diff --git a/tests/utils.sh b/tests/utils.sh
index 8babfd21..6fc23ad8 100644
--- a/tests/utils.sh
+++ b/tests/utils.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ imag-call-binary() {
     $bin $flags $*
 }
 
+cat_entry() {
+    cat ${STORE}/$1
+}
+
 reset_store() {
     rm -r "${STORE}"
 }