diff --git a/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py b/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
index bee62611651f8446c21884bc9b719941f2889648..c540e617c697fb55aca91cd75d8c1ea46f16c1b8 100755
--- a/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
+++ b/tracker/automated/test-tracker.py
@@ -48,39 +48,8 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.homedir)
         self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(path))
 
-    def assert_indexed(self, filename, extra=None):
-        uri = 'file://%s/%s' % (self.homedir, filename)
-        self.indexer.assert_indexed(uri, extra)
-
-    def assert_not_indexed(self, filename):
-        uri = 'file://%s/%s' % (self.homedir, filename)
-        self.indexer.assert_not_indexed(uri)
-
     def tracker_initial_tests(self):
-        playable_query = '?urn bosch:playable true . '
-        album_query = ('?urn nmm:musicAlbum ?album . '
-                       '?album nmm:albumTitle "GNOME Audio" . ')
-        performer_query = ('?urn nmm:performer ?performer . '
-                           '?performer nmm:artistName "Conrad Parker" . ')
-        title_query = '?urn nie:title "GNOME Generic Sound" . '
-        audio_query = album_query + performer_query + title_query
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/generic.mp3', audio_query)
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/generic.flac', audio_query + playable_query)
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/generic-no-artwork.mp3', audio_query)
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/generic.oga', audio_query)
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/generic.wav', playable_query)
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/lorem_presentation.odp')
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/lorem_spreadsheet.ods')
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/lorem_text.txt')
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/more_lorem_ipsum.odt')
-        self.assert_indexed('Pictures/' + LONG_JPEG_NAME)
-        self.assert_indexed('Pictures/collabora-logo-big.png')
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/Generic_Sounds.pls',
-                            '?urn nfo:entryCounter 3')
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/Ghosts.pls', '?urn nfo:entryCounter 38')
-        self.assert_indexed('Music/Ghosts.m3u', '?urn nfo:entryCounter 38')
-        self.assert_indexed('Videos/big_buck_bunny_smaller.ogv',
-                            playable_query)
+        self.indexer.assert_all_indexed(self.homedir)
 
     def tracker_update_tests(self):
         # Create a new file and assert it gets indexed
@@ -88,20 +57,20 @@ class TrackerTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(filename, 'w') as f:
             f.write('something')
         self.indexer.wait(True)
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/something.txt',
-                            '?urn nie:plainTextContent "something"')
+        self.indexer.assert_indexed(
+            filename, '?urn nie:plainTextContent "something"')
 
         # Modify the file should re-index it
         with open(filename, 'w') as f:
             f.write('something else')
         self.indexer.wait(True)
-        self.assert_indexed('Documents/something.txt',
-                            '?urn nie:plainTextContent "something else"')
+        self.indexer.assert_indexed(
+            filename, '?urn nie:plainTextContent "something else"')
 
         # Delete file and assert it's not indexed anymore
         os.remove(filename)
         self.indexer.wait(False)
-        self.assert_not_indexed('Documents/something.txt')
+        self.indexer.assert_not_indexed(filename)
 
     def assert_has_thumbnail(self, filename):
         # Note that this is the path for local storage only, not for removable
diff --git a/tracker/common.py b/tracker/common.py
index c8bce6fef3f3c3362ecf8eccd54002376af794d3..14f35e5cf375fd7000f8a3cdb77391f784ef704f 100644
--- a/tracker/common.py
+++ b/tracker/common.py
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ class TrackerIndexer():
         self.wait_files = True
         self.loop.run()
 
-    def assert_indexed(self, uri, extra=None):
+    def assert_indexed(self, path, extra=None):
         query = ('select ?urn where { '
-                 '  ?urn nie:url "%s" ; '
-                 '  tracker:available true . ') % (uri)
+                 '  ?urn nie:url "file://%s" ; '
+                 '  tracker:available true . ') % (path)
         if extra is not None:
             query += extra
         query += ' }'
@@ -125,8 +125,39 @@ class TrackerIndexer():
         if cursor.next(None):
             raise Exception("Query '%s' returned more than one result" % query)
 
-    def assert_not_indexed(self, uri):
-        query = ('select ?urn where { ?urn nie:url "%s" }') % (uri)
+    def assert_not_indexed(self, path):
+        query = ('select ?urn where { ?urn nie:url "file://%s" }') % (path)
         cursor = self.conn.query(query, None)
         if cursor.next(None):
             raise Exception("Query '%s' returned results" % query)
+
+    def assert_all_indexed(self, root):
+        playable_query = '?urn bosch:playable true . '
+        album_query = ('?urn nmm:musicAlbum ?album . '
+                       '?album nmm:albumTitle "GNOME Audio" . ')
+        performer_query = ('?urn nmm:performer ?performer . '
+                           '?performer nmm:artistName "Conrad Parker" . ')
+        title_query = '?urn nie:title "GNOME Generic Sound" . '
+        audio_query = album_query + performer_query + title_query
+
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/generic.mp3', audio_query)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/generic.flac',
+                            audio_query + playable_query)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/generic-no-artwork.mp3',
+                            audio_query)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/generic.oga', audio_query)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/generic.wav', playable_query)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Documents/lorem_presentation.odp')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Documents/lorem_spreadsheet.ods')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Documents/lorem_text.txt')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Documents/more_lorem_ipsum.odt')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Pictures/' + LONG_JPEG_NAME)
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Pictures/collabora-logo-big.png')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/Generic_Sounds.pls',
+                            '?urn nfo:entryCounter 3')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/Ghosts.pls',
+                            '?urn nfo:entryCounter 38')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Music/Ghosts.m3u',
+                            '?urn nfo:entryCounter 38')
+        self.assert_indexed(root + '/Videos/big_buck_bunny_smaller.ogv',
+                            playable_query)
diff --git a/tracker/manual/test-removable-device.py b/tracker/manual/test-removable-device.py
index 3808d631426b2a4c622fda6a49b947378fcaca74..2f3d9ee4a67903a0faf11aafe09a14bbc134e279 100755
--- a/tracker/manual/test-removable-device.py
+++ b/tracker/manual/test-removable-device.py
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ class TestRemovableDevice(unittest.TestCase):
         self.path = mount.get_root().get_path()
         self.loop.quit()
 
-    def assert_indexed(self, filename, extra=None):
-        uri = 'file://%s/%s' % (self.path, filename)
-        self.indexer.assert_indexed(uri, extra)
-
     def test_removable_device(self):
         print('Please insert storage ...')
         self.loop.run()
@@ -46,8 +42,7 @@ class TestRemovableDevice(unittest.TestCase):
         self.indexer = TrackerIndexer()
         self.indexer.copy_medias(self.path)
         self.indexer.start()
-
-        self.assert_indexed('generic.flac', '?urn bosch:playable true')
+        self.indexer.assert_all_indexed(self.path)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()