diff --git a/tests/commands/upload_part.sh b/tests/commands/upload_part.sh
index da376ca..ec76245 100644
--- a/tests/commands/upload_part.sh
+++ b/tests/commands/upload_part.sh
@@ -31,3 +31,22 @@ upload_part() {
   fi
   export etag
 }
+
+upload_part_and_get_etag_rest() {
+  if [ $# -ne 5 ]; then
+    log 2 "'upload_part_rest' requires bucket name, key, part number, upload ID, part"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" PART_NUMBER="$4" UPLOAD_ID="$3" DATA_FILE="$5" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/etag.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/upload_part.sh); then
+    log 2 "error sending upload-part REST command: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ "$result" != "200" ]]; then
+    log 2 "upload-part command returned error $result: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/etag.txt")"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "$(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/etag.txt")"
+  etag=$(grep -i "etag" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/etag.txt" | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '\r')
+  log 5 "etag:  $etag"
+  return 0
+}
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh
index 4d5c610..a3a26ac 100755
--- a/tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD"
 
 create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
 
-curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" -X DELETE "https://$host/$bucket_name/$key?uploadId=$upload_id"
+curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" -X DELETE "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name/$key?uploadId=$upload_id"
 -H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature\""
 -H "\"x-amz-content-sha256: UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD\""
 -H "\"x-amz-date: $current_date_time\""
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/complete_multipart_upload.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/complete_multipart_upload.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b39a38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/complete_multipart_upload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Versity Software
+# This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
+
+# Fields
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+key="$OBJECT_KEY"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153,SC2034
+upload_id="$UPLOAD_ID"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+parts="$PARTS"
+
+payload="<CompleteMultipartUpload xmlns=\"http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/\">$parts</CompleteMultipartUpload>"
+payload_hash="$(echo -n "$payload" | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')"
+current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
+
+canonical_request="POST
+/$bucket_name/$key
+uploadId=$UPLOAD_ID
+host:$host
+x-amz-content-sha256:$payload_hash
+x-amz-date:$current_date_time
+
+host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date
+$payload_hash"
+
+create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
+
+curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" -X POST "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name/$key?uploadId=$upload_id"
+-H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature\""
+-H "\"x-amz-content-sha256: $payload_hash\""
+-H "\"x-amz-date: $current_date_time\""
+-H "\"Content-Type: application/xml\""
+-d "\"${payload//\"/\\\"}\""
+-o "$OUTPUT_FILE")
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+eval "${curl_command[*]}" 2>&1
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/list_multipart_uploads.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/list_multipart_uploads.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..038b77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/list_multipart_uploads.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Versity Software
+# This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
+
+# Fields
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153,SC2034
+upload_id="$UPLOAD_ID"
+
+current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+canonical_request="GET
+/$bucket_name/
+uploads=
+host:$host
+x-amz-content-sha256:UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD
+x-amz-date:$current_date_time
+
+host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date
+UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD"
+
+create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
+
+curl_command+=(curl -ks -w "\"%{http_code}\"" "https://$host/$bucket_name/$key?uploads="
+-H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature\""
+-H "\"x-amz-content-sha256: UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD\""
+-H "\"x-amz-date: $current_date_time\""
+-o "$OUTPUT_FILE")
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+eval "${curl_command[*]}" 2>&1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rest_scripts/upload_part.sh b/tests/rest_scripts/upload_part.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97e91c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rest_scripts/upload_part.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 Versity Software
+# This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+source ./tests/rest_scripts/rest.sh
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+bucket_name="$BUCKET_NAME"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+key="$OBJECT_KEY"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+part_number="$PART_NUMBER"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+upload_id="$UPLOAD_ID"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+data=$DATA_FILE
+
+payload_hash="$(sha256sum "$data" | awk '{print $1}')"
+
+  current_date_time=$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
+  aws_endpoint_url_address=${AWS_ENDPOINT_URL#*//}
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+  header=$(echo "$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL" | awk -F: '{print $1}')
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  canonical_request="PUT
+/$bucket_name/$key
+partNumber=$part_number&uploadId=$upload_id
+host:$aws_endpoint_url_address
+x-amz-content-sha256:$payload_hash
+x-amz-date:$current_date_time
+
+host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date
+$payload_hash"
+
+create_canonical_hash_sts_and_signature
+
+sleep 5
+
+curl_command+=(curl -isk -w "\"%{http_code}\"" "\"$AWS_ENDPOINT_URL/$bucket_name/$key?partNumber=$part_number&uploadId=$upload_id\""
+-H "\"Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=$aws_access_key_id/$year_month_day/$aws_region/s3/aws4_request,SignedHeaders=host;x-amz-content-sha256;x-amz-date,Signature=$signature\""
+-H "\"x-amz-content-sha256: $payload_hash\""
+-H "\"x-amz-date: $current_date_time\""
+-o "\"$OUTPUT_FILE\""
+-T "\"$data\"")
+# shellcheck disable=SC2154
+eval "${curl_command[*]}" 2>&1
diff --git a/tests/setup.sh b/tests/setup.sh
index 8eb1ece..25cd8fb 100644
--- a/tests/setup.sh
+++ b/tests/setup.sh
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ teardown() {
     echo "**********************************************************************************"
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  if ! delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"; then
+  if ! bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"; then
     log 3 "error deleting bucket $BUCKET_ONE_NAME or contents"
   fi
-  if ! delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME"; then
+  if ! bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_TWO_NAME"; then
     log 3 "error deleting bucket $BUCKET_TWO_NAME or contents"
   fi
   if [ "$REMOVE_TEST_FILE_FOLDER" == "true" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/test_aws_root_inner.sh b/tests/test_aws_root_inner.sh
index 5c0c2fa..87af7f5 100755
--- a/tests/test_aws_root_inner.sh
+++ b/tests/test_aws_root_inner.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_create_multipart_upload_properties_aws_root() {
   run dd if=/dev/urandom of="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" bs=5M count=1
   assert_success
 
-  run delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  run bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
   # in static bucket config, bucket will still exist
   if ! bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"; then
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ test_retention_bypass_aws_root() {
 legal_hold_retention_setup() {
   assert [ $# -eq 3 ]
 
-  run delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  run bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
   run setup_user "$1" "$2" "user"
diff --git a/tests/test_common.sh b/tests/test_common.sh
index bfc0950..f252933 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.sh
+++ b/tests/test_common.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test_common_multipart_upload() {
   run download_and_compare_file "$1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$bucket_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$bucket_file-copy"
   assert_success
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files $bucket_file
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test_common_create_delete_bucket() {
   run bucket_exists "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
-  run delete_bucket_or_contents "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  run bucket_cleanup "$1" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rest.sh b/tests/test_rest.sh
index da088a8..dd303cd 100755
--- a/tests/test_rest.sh
+++ b/tests/test_rest.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ source ./tests/util.sh
 source ./tests/util_legal_hold.sh
 source ./tests/util_list_buckets.sh
 source ./tests/util_list_objects.sh
+source ./tests/util_list_parts.sh
 source ./tests/util_lock_config.sh
 source ./tests/util_rest.sh
 source ./tests/util_tags.sh
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ source ./tests/util_versioning.sh
   test_key="TestKey"
   test_value="TestValue"
 
-  run delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  run bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
   # in static bucket config, bucket will still exist
   if ! bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"; then
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ source ./tests/util_versioning.sh
   run check_no_object_lock_config_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
-  run delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  run bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
   # in static bucket config, bucket will still exist
@@ -291,3 +292,26 @@ source ./tests/util_versioning.sh
   run create_abort_multipart_upload_rest "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file"
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "REST - multipart upload create, list parts" {
+  test_file="test_file"
+
+  run create_large_file "$test_file"
+  assert_success
+
+  run split_file "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" 4
+  assert_success
+
+  run setup_bucket "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  assert_success
+
+  run upload_check_parts "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" \
+    "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-0" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-1" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-2" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-3"
+  assert_success
+
+  run get_object "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  assert_success
+
+  run compare_files "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy"
+  assert_success
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api.sh b/tests/test_s3api.sh
index 2fa0209..f9f836c 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api.sh
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   fi
   [[ object_size -eq $((range_max*4+4)) ]] || fail "object size mismatch ($object_size, $((range_max*4+4)))"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files $bucket_file
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   key=$(echo "${objects[@]}" | jq -r ".Contents[0].Key" 2>&1) || fail "error getting key from object list: $key"
   [[ $key == "$folder_name/$object_name" ]] || fail "key doesn't match (expected $key, actual $folder_name/$object_name)"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files $folder_name
 }
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   log 5 "INFO:  $bucket_info"
   region=$(echo "$bucket_info" | grep -v "InsecureRequestWarning" | jq -r ".BucketRegion" 2>&1) || fail "error getting bucket region: $region"
   [[ $region != "" ]] || fail "empty bucket region"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 @test "test_retention_bypass" {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   head_bucket "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"a || local info_result=$?
   [[ $info_result -eq 1 ]] || fail "bucket info for non-existent bucket returned"
   [[ $bucket_info == *"404"* ]] || fail "404 not returned for non-existent bucket info"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 @test "test_add_object_metadata" {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   [[ $key == "$test_key" ]] || fail "keys doesn't match (expected $key, actual \"$test_key\")"
   [[ $value == "$test_value" ]] || fail "values doesn't match (expected $value, actual \"$test_value\")"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$object_one"
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   run get_and_check_object_lock_config "$bucket_name" "$enabled" "$governance" "$days"
   assert_success "error getting and checking object lock config"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$bucket_name"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$bucket_name"
 }
 
 @test "test_ls_directory_object" {
diff --git a/tests/test_s3api_policy.sh b/tests/test_s3api_policy.sh
index 7f1d52b..91e793d 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3api_policy.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3api_policy.sh
@@ -187,14 +187,15 @@ test_s3api_policy_invalid_action() {
   run setup_bucket "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
 
-  check_for_empty_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" || fail "policy not empty"
+  run check_for_empty_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  assert_success
 
   if put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file"; then
     fail "put succeeded despite malformed policy"
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   [[ "$put_bucket_policy_error" == *"MalformedPolicy"*"invalid action"* ]] || fail "invalid policy error: $put_bucket_policy_error"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_with_user() {
   run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
   assert_success
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_get_object_specific_file() {
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_specific_file() {
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid get object error: $get_object_error"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_get_object_file_wildcard() {
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_file_wildcard() {
   fi
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid get object error: $get_object_error"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_get_object_folder_wildcard() {
@@ -335,17 +336,23 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_object_folder_wildcard() {
   action="s3:GetObject"
   resource="arn:aws:s3:::$BUCKET_ONE_NAME/$test_folder/*"
 
-  setup_user "$username" "$password" "user" || fail "error creating user"
+  run setup_user "$username" "$password" "user"
+  assert_success
 
-  setup_bucket "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
-  setup_policy_with_single_statement "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "dummy" "$effect" "$principal" "$action" "$resource" || fail "failed to set up policy"
-  put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" || fail "error putting policy"
+  run setup_bucket "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  assert_success
 
-  put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" || fail "error copying object to bucket"
+  run setup_policy_with_single_statement "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "dummy" "$effect" "$principal" "$action" "$resource"
+  assert_success
 
-  download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password" || fail "error downloading and comparing file"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
-  delete_test_files "$test_folder/$test_file" "$policy_file"
+  run put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file"
+  assert_success
+
+  run put_object "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file"
+  assert_success
+
+  run download_and_compare_file_with_user "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" "$username" "$password"
+  assert_success
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_allow_deny() {
@@ -374,7 +381,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_allow_deny() {
   fi
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid get object error: $get_object_error"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$test_file" "$test_file-copy" "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -406,7 +413,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_deny() {
     fail "able to get object despite deny statement"
   fi
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid get object error: $get_object_error"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$test_file_one" "$test_file_two" "$test_file_one-copy" "$test_file_two-copy" "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -445,7 +452,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_put_wildcard() {
   fi
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid get object error: $get_object_error"
   download_and_compare_file "s3api" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_folder/$test_file" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_folder/$test_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$test_file-copy" || fail "files don't match"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$test_folder/$test_file" "$test_file-copy" "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +488,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_delete() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   [[ "$delete_object_error" == *"Access Denied"* ]] || fail "invalid delete object error: $delete_object_error"
   delete_object_with_user "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file_two" "$username" "$password" || fail "error deleting object despite permissions"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$test_file_one" "$test_file_two" "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -515,7 +522,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_bucket_policy() {
   log 5 "ORIG: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file")"
   log 5 "COPY: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy")"
   compare_files "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy" || fail "policies not equal"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file" "$policy_file-copy"
 }
 
@@ -560,7 +567,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_list_multipart_uploads() {
   log 5 "$uploads"
   upload_key=$(echo "$uploads" | grep -v "InsecureRequestWarning" | jq -r ".Uploads[0].Key" 2>&1) || fail "error parsing upload key from uploads message: $upload_key"
   [[ $upload_key == "$test_file" ]] || fail "upload key doesn't match file marked as being uploaded"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file" "$test_file"
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +604,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_put_bucket_policy() {
   log 5 "ORIG: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two")"
   log 5 "COPY: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy")"
   compare_files "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file_two" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file-copy" || fail "policies not equal"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file" "$policy_file_two" "$policy_file-copy"
 }
 
@@ -625,7 +632,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_delete_bucket_policy() {
   setup_policy_with_single_statement "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" "dummy" "$effect" "$principal" "$action" "$resource" || fail "failed to set up policy"
   put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" || fail "error putting policy"
   delete_bucket_policy_with_user "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$username" "$password" || fail "unable to delete bucket policy"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -700,7 +707,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_abort_multipart_upload() {
   put_bucket_policy "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/$policy_file" || fail "error putting policy"
   abort_multipart_upload_with_user "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$test_file" "$upload_id" "$username" "$password" || fail "error aborting multipart upload despite permissions"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file" "$test_file"
 }
 
@@ -736,7 +743,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_two_principals() {
   assert_success "error getting object with user $USERNAME_TWO"
 
   delete_test_files "$test_file" "$policy_file" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/copy_one" "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/copy_two"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_put_bucket_tagging() {
@@ -762,7 +769,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_put_bucket_tagging() {
 
   get_and_check_bucket_tags "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$tag_key" "$tag_value"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 test_s3api_policy_put_acl() {
@@ -805,7 +812,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_put_acl() {
     id=$(echo "$second_grantee" | jq -r ".ID" 2>&1) || fail "error getting ID: $id"
     [[ $id == "all-users" ]] || fail "unexpected ID: $id"
   fi
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -838,7 +845,7 @@ test_s3api_policy_get_bucket_tagging() {
   run get_and_check_bucket_tags_with_user "$USERNAME_ONE" "$PASSWORD_ONE" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME" "$tag_key" "$tag_value"
   assert_success "get and check bucket tags failed"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file"
 }
 
@@ -869,6 +876,6 @@ test_s3api_policy_list_upload_parts() {
   run create_upload_and_test_parts_listing "$test_file" "$policy_file"
   assert_success "error creating upload and testing parts listing"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$policy_file" "$test_file"
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_s3cmd.sh b/tests/test_s3cmd.sh
index 2947eb3..0072f27 100755
--- a/tests/test_s3cmd.sh
+++ b/tests/test_s3cmd.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
 
   [[ "$bucket_create_error" == *"just the bucket name"* ]] || fail "unexpected error:  $bucket_create_error"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 # delete-bucket - test_create_delete_bucket
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
 
   head_bucket "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   [[ $bucket_info == *"s3://$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"* ]] || fail "failure to retrieve correct bucket info: $bucket_info"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 @test "test_get_bucket_info_doesnt_exist_s3cmd" {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   head_bucket "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"a || local info_result=$?
   [[ $info_result -eq 1 ]] || fail "bucket info for non-existent bucket returned"
   [[ $bucket_info == *"404"* ]] || fail "404 not returned for non-existent bucket info"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3cmd" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
 }
 
 @test "test_ls_directory_object" {
diff --git a/tests/test_user_aws.sh b/tests/test_user_aws.sh
index bfa28c3..2ad3e26 100755
--- a/tests/test_user_aws.sh
+++ b/tests/test_user_aws.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export RUN_USERS=true
   fi
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
   [[ "$get_object_error" == *"NoSuchKey"* ]] || fail "unexpected error message: $get_object_error"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
+  bucket_cleanup "s3api" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   delete_test_files "$test_file" "$test_file-copy"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_user_common.sh b/tests/test_user_common.sh
index 75fa401..6a0fdb9 100755
--- a/tests/test_user_common.sh
+++ b/tests/test_user_common.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test_user_user() {
   password="$PASSWORD_ONE"
 
   setup_user "$username" "$password" "user" || fail "error setting up user"
-  delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "aws" "versity-gwtest-user-bucket"
+  bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "aws" "versity-gwtest-user-bucket"
 
   run setup_bucket "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
   assert_success
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test_userplus_operation() {
   username="$USERNAME_ONE"
   password="$PASSWORD_ONE"
 
-  delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "aws" "versity-gwtest-userplus-bucket"
+  bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "aws" "versity-gwtest-userplus-bucket"
   setup_user "$username" "$password" "userplus" || fail "error creating user '$username'"
 
   run setup_bucket "aws" "$BUCKET_ONE_NAME"
diff --git a/tests/util.sh b/tests/util.sh
index a3e0c75..a72c24e 100644
--- a/tests/util.sh
+++ b/tests/util.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source ./tests/util_bucket.sh
 source ./tests/util_create_bucket.sh
 source ./tests/util_mc.sh
 source ./tests/util_multipart.sh
@@ -46,46 +47,6 @@ source ./tests/commands/upload_part_copy.sh
 source ./tests/commands/upload_part.sh
 source ./tests/util_users.sh
 
-# recursively delete an AWS bucket
-# param:  client, bucket name
-# fail if error
-delete_bucket_recursive() {
-  log 6 "delete_bucket_recursive"
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_bucket_recursive' requires client, bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  local exit_code=0
-  local error
-  if [[ $1 == 's3' ]]; then
-    error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3 rb s3://"$2" --force 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
-  elif [[ $1 == "aws" ]] || [[ $1 == 's3api' ]]; then
-    if ! delete_bucket_recursive_s3api "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error deleting bucket recursively (s3api)"
-      return 1
-    fi
-    return 0
-  elif [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
-    error=$(s3cmd "${S3CMD_OPTS[@]}" --no-check-certificate rb s3://"$2" --recursive 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
-  elif [[ $1 == "mc" ]]; then
-    error=$(delete_bucket_recursive_mc "$2" 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
-  else
-    log 2 "invalid client '$1'"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
-    if [[ "$error" == *"The specified bucket does not exist"* ]]; then
-      return 0
-    else
-      log 2 "error deleting bucket recursively: $error"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
 # params:  bucket name
 # return 0 for success, 1 for error
 add_governance_bypass_policy() {
@@ -200,56 +161,6 @@ check_object_lock_config() {
   return 0
 }
 
-# restore bucket to pre-test state (or prep for deletion)
-# param: bucket name
-# return 0 on success, 1 on error
-clear_bucket_s3api() {
-  log 6 "clear_bucket_s3api"
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "'clear_bucket_s3api' requires bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [[ $LOG_LEVEL_INT -ge 5 ]]; then
-    if ! log_bucket_policy "$1"; then
-      log 2 "error logging bucket policy"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if ! check_object_lock_config "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error checking object lock config"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$DIRECT" != "true" ]] && ! add_governance_bypass_policy "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error adding governance bypass policy"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if ! list_and_delete_objects "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error listing and deleting objects"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  #run check_ownership_rule_and_reset_acl "$1"
-  #assert_success "error checking ownership rule and resetting acl"
-
-  if [[ $lock_config_exists == true ]] && ! put_object_lock_configuration_disabled "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error disabling object lock config"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  #if ! put_bucket_versioning "s3api" "$1" "Suspended"; then
-  #  log 2 "error suspending bucket versioning"
-  #  return 1
-  #fi
-
-  #if ! change_bucket_owner "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" "$1" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"; then
-  #  log 2 "error changing bucket owner back to root"
-  #  return 1
-  #fi
-}
-
 # params: bucket, object name
 # return 0 for success, 1 for error
 clear_object_in_bucket() {
@@ -321,77 +232,6 @@ log_worm_protection() {
   log 5 "RETENTION: $retention"
 }
 
-# params:  bucket name
-# return 0 if able to delete recursively, 1 if not
-delete_bucket_recursive_s3api() {
-  log 6 "delete_bucket_recursive_s3api"
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_bucket_recursive_s3api' requires bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if ! clear_bucket_s3api "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error clearing bucket (s3api)"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if ! delete_bucket 's3api' "$1"; then
-    log 2 "error deleting bucket"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-# params: client, bucket name
-# return 0 on success, 1 on error
-delete_bucket_contents() {
-  log 6 "delete_bucket_contents"
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_bucket_contents' requires client, bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  local exit_code=0
-  local error
-  if [[ $1 == "aws" ]] || [[ $1 == 's3api' ]]; then
-    if ! clear_bucket_s3api "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error clearing bucket (s3api)"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  elif [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
-    delete_bucket_recursive "s3cmd" "$1"
-  elif [[ $1 == "mc" ]]; then
-    delete_bucket_recursive "mc" "$1"
-  elif [[ $1 == "s3" ]]; then
-    delete_bucket_recursive "s3" "$1"
-  else
-    log 2 "unrecognized client: '$1'"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-# check if bucket exists
-# param:  bucket name
-# return 0 for true, 1 for false, 2 for error
-bucket_exists() {
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "bucket_exists command requires client, bucket name"
-    return 2
-  fi
-  local exists=0
-  head_bucket "$1" "$2" || exists=$?
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2181
-  if [ $exists -ne 0 ] && [ $exists -ne 1 ]; then
-    log 2 "unexpected error checking if bucket exists"
-    return 2
-  fi
-  if [ $exists -eq 0 ]; then
-    return 0
-  fi
-  return 1
-}
-
 # param: bucket name
 # return 1 for failure, 0 for success
 get_object_ownership_rule_and_update_acl() {
@@ -410,126 +250,6 @@ get_object_ownership_rule_and_update_acl() {
   fi
 }
 
-# params:  client, bucket name
-# return 0 for success, 1 for error
-delete_bucket_or_contents() {
-  log 6 "delete_bucket_or_contents"
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_bucket_or_contents' requires client, bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  if [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "false" ]]; then
-    if ! delete_bucket_contents "$1" "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error deleting bucket contents"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! delete_bucket_policy "$1" "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error deleting bucket policy"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! get_object_ownership_rule_and_update_acl "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error getting object ownership rule and updating ACL"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! abort_all_multipart_uploads "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error aborting all multipart uploads"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$RUN_USERS" == "true" ] && ! reset_bucket_owner "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error resetting bucket owner"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    log 5 "bucket contents, policy, ACL deletion success"
-    return 0
-  fi
-  if ! delete_bucket_recursive "$1" "$2"; then
-    log 2 "error with recursive bucket delete"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  log 5 "bucket deletion success"
-  return 0
-}
-
-# params: client, bucket name
-# return 0 for success, 1 for error
-delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists() {
-  log 6 "delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists"
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists' requires client, bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if bucket_exists "$1" "$2"; then
-    if ! delete_bucket_or_contents "$1" "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error deleting bucket and/or contents"
-      return 1
-    fi
-    log 5 "bucket and/or bucket data deletion success"
-    return 0
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-# params:  client, bucket name(s)
-# return 0 for success, 1 for failure
-setup_buckets() {
-  if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'setup_buckets' command requires client, bucket names"
-    return 1
-  fi
-  for name in "${@:2}"; do
-    if ! setup_bucket "$1" "$name"; then
-      log 2 "error setting up bucket $name"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  done
-  return 0
-}
-
-# params:  client, bucket name
-# return 0 on successful setup, 1 on error
-setup_bucket() {
-  log 6 "setup_bucket"
-  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-    log 2 "'setup_bucket' requires client, bucket name"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if ! bucket_exists "$1" "$2" && [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "false" ]]; then
-    log 2 "When RECREATE_BUCKETS isn't set to \"true\", buckets should be pre-created by user"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if ! delete_bucket_or_contents_if_exists "$1" "$2"; then
-    log 2 "error deleting bucket or contents if they exist"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  log 5 "util.setup_bucket: command type: $1, bucket name: $2"
-  if [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "true" ]]; then
-    if ! create_bucket "$1" "$2"; then
-      log 2 "error creating bucket"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  else
-    log 5 "skipping bucket re-creation"
-  fi
-
-  if [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
-    log 5 "putting bucket ownership controls"
-    if bucket_exists "s3cmd" "$2" && ! put_bucket_ownership_controls "$2" "BucketOwnerPreferred"; then
-      log 2 "error putting bucket ownership controls"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
 # check if object exists on S3 via gateway
 # param:  command, object path
 # return 0 for true, 1 for false, 2 for error
@@ -659,27 +379,6 @@ remove_insecure_request_warning() {
   export parsed_output
 }
 
-# check if bucket info can be retrieved
-# param:  path of bucket or folder
-# return 0 for yes, 1 for no, 2 for error
-bucket_is_accessible() {
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "bucket accessibility check missing bucket name"
-    return 2
-  fi
-  local exit_code=0
-  local error
-  error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api head-bucket --bucket "$1" 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
-  if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
-    return 0
-  fi
-  if [[ "$error" == *"500"* ]]; then
-    return 1
-  fi
-  echo "Error checking bucket accessibility: $error"
-  return 2
-}
-
 # check if object info (etag) is accessible
 # param:  path of object
 # return 0 for yes, 1 for no, 2 for error
diff --git a/tests/util_aws.sh b/tests/util_aws.sh
index e2ff67b..5f9b99f 100644
--- a/tests/util_aws.sh
+++ b/tests/util_aws.sh
@@ -34,22 +34,21 @@ abort_all_multipart_uploads() {
 
   log 5 "Modified upload list: ${modified_upload_list[*]}"
   has_uploads=$(echo "${modified_upload_list[*]}" | jq 'has("Uploads")')
-  if [[ $has_uploads != false ]]; then
-    lines=$(echo "${modified_upload_list[*]}" | jq -r '.Uploads[] | "--key \(.Key) --upload-id \(.UploadId)"') || lines_result=$?
-    if [[ $lines_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "error getting lines for multipart upload delete: $lines"
+  if [[ $has_uploads == false ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! lines=$(echo "${modified_upload_list[*]}" | jq -r '.Uploads[] | "--key \(.Key) --upload-id \(.UploadId)"' 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error getting lines for multipart upload delete: $lines"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  log 5 "$lines"
+  while read -r line; do
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api abort-multipart-upload --bucket "$1" $line 2>&1); then
+      echo "error aborting multipart upload: $error"
       return 1
     fi
-
-    log 5 "$lines"
-    while read -r line; do
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api abort-multipart-upload --bucket "$1" $line 2>&1) || abort_result=$?
-      if [[ $abort_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-        echo "error aborting multipart upload: $error"
-        return 1
-      fi
-    done <<< "$lines"
-  fi
+  done <<< "$lines"
   return 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/util_bucket.sh b/tests/util_bucket.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88f57cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/util_bucket.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# recursively delete an AWS bucket
+# param:  client, bucket name
+# fail if error
+delete_bucket_recursive() {
+  log 6 "delete_bucket_recursive"
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'delete_bucket_recursive' requires client, bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local exit_code=0
+  local error
+  if [[ $1 == 's3' ]]; then
+    error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3 rb s3://"$2" --force 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
+  elif [[ $1 == "aws" ]] || [[ $1 == 's3api' ]]; then
+    if ! delete_bucket_recursive_s3api "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error deleting bucket recursively (s3api)"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  elif [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
+    error=$(s3cmd "${S3CMD_OPTS[@]}" --no-check-certificate rb s3://"$2" --recursive 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
+  elif [[ $1 == "mc" ]]; then
+    error=$(delete_bucket_recursive_mc "$2" 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
+  else
+    log 2 "invalid client '$1'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
+    if [[ "$error" == *"The specified bucket does not exist"* ]]; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      log 2 "error deleting bucket recursively: $error"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# restore bucket to pre-test state (or prep for deletion)
+# param: bucket name
+# return 0 on success, 1 on error
+clear_bucket_s3api() {
+  log 6 "clear_bucket_s3api"
+  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    log 2 "'clear_bucket_s3api' requires bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $LOG_LEVEL_INT -ge 5 ]]; then
+    if ! log_bucket_policy "$1"; then
+      log 2 "error logging bucket policy"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if ! check_object_lock_config "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error checking object lock config"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$DIRECT" != "true" ]] && ! add_governance_bypass_policy "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error adding governance bypass policy"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! list_and_delete_objects "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error listing and deleting objects"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  #run check_ownership_rule_and_reset_acl "$1"
+  #assert_success "error checking ownership rule and resetting acl"
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  if [[ $lock_config_exists == true ]] && ! put_object_lock_configuration_disabled "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error disabling object lock config"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  #if ! put_bucket_versioning "s3api" "$1" "Suspended"; then
+  #  log 2 "error suspending bucket versioning"
+  #  return 1
+  #fi
+
+  #if ! change_bucket_owner "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" "$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" "$1" "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"; then
+  #  log 2 "error changing bucket owner back to root"
+  #  return 1
+  #fi
+}
+
+# params:  bucket name
+# return 0 if able to delete recursively, 1 if not
+delete_bucket_recursive_s3api() {
+  log 6 "delete_bucket_recursive_s3api"
+  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    log 2 "'delete_bucket_recursive_s3api' requires bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! clear_bucket_s3api "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error clearing bucket (s3api)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! delete_bucket 's3api' "$1"; then
+    log 2 "error deleting bucket"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# params: client, bucket name
+# return 0 on success, 1 on error
+delete_bucket_contents() {
+  log 6 "delete_bucket_contents"
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'delete_bucket_contents' requires client, bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local exit_code=0
+  local error
+  if [[ $1 == "aws" ]] || [[ $1 == 's3api' ]]; then
+    if ! clear_bucket_s3api "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error clearing bucket (s3api)"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  elif [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
+    delete_bucket_recursive "s3cmd" "$1"
+  elif [[ $1 == "mc" ]]; then
+    delete_bucket_recursive "mc" "$1"
+  elif [[ $1 == "s3" ]]; then
+    delete_bucket_recursive "s3" "$1"
+  else
+    log 2 "unrecognized client: '$1'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# check if bucket exists
+# param:  bucket name
+# return 0 for true, 1 for false, 2 for error
+bucket_exists() {
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "bucket_exists command requires client, bucket name"
+    return 2
+  fi
+  local exists=0
+  head_bucket "$1" "$2" || exists=$?
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2181
+  if [ $exists -ne 0 ] && [ $exists -ne 1 ]; then
+    log 2 "unexpected error checking if bucket exists"
+    return 2
+  fi
+  if [ $exists -eq 0 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
+# params:  client, bucket name
+# return 0 for success, 1 for error
+bucket_cleanup() {
+  log 6 "bucket_cleanup"
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'bucket_cleanup' requires client, bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "false" ]]; then
+    if ! delete_bucket_contents "$1" "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error deleting bucket contents"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! delete_bucket_policy "$1" "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error deleting bucket policy"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! get_object_ownership_rule_and_update_acl "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error getting object ownership rule and updating ACL"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! abort_all_multipart_uploads "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error aborting all multipart uploads"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$RUN_USERS" == "true" ] && ! reset_bucket_owner "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error resetting bucket owner"
+      return 1
+    fi
+
+    log 5 "bucket contents, policy, ACL deletion success"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! delete_bucket_recursive "$1" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error with recursive bucket delete"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "bucket deletion success"
+  return 0
+}
+
+# params: client, bucket name
+# return 0 for success, 1 for error
+bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists() {
+  log 6 "bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists"
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists' requires client, bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if bucket_exists "$1" "$2"; then
+    if ! bucket_cleanup "$1" "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error deleting bucket and/or contents"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    log 5 "bucket and/or bucket data deletion success"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# params:  client, bucket name(s)
+# return 0 for success, 1 for failure
+setup_buckets() {
+  if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'setup_buckets' command requires client, bucket names"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  for name in "${@:2}"; do
+    if ! setup_bucket "$1" "$name"; then
+      log 2 "error setting up bucket $name"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+  return 0
+}
+
+# params:  client, bucket name
+# return 0 on successful setup, 1 on error
+setup_bucket() {
+  log 6 "setup_bucket"
+  if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'setup_bucket' requires client, bucket name"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! bucket_exists "$1" "$2" && [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "false" ]]; then
+    log 2 "When RECREATE_BUCKETS isn't set to \"true\", buckets should be pre-created by user"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if ! bucket_cleanup_if_bucket_exists "$1" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error deleting bucket or contents if they exist"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  log 5 "util.setup_bucket: command type: $1, bucket name: $2"
+  if [[ $RECREATE_BUCKETS == "true" ]]; then
+    if ! create_bucket "$1" "$2"; then
+      log 2 "error creating bucket"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    log 5 "skipping bucket re-creation"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $1 == "s3cmd" ]]; then
+    log 5 "putting bucket ownership controls"
+    if bucket_exists "s3cmd" "$2" && ! put_bucket_ownership_controls "$2" "BucketOwnerPreferred"; then
+      log 2 "error putting bucket ownership controls"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# check if bucket info can be retrieved
+# param:  path of bucket or folder
+# return 0 for yes, 1 for no, 2 for error
+bucket_is_accessible() {
+  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "bucket accessibility check missing bucket name"
+    return 2
+  fi
+  local exit_code=0
+  local error
+  error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api head-bucket --bucket "$1" 2>&1) || exit_code="$?"
+  if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [[ "$error" == *"500"* ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo "Error checking bucket accessibility: $error"
+  return 2
+}
diff --git a/tests/util_list_parts.sh b/tests/util_list_parts.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e069ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/util_list_parts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+check_part_list_rest() {
+  if [ $# -lt 4 ]; then
+    log 2 "'check_part_list_rest' requires bucket, file name, upload ID, expected count, etags"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" UPLOAD_ID="$3" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/list_parts.sh); then
+    log 2 "error listing multipart upload parts: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    log 2 "list-parts returned response code: $result, reply:  $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt")"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "parts list: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt")"
+  if ! parts_upload_id=$(xmllint --xpath '//*[local-name()="UploadId"]/text()' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving UploadId: $parts_upload_id"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$parts_upload_id" != "$3" ]; then
+    log 2 "expected '$3', UploadId value is '$parts_upload_id'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! part_count=$(xmllint --xpath 'count(//*[local-name()="Part"])' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving part count: $part_count"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$part_count" != "$4" ]; then
+    log 2 "expected $4, 'Part' count is '$part_count'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$4" == 0 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! etags=$(xmllint --xpath '//*[local-name()="ETag"]/text()' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/parts.txt" | tr '\n' ' ' 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving etags: $etags"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  read -ra etags_array <<< "$etags"
+  shift 4
+  idx=0
+  while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    if [ "$1" != "${etags_array[$idx]}" ]; then
+      log 2 "etag mismatch (expected '$1', actual ${etags_array[$idx]})"
+      return 1
+    fi
+    ((idx++))
+    shift
+  done
+  return 0
+}
+
+upload_check_parts() {
+  if [ $# -ne 6 ]; then
+    log 2 "'upload_check_parts' requires bucket, key, part list"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! create_upload_and_get_id_rest "$1" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error creating upload"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  if ! check_part_list_rest "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 0; then
+    log 2 "error checking part list before part upload"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  parts_payload=""
+  if ! upload_check_part "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 1 "$3"; then
+    log 2 "error uploading and checking first part"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+  etag_one=$etag
+  if ! upload_check_part "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 2 "$4" "$etag_one"; then
+    log 2 "error uploading and checking second part"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  etag_two=$etag
+  if ! upload_check_part "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 3 "$5" "$etag_one" "$etag_two"; then
+    log 2 "error uploading and checking third part"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  etag_three=$etag
+  if ! upload_check_part "$1" "$2" "$upload_id" 4 "$6" "$etag_one" "$etag_two" "$etag_three"; then
+    log 2 "error uploading and checking fourth part"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "PARTS PAYLOAD:  $parts_payload"
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" UPLOAD_ID="$upload_id" PARTS="$parts_payload" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/complete_multipart_upload.sh); then
+    log 2 "error completing multipart upload: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$result" != "200" ]; then
+    log 2 "complete multipart upload returned code $result: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt")"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+upload_check_part() {
+  if [ $# -lt 5 ]; then
+    log 2 "'upload_check_part' requires bucket, key, upload ID, part number, part, etags"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! upload_part_and_get_etag_rest "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"; then
+    log 2 "error uploading part $4"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  parts_payload+="<Part><ETag>$etag</ETag><PartNumber>$4</PartNumber></Part>"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2068
+  if ! check_part_list_rest "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "${@:6}" "$etag"; then
+    log 2 "error checking part list after upload $4"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/tests/util_multipart.sh b/tests/util_multipart.sh
index 8908fc1..c247d50 100644
--- a/tests/util_multipart.sh
+++ b/tests/util_multipart.sh
@@ -218,36 +218,32 @@ create_and_list_multipart_uploads() {
 
 multipart_upload_from_bucket() {
   if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
-    echo "multipart upload from bucket command missing bucket, copy source, key, and/or part count"
+    log 2 "multipart upload from bucket command missing bucket, copy source, key, and/or part count"
     return 1
   fi
 
-  split_file "$3" "$4" || split_result=$?
-  if [[ $split_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "error splitting file"
+  if ! split_file "$3" "$4"; then
+    log 2 "error splitting file"
     return 1
   fi
 
   for ((i=0;i<$4;i++)) {
     echo "key: $3"
-    put_object "s3api" "$3-$i" "$1" "$2-$i" || copy_result=$?
-    if [[ $copy_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "error copying object"
+    if ! put_object "s3api" "$3-$i" "$1" "$2-$i"; then
+      log 2 "error copying object"
       return 1
     fi
   }
 
-  create_multipart_upload "$1" "$2-copy" || upload_result=$?
-  if [[ $upload_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "error running first multpart upload"
+  if ! create_multipart_upload "$1" "$2-copy"; then
+    log 2 "error running first multpart upload"
     return 1
   fi
 
   parts="["
   for ((i = 1; i <= $4; i++)); do
-    upload_part_copy "$1" "$2-copy" "$upload_id" "$2" "$i" || local upload_result=$?
-    if [[ $upload_result -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "error uploading part $i"
+    if ! upload_part_copy "$1" "$2-copy" "$upload_id" "$2" "$i"; then
+      log 2 "error uploading part $i"
       return 1
     fi
     parts+="{\"ETag\": $etag, \"PartNumber\": $i}"
@@ -257,9 +253,8 @@ multipart_upload_from_bucket() {
   done
   parts+="]"
 
-  error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api complete-multipart-upload --bucket "$1" --key "$2-copy" --upload-id "$upload_id" --multipart-upload '{"Parts": '"$parts"'}') || local completed=$?
-  if [[ $completed -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Error completing upload: $error"
+  if ! error=$(aws --no-verify-ssl s3api complete-multipart-upload --bucket "$1" --key "$2-copy" --upload-id "$upload_id" --multipart-upload '{"Parts": '"$parts"'}' 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "Error completing upload: $error"
     return 1
   fi
   return 0
@@ -580,18 +575,34 @@ create_abort_multipart_upload_rest() {
     log 2 "'create_abort_upload_rest' requires bucket, key"
     return 1
   fi
+  if ! list_and_check_upload "$1" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error listing multipart uploads before creation"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "uploads before upload: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt")"
   if ! create_upload_and_get_id_rest "$1" "$2"; then
     log 2 "error creating upload"
     return 1
   fi
-  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" UPLOAD_ID="$upload_id" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/output.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh); then
+  if ! list_and_check_upload "$1" "$2" "$upload_id"; then
+    log 2 "error listing multipart uploads after upload creation"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  log 5 "uploads after upload creation: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt")"
+  if ! result=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OBJECT_KEY="$2" UPLOAD_ID="$upload_id" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/result.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/abort_multipart_upload.sh); then
     log 2 "error aborting multipart upload: $result"
     return 1
   fi
   if [ "$result" != "204" ]; then
-    log 2 "expected '204' response, actual was '$result' (error: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/output.txt)"
+    log 2 "expected '204' response, actual was '$result' (error: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER"/result.txt)"
     return 1
   fi
+  log 5 "final uploads: $(cat "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt")"
+  if ! list_and_check_upload "$1" "$2"; then
+    log 2 "error listing multipart uploads after abort"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
 }
 
 multipart_upload_range_too_large() {
@@ -610,3 +621,45 @@ multipart_upload_range_too_large() {
   fi
   return 0
 }
+
+list_and_check_upload() {
+  if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+    log 2 "'list_and_check_upload' requires bucket, key, upload ID (optional)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! uploads=$(COMMAND_LOG="$COMMAND_LOG" BUCKET_NAME="$1" OUTPUT_FILE="$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt" ./tests/rest_scripts/list_multipart_uploads.sh); then
+    log 2 "error listing multipart uploads before upload: $result"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! upload_count=$(xmllint --xpath 'count(//*[local-name()="Upload"])' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving upload count: $upload_count"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [[ (( $# == 2 ) && ( $upload_count != 0 )) ]]; then
+    log 2 "upload count mismatch (expected 0, actual $upload_count)"
+    return 1
+  elif [[ (( $# == 3 ) && ( $upload_count != 1 )) ]]; then
+    log 2 "upload count mismatch (expected 1, actual $upload_count)"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! key=$(xmllint --xpath '//*[local-name()="Key"]/text()' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving key: $key"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$key" != "$2" ]; then
+    log 2 "key mismatch (expected '$2', actual '$key')"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if ! upload_id=$(xmllint --xpath '//*[local-name()="UploadId"]/text()' "$TEST_FILE_FOLDER/uploads.txt" 2>&1); then
+    log 2 "error retrieving upload ID: $upload_id"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  if [ "$upload_id" != "$3" ]; then
+    log 2 "upload ID mismatch (expected '$3', actual '$upload_id')"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  return 0
+}