diff --git a/acceptance/rackspace/cdn/v1/common.go b/acceptance/rackspace/cdn/v1/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2333ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/rackspace/cdn/v1/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// +build acceptance
+
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/rackspace"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func newClient(t *testing.T) *gophercloud.ServiceClient {
+	ao, err := rackspace.AuthOptionsFromEnv()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	client, err := rackspace.AuthenticatedClient(ao)
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	c, err := rackspace.NewCDNV1(client, gophercloud.EndpointOpts{})
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	return c
+}