diff --git a/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.ts b/packages/backend/test/factories/execution-step.ts
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+import ExecutionStep from '../../src/models/execution-step';
+import { createExecution } from './execution';
+import { createStep } from './step';
+
+export const createExecutionStep = async (
+  params: Partial<ExecutionStep> = {}
+) => {
+  params.executionId = params?.executionId || (await createExecution()).id;
+  params.stepId = params?.stepId || (await createStep()).id;
+  params.status = params?.status || 'success';
+  params.dataIn = params?.dataIn || { dataIn: 'dataIn' };
+  params.dataOut = params?.dataOut || { dataOut: 'dataOut' };
+
+  const [executionStep] = await global.knex
+    .table('executionSteps')
+    .insert(params)
+    .returning('*');
+
+  return executionStep;
+};