diff --git a/src/state/CallViewModel/LayoutSwitch.test.ts b/src/state/CallViewModel/LayoutSwitch.test.ts
index ae5a3896..a0d2d8c3 100644
--- a/src/state/CallViewModel/LayoutSwitch.test.ts
+++ b/src/state/CallViewModel/LayoutSwitch.test.ts
@@ -5,198 +5,105 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
-import { firstValueFrom, of } from "rxjs";
+import { describe, test } from "vitest";
 
 import { createLayoutModeSwitch } from "./LayoutSwitch";
-import { ObservableScope } from "../ObservableScope";
-import { constant } from "../Behavior";
-import { withTestScheduler } from "../../utils/test";
+import { testScope, withTestScheduler } from "../../utils/test";
 
-let scope: ObservableScope;
-beforeEach(() => {
-  scope = new ObservableScope();
-});
-afterEach(() => {
-  scope.end();
-});
-
-describe("Default mode", () => {
-  test("Should be in grid layout by default", async () => {
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      constant("normal"),
-      of(false),
-    );
-
-    const mode = await firstValueFrom(gridMode$);
-    expect(mode).toBe("grid");
-  });
-
-  test("Should switch to spotlight mode when window mode is flat", async () => {
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      constant("flat"),
-      of(false),
-    );
-
-    const mode = await firstValueFrom(gridMode$);
-    expect(mode).toBe("spotlight");
-  });
-});
-
-test("Should allow switching modes manually", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable, schedule }): void => {
+function testLayoutSwitch({
+  windowMode = "n",
+  hasScreenShares = "n",
+  userSelection = "",
+  expectedGridMode,
+}: {
+  windowMode?: string;
+  hasScreenShares?: string;
+  userSelection?: string;
+  expectedGridMode: string;
+}): void {
+  withTestScheduler(({ behavior, schedule, expectObservable }) => {
     const { gridMode$, setGridMode } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold("f", { f: false, t: true }),
+      testScope(),
+      behavior(windowMode, { n: "normal", N: "narrow", f: "flat" }),
+      behavior(hasScreenShares, { y: true, n: false }),
     );
-
-    schedule("--sgs", {
-      s: () => setGridMode("spotlight"),
-      g: () => setGridMode("grid"),
-    });
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe("g-sgs", {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("Should switch to spotlight mode when there is a remote screen share", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable }): void => {
-    const shareMarble = "f--t";
-    const gridsMarble = "g--s";
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold(shareMarble, { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(gridsMarble, {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("Can manually force grid when there is a screenshare", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable, schedule }): void => {
-    const { gridMode$, setGridMode } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold("-ft", { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-
-    schedule("---g", {
-      g: () => setGridMode("grid"),
-    });
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe("ggsg", {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("Should auto-switch after manually selected grid", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable, schedule }): void => {
-    const { gridMode$, setGridMode } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      // Two screenshares will happen in sequence
-      cold("-ft-ft", { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-
-    // There was a screen-share that forced spotlight, then
-    // the user manually switch back to grid
-    schedule("---g", {
-      g: () => setGridMode("grid"),
-    });
-
-    // If we did want to respect manual selection, the expectation would be:
-    // const expectation = "ggsg";
-    const expectation = "ggsg-s";
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(expectation, {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("Should switch back to grid mode when the remote screen share ends", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable }): void => {
-    const shareMarble = "f--t--f-";
-    const gridsMarble = "g--s--g-";
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold(shareMarble, { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(gridsMarble, {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("can auto-switch to spotlight again after first screen share ends", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable }): void => {
-    const shareMarble = "ftft";
-    const gridsMarble = "gsgs";
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold(shareMarble, { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(gridsMarble, {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-test("can switch manually to grid after screen share while manually in spotlight", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, schedule, expectObservable }): void => {
-    // Initially, no one is sharing. Then the user manually switches to
-    // spotlight. After a screen share starts, the user manually switches to
-    // grid.
-    const shareMarbles = "  f-t-";
-    const setModeMarbles = "-s-g";
-    const expectation = "   gs-g";
-    const { gridMode$, setGridMode } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("n", { n: "normal" }),
-      cold(shareMarbles, { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
-    schedule(setModeMarbles, {
+    schedule(userSelection, {
       g: () => setGridMode("grid"),
       s: () => setGridMode("spotlight"),
     });
-
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(expectation, {
+    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe(expectedGridMode, {
       g: "grid",
       s: "spotlight",
     });
   });
+}
+
+describe("default mode", () => {
+  test("uses grid layout by default", () =>
+    testLayoutSwitch({
+      expectedGridMode: "g",
+    }));
+
+  test("uses spotlight mode when window mode is flat", () =>
+    testLayoutSwitch({
+      windowMode: "      f",
+      expectedGridMode: "s",
+    }));
 });
 
-test("Should auto-switch to spotlight when in flat window mode", () => {
-  withTestScheduler(({ cold, behavior, expectObservable }): void => {
-    const { gridMode$ } = createLayoutModeSwitch(
-      scope,
-      behavior("naf", { n: "normal", a: "narrow", f: "flat" }),
-      cold("f", { f: false, t: true }),
-    );
+test("allows switching modes manually", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    userSelection: "   --sgs",
+    expectedGridMode: "g-sgs",
+  }));
 
-    expectObservable(gridMode$).toBe("g-s-", {
-      g: "grid",
-      s: "spotlight",
-    });
-  });
-});
+test("switches to spotlight mode when there is a remote screen share", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    hasScreenShares: " n--y",
+    expectedGridMode: "g--s",
+  }));
+
+test("can manually switch to grid when there is a screenshare", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    hasScreenShares: " n-y",
+    userSelection: "   ---g",
+    expectedGridMode: "g-sg",
+  }));
+
+test("auto-switches after manually selecting grid", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    // Two screenshares will happen in sequence. There is a screen share that
+    // forces spotlight, then the user manually switches back to grid.
+    hasScreenShares: " n-y-ny",
+    userSelection: "   ---g",
+    expectedGridMode: "g-sg-s",
+    // If we did want to respect manual selection, the expectation would be: g-sg
+  }));
+
+test("switches back to grid mode when the remote screen share ends", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    hasScreenShares: " n--y--n",
+    expectedGridMode: "g--s--g",
+  }));
+
+test("auto-switches to spotlight again after first screen share ends", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    hasScreenShares: " nyny",
+    expectedGridMode: "gsgs",
+  }));
+
+test("switches manually to grid after screen share while manually in spotlight", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    // Initially, no one is sharing. Then the user manually switches to spotlight.
+    // After a screen share starts, the user manually switches to grid.
+    hasScreenShares: " n-y",
+    userSelection: "   -s-g",
+    expectedGridMode: "gs-g",
+  }));
+
+test("auto-switches to spotlight when in flat window mode", () =>
+  testLayoutSwitch({
+    // First normal, then narrow, then flat.
+    windowMode: "      nNf",
+    expectedGridMode: "g-s",
+  }));