diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20f7c4c..635a8b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "build": "react-scripts build",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
-    "test:coverage": "yarn test --coverage --watchAll=false --collectCoverageFrom=src/components/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/views/**/*",
-    "test:coveralls": "yarn test --coverage --watchAll=false --collectCoverageFrom=src/components/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/views/**/* --coverageReporters=text-lcov | coveralls",
+    "test:coverage": "yarn test --coverage --watchAll=false --collectCoverageFrom=src/components/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/views/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/util.js",
+    "test:coveralls": "yarn test --coverage --watchAll=false --collectCoverageFrom=src/components/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/views/**/* --collectCoverageFrom=src/util.js --coverageReporters=text-lcov | coveralls",
     "cypress:open": "cypress open"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/components/ItemTimer.test.js b/src/__tests__/components/ItemTimer.test.js
index 00359e2..1c08ccb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/components/ItemTimer.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/components/ItemTimer.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import ItemTimer from '../../components/ItemTimer'
 jest.mock('../../util', () => {
   const moment = require('moment')
   const mockCreateDuration = () => moment.duration({ minutes: 60, seconds: 0 })
+  const mockItemTimerLogic = () => {}
   return {
-    createDuration: mockCreateDuration
+    createDuration: mockCreateDuration,
+    itemTimerLogic: mockItemTimerLogic
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/ItemTimer.test.js.snap b/src/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/ItemTimer.test.js.snap
index 1e525b5..ecb273a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/ItemTimer.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/ItemTimer.test.js.snap
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ exports[`<ItemTimer /> Should render the <ItemTimer /> component. 1`] = `
     >
       Item Timer
     </h3>
-    <span>
-      0 minutes 0 seconds
-    </span>
+    <span />
   </div>
 </DocumentFragment>
 `;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/util.test.js b/src/__tests__/util.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f29084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/util.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import {
+  generateItems,
+  generatePlanets,
+  loadState,
+  saveState,
+  createDuration,
+  createETA,
+  generateContracts
+} from '../util'
+
+describe('Utilities', () => {
+  it('Should test generateItems().', () => {
+    expect(
+      generateItems([
+        { location: 50, name: 'Mock Planet 1' },
+        { location: 100, name: 'Mock Planet 2' }
+      ]).length
+    ).toBe(5)
+  })
+
+  it('Should test generatePlanets().', () => {
+    expect(generatePlanets().length).toBe(3)
+  })
+
+  it('Should test loadState().', () => {
+    expect(loadState()).toBe(undefined)
+  })
+
+  it('Should test saveState().', () => {
+    expect(saveState({ mockedState: true })).toBe(undefined)
+  })
+
+  it('Should test createDuration().', () => {
+    expect(typeof createDuration()).toBe('object')
+  })
+
+  it('Should test createETA().', () => {
+    expect(typeof createETA({ value: 0 }, { location: { value: 50 } })).toBe(
+      'object'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('Should test generateContracts().', () => {
+    expect(generateContracts().length).toBe(5)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/ItemTimer.js b/src/components/ItemTimer.js
index 56cb75a..2f897a8 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemTimer.js
+++ b/src/components/ItemTimer.js
@@ -6,36 +6,24 @@ import {
   clearItems,
   refreshItems
 } from '../redux/actions/world'
-import { createDuration } from '../util'
+import { itemTimerLogic } from '../util'
 import { Box, Heading } from 'grommet'
 
 const ItemTimer = ({ handleTimerStarted, handleTimerStopped, world }) => {
-  const { isTimerRunning } = world
-
-  let duration = createDuration()
-
-  const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState(
-    `${duration.minutes()} minutes ${duration.seconds()} seconds`
+  const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState(null)
+
+  useEffect(
+    () =>
+      itemTimerLogic(
+        world,
+        setTimeLeft,
+        handleTimerStarted,
+        handleTimerStopped
+      ),
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    [world.isTimerRunning]
   )
 
-  const startTimer = () => {
-    if (!isTimerRunning) {
-      handleTimerStarted()
-      let timer = setInterval(() => {
-        duration.subtract(1, 'second')
-        setTimeLeft(
-          `${duration.minutes()} minutes ${duration.seconds()} seconds`
-        )
-        if (duration.asMilliseconds() === 0) {
-          clearInterval(timer)
-          handleTimerStopped()
-        }
-      }, 1000)
-    }
-  }
-
-  useEffect(startTimer, [isTimerRunning])
-
   return (
     <Box>
       <Heading level="3">Item Timer</Heading>
diff --git a/src/components/TravelTimer.js b/src/components/TravelTimer.js
index 4236344..16e0f87 100644
--- a/src/components/TravelTimer.js
+++ b/src/components/TravelTimer.js
@@ -9,29 +9,15 @@ import {
   setDestination,
   setShipTraveling
 } from '../redux/actions/ship'
-import { createDiffDuration } from '../util'
+import { travelTimerLogic } from '../util'
 
 const TravelTimer = ({ handleTimerStopped, ship }) => {
   const [timeLeft, setTimeLeft] = useState(null)
 
-  const timerLogic = () => {
-    if (ship.isShipTraveling) {
-      const travelTimer = setInterval(() => {
-        const diffDuration = createDiffDuration(ship.destination.eta)
-
-        diffDuration.subtract(1, 'second')
-
-        if (diffDuration.asMilliseconds() === 0) {
-          clearInterval(travelTimer)
-          handleTimerStopped(ship)
-        }
-
-        setTimeLeft(diffDuration)
-      }, 1000)
-    }
-  }
-
-  useEffect(timerLogic, [ship.isShipTraveling])
+  // eslint-disable-next-line
+  useEffect(() => travelTimerLogic(ship, setTimeLeft, handleTimerStopped), [
+    ship.isShipTraveling
+  ])
 
   return ship.isShipTraveling ? (
     <Box>
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index fac9be0..1e82388 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -122,3 +122,43 @@ export const generateContracts = () => {
 
   return contracts
 }
+
+export const travelTimerLogic = (ship, setTimeLeft, handleTimerStopped) => {
+  if (ship.isShipTraveling) {
+    const travelTimer = setInterval(() => {
+      const diffDuration = createDiffDuration(ship.destination.eta)
+
+      diffDuration.subtract(1, 'second')
+
+      if (diffDuration.asMilliseconds() === 0) {
+        clearInterval(travelTimer)
+        handleTimerStopped(ship)
+      }
+
+      setTimeLeft(diffDuration)
+    }, 1000)
+  }
+}
+
+export const itemTimerLogic = (
+  world,
+  setTimeLeft,
+  handleTimerStarted,
+  handleTimerStopped
+) => {
+  const { isTimerRunning } = world
+
+  let duration = createDuration()
+
+  if (!isTimerRunning) {
+    handleTimerStarted()
+    let timer = setInterval(() => {
+      duration.subtract(1, 'second')
+      setTimeLeft(`${duration.minutes()} minutes ${duration.seconds()} seconds`)
+      if (duration.asMilliseconds() === 0) {
+        clearInterval(timer)
+        handleTimerStopped()
+      }
+    }, 1000)
+  }
+}