];
 
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..platformChecker =
             getPlatformChecker(platform: MockPlatform.iOs(), isWeb: true)
         ..rendererWrapper = MockRendererWrapper(FlutterRenderer.html);
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) async {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
           integrations = options.integrations;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
@@ -639,7 +620,7 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('test that initial values are set correctly', () async {
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           platform: MockPlatform.android(),
           isWeb: true,
@@ -647,8 +628,6 @@ void main() {
 
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
           expect(false, options.debug);
           expect('debug', options.environment);
@@ -667,7 +646,7 @@ void main() {
     test(
         'enablePureDartSymbolication is set to false during SentryFlutter init',
         () async {
-      final sentryFlutterOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final sentryFlutterOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           platform: MockPlatform.android(),
           isWeb: true,
@@ -675,8 +654,6 @@ void main() {
       SentryFlutter.native = MockSentryNativeBinding();
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
 
           expect(options.enableDartSymbolication, false);
         },
@@ -735,15 +712,13 @@ void main() {
     test(
         'should add DartExceptionTypeIdentifier and FlutterExceptionTypeIdentifier by default',
         () async {
-      final actualOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      final actualOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(
           platform: MockPlatform.android(),
           isWeb: true,
         );
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) {
-          options.dsn = fakeDsn;
-          options.automatedTestMode = true;
         },
         appRunner: appRunner,
         options: actualOptions,
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_native_channel_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_native_channel_test.dart
index 86693232d3..ba933e8937 100644
--- a/flutter/test/sentry_native_channel_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_native_channel_test.dart
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ void main() {
 
       setUp(() {
         channel = MockMethodChannel();
-        final options = SentryFlutterOptions(
-            dsn: fakeDsn, checker: getPlatformChecker(platform: mockPlatform))
-          // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
-          ..automatedTestMode = true
+        final options = defaultTestOptions()
+          ..platformChecker = getPlatformChecker(platform: mockPlatform)
           ..methodChannel = channel;
         sut = createBinding(options);
       });
diff --git a/flutter/test/span_frame_metrics_collector_test.dart b/flutter/test/span_frame_metrics_collector_test.dart
index 70c3348070..41cb56b6d5 100644
--- a/flutter/test/span_frame_metrics_collector_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/span_frame_metrics_collector_test.dart
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final hub = Hub(options);
   final fakeFrameCallbackHandler = FakeFrameCallbackHandler();
   final mockSentryNative = MockSentryNativeBinding();
diff --git a/flutter/test/user_interaction/sentry_user_interaction_widget_test.dart b/flutter/test/user_interaction/sentry_user_interaction_widget_test.dart
index b0288729b2..cdb27f9275 100644
--- a/flutter/test/user_interaction/sentry_user_interaction_widget_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/user_interaction/sentry_user_interaction_widget_test.dart
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Future<void> tapMe(
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final _options = SentryFlutterOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
   final _transport = MockTransport();
   late Hub hub;
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/sentry_tree_walker_test.dart b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/sentry_tree_walker_test.dart
index 9fd41fc522..26a7c41a0a 100644
--- a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/sentry_tree_walker_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/sentry_tree_walker_test.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/view_hierarchy/sentry_tree_walker.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
+
 void main() {
   group('TreeWalker', () {
     late WidgetsBinding instance;
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ void main() {
         await tester.pumpWidget(MyApp());
 
         final sentryViewHierarchy =
-            walkWidgetTree(instance, SentryFlutterOptions());
+            walkWidgetTree(instance, defaultTestOptions());
 
         expect(sentryViewHierarchy!.renderingSystem, 'flutter');
       });
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ void main() {
 
 SentryViewHierarchyElement _getFirstSentryViewHierarchy(
     WidgetsBinding instance) {
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final sentryViewHierarchy = walkWidgetTree(instance, options);
 
   return sentryViewHierarchy!.windows.first;
diff --git a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor_test.dart b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor_test.dart
index 98487ab3a2..9ba8a694ff 100644
--- a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor_test.dart
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/binding_wrapper.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/sentry_flutter_options.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
+
 void main() {
   group(SentryViewHierarchyEventProcessor, () {
     late Fixture fixture;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ class TestBindingWrapper implements BindingWrapper {
 class Fixture {
   SentryViewHierarchyEventProcessor getSut(WidgetsBinding instance,
       {bool reportViewHierarchyIdentifiers = true}) {
-    final options = SentryFlutterOptions()
+    final options = defaultTestOptions()
       ..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper(instance)
       ..reportViewHierarchyIdentifiers = reportViewHierarchyIdentifiers;
     return SentryViewHierarchyEventProcessor(options);
diff --git a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_integration_test.dart b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_integration_test.dart
index bef4050c6e..c57fff8b5e 100644
--- a/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_integration_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_integration_test.dart
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 library flutter_test;
 
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_event_processor.dart';
 import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/view_hierarchy/view_hierarchy_integration.dart';
 
+import '../mocks.dart';
 import '../mocks.mocks.dart';
 
 void main() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryFlutterOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   SentryViewHierarchyIntegration getSut({bool attachViewHierarchy = true}) {
     options.attachViewHierarchy = attachViewHierarchy;
diff --git a/flutter/test/widgets_binding_observer_test.dart b/flutter/test/widgets_binding_observer_test.dart
index 86973ba91c..ce44577db9 100644
--- a/flutter/test/widgets_binding_observer_test.dart
+++ b/flutter/test/widgets_binding_observer_test.dart
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ void main() {
     setUp(() {
       TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
-      flutterTrackingEnabledOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      flutterTrackingEnabledOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper();
       flutterTrackingEnabledOptions.useFlutterBreadcrumbTracking();
 
-      flutterTrackingDisabledOptions = SentryFlutterOptions()
+      flutterTrackingDisabledOptions = defaultTestOptions()
         ..bindingUtils = TestBindingWrapper();
       flutterTrackingDisabledOptions.useNativeBreadcrumbTracking();
     });
diff --git a/hive/test/sentry_box_base_test.dart b/hive/test/sentry_box_base_test.dart
index 3821b8b341..e46564a3f3 100644
--- a/hive/test/sentry_box_base_test.dart
+++ b/hive/test/sentry_box_base_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'person.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(String description, SentrySpan? span) {
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ void main() {
 class Fixture {
   late final Box<Person> box;
   late final mockBox = MockBox<Person>();
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   final exception = Exception('fixture-exception');
 
diff --git a/hive/test/sentry_box_collection_test.dart b/hive/test/sentry_box_collection_test.dart
index f13b95e1c8..3f730be3c1 100644
--- a/hive/test/sentry_box_collection_test.dart
+++ b/hive/test/sentry_box_collection_test.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import 'person.dart';
 
 import 'package:hive/src/box_collection/box_collection_stub.dart' as stub;
 
+import 'utils.dart';
+
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(String description, SentrySpan? span) {
     expect(span?.context.operation, SentryHiveImpl.dbOp);
@@ -355,7 +357,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   final exception = Exception('fixture-exception');
 
diff --git a/hive/test/sentry_hive_impl_test.dart b/hive/test/sentry_hive_impl_test.dart
index 521415d1ed..a478c9f24a 100644
--- a/hive/test/sentry_hive_impl_test.dart
+++ b/hive/test/sentry_hive_impl_test.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'person.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   late final mockHive = MockHiveInterface();
   final hub = MockHub();
   static final dbName = 'people-hive-impl';
diff --git a/hive/test/sentry_lazy_box_test.dart b/hive/test/sentry_lazy_box_test.dart
index 291dc3fc20..72282ada42 100644
--- a/hive/test/sentry_lazy_box_test.dart
+++ b/hive/test/sentry_lazy_box_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'person.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(String description, SentrySpan? span) {
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ void main() {
 class Fixture {
   late final LazyBox<Person> box;
   late final mockBox = MockLazyBox<Person>();
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   final exception = Exception('fixture-exception');
 
diff --git a/hive/test/utils.dart b/hive/test/utils.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fb87861f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive/test/utils.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
+
+final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
+
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
diff --git a/isar/test/sentry_isar_collection_test.dart b/isar/test/sentry_isar_collection_test.dart
index de55ac5989..5cf06586ea 100644
--- a/isar/test/sentry_isar_collection_test.dart
+++ b/isar/test/sentry_isar_collection_test.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:sentry/src/sentry_tracer.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'person.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(
@@ -876,7 +877,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   final isarCollection = MockIsarCollection<Person>();
 
diff --git a/isar/test/sentry_isar_test.dart b/isar/test/sentry_isar_test.dart
index 222226fa53..00bafb2164 100644
--- a/isar/test/sentry_isar_test.dart
+++ b/isar/test/sentry_isar_test.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'package:sentry_isar/src/version.dart';
 
 import 'mocks/mocks.mocks.dart';
 import 'person.dart';
+import 'utils.dart';
 
 void main() {
   void verifySpan(String description, SentrySpan? span) {
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  final options = SentryOptions();
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final hub = MockHub();
   final isar = MockIsar();
 
diff --git a/isar/test/utils.dart b/isar/test/utils.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fb87861f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/isar/test/utils.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
+
+final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
+
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
diff --git a/logging/test/logging_integration_test.dart b/logging/test/logging_integration_test.dart
index 5ddb50cf3e..c5e78657a5 100644
--- a/logging/test/logging_integration_test.dart
+++ b/logging/test/logging_integration_test.dart
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void main() {
 }
 
 class Fixture {
-  SentryOptions options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  SentryOptions options = defaultTestOptions();
   MockHub hub = MockHub();
 
   LoggingIntegration createSut({
diff --git a/logging/test/mock_hub.dart b/logging/test/mock_hub.dart
index 3dcb1d4fc8..ec3d8b2af9 100644
--- a/logging/test/mock_hub.dart
+++ b/logging/test/mock_hub.dart
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ import 'no_such_method_provider.dart';
 
 final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
 
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}
+
 class MockHub with NoSuchMethodProvider implements Hub {
   final List<CapturedBreadcrumb> breadcrumbs = [];
   final List<CapturedEvents> events = [];
-  final _options = SentryOptions(dsn: 'fixture-dsn');
+  final _options = defaultTestOptions();
 
   @override
   @internal
diff --git a/sqflite/test/sentry_batch_test.dart b/sqflite/test/sentry_batch_test.dart
index 4a5062f2a2..50dc469ab3 100644
--- a/sqflite/test/sentry_batch_test.dart
+++ b/sqflite/test/sentry_batch_test.dart
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ SELECT * FROM Product''';
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final _context = SentryTransactionContext('name', 'operation');
   late final tracer = SentryTracer(_context, hub);
   final batch = MockBatch();
diff --git a/sqflite/test/sentry_database_test.dart b/sqflite/test/sentry_database_test.dart
index 93b258b20f..b97f97784e 100644
--- a/sqflite/test/sentry_database_test.dart
+++ b/sqflite/test/sentry_database_test.dart
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn);
+  final options = defaultTestOptions();
   final _context = SentryTransactionContext('name', 'operation');
   late final tracer = SentryTracer(_context, hub);
   final database = MockDatabase();
diff --git a/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_database_factory_dart_test.dart b/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_database_factory_dart_test.dart
index 061660884f..38bc23d404 100644
--- a/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_database_factory_dart_test.dart
+++ b/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_database_factory_dart_test.dart
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
   final _context = SentryTransactionContext('name', 'operation');
   late final tracer = SentryTracer(_context, hub);
   late final scope = Scope(options);
diff --git a/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_test.dart b/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_test.dart
index 41aa3277b9..f54cfda980 100644
--- a/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_test.dart
+++ b/sqflite/test/sentry_sqflite_test.dart
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void main() {
 
 class Fixture {
   final hub = MockHub();
-  final options = SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
+  final options = defaultTestOptions()..tracesSampleRate = 1.0;
   final _context = SentryTransactionContext('name', 'operation');
   late final tracer = SentryTracer(_context, hub);
   late final scope = Scope(options);
diff --git a/sqflite/test/utils.dart b/sqflite/test/utils.dart
index 5dbeee585a..7fb87861f0 100644
--- a/sqflite/test/utils.dart
+++ b/sqflite/test/utils.dart
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:sentry/sentry.dart';
+
 final fakeDsn = 'https://abc@def.ingest.sentry.io/1234567';
+
+SentryOptions defaultTestOptions() {
+  // ignore: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+  return SentryOptions(dsn: fakeDsn)..automatedTestMode = true;
+}