diff --git a/src/server/config/binding.rs b/src/server/config/binding.rs
index fdadc041..f9c42be2 100644
--- a/src/server/config/binding.rs
+++ b/src/server/config/binding.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ where
     /// Returns a [`ServerError`] if binding or configuring the listener fails.
     pub fn bind(self, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<WireframeServer<F, T, Bound>, ServerError> {
         let std = StdTcpListener::bind(addr).map_err(ServerError::Bind)?;
-        self.bind_listener(std)
+        self.bind_existing_listener(std)
     }
 
     /// Bind to an existing `StdTcpListener`.
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ where
     ///
     /// let std = StdTcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0))).unwrap();
     /// let server = WireframeServer::new(|| WireframeApp::default())
-    ///     .bind_listener(std)
+    ///     .bind_existing_listener(std)
     ///     .expect("bind failed");
     /// assert!(server.local_addr().is_some());
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns a [`ServerError`] if configuring the listener fails.
-    pub fn bind_listener(
+    pub fn bind_existing_listener(
         self,
         std: StdTcpListener,
     ) -> Result<WireframeServer<F, T, Bound>, ServerError> {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ where
     /// Returns a [`ServerError`] if binding or configuring the listener fails.
     pub fn bind(self, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<Self, ServerError> {
         let std = StdTcpListener::bind(addr).map_err(ServerError::Bind)?;
-        self.bind_listener(std)
+        self.bind_existing_listener(std)
     }
 
     /// Rebind using an existing `StdTcpListener`.
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ where
     ///     .bind(addr)
     ///     .expect("bind failed");
     /// let std = StdTcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0))).unwrap();
-    /// let server = server.bind_listener(std).expect("rebind failed");
+    /// let server = server.bind_existing_listener(std).expect("rebind failed");
     /// assert!(server.local_addr().is_some());
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// Returns a [`ServerError`] if configuring the listener fails.
-    pub fn bind_listener(self, std: StdTcpListener) -> Result<Self, ServerError> {
+    pub fn bind_existing_listener(self, std: StdTcpListener) -> Result<Self, ServerError> {
         std.set_nonblocking(true).map_err(ServerError::Bind)?;
         let tokio = TcpListener::from_std(std).map_err(ServerError::Bind)?;
         Ok(WireframeServer {
diff --git a/src/server/config/mod.rs b/src/server/config/mod.rs
index fa5ce2da..cd742850 100644
--- a/src/server/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/config/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 //! TCP binding is provided via the [`binding`](self::binding) module; preamble
 //! behaviour is customized via the [`preamble`](self::preamble) module. The
 //! server may be constructed unbound and later bound using
-//! [`bind`](WireframeServer::bind) or [`bind_listener`](WireframeServer::bind_listener)
-//! on [`Unbound`] servers.
+//! [`bind`](WireframeServer::bind) or
+//! [`bind_existing_listener`](WireframeServer::bind_existing_listener) on [`Unbound`] servers.
 
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ where
     /// The worker count defaults to the number of available CPU cores (or 1 if
     /// this cannot be determined). The server is initially [`Unbound`]; call
     /// [`bind`](WireframeServer::bind) or
-    /// [`bind_listener`](WireframeServer::bind_listener)
+    /// [`bind_existing_listener`](WireframeServer::bind_existing_listener)
     /// (methods provided by the [`binding`](self::binding) module) before running the server.
     ///
     /// # Examples
diff --git a/src/server/config/tests.rs b/src/server/config/tests.rs
index ff47860a..485b7ac4 100644
--- a/src/server/config/tests.rs
+++ b/src/server/config/tests.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 //! cases via `rstest`.
 
 use std::{
-    net::SocketAddr,
     sync::{
         Arc,
         atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ use crate::server::test_util::{
     bind_server,
     factory,
     free_listener,
+    listener_addr,
     server_with_preamble,
 };
 
@@ -68,15 +68,13 @@ async fn test_bind_success(
     factory: impl Fn() -> WireframeApp + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
     free_listener: std::net::TcpListener,
 ) {
-    let expected = free_listener
-        .local_addr()
-        .expect("failed to get listener address");
+    let expected = listener_addr(&free_listener);
     let local_addr = WireframeServer::new(factory)
-        .bind_listener(free_listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
         .expect("Failed to bind")
         .local_addr()
         .expect("local address missing");
-    assert_eq!(local_addr.ip(), expected.ip());
+    assert_eq!(local_addr, expected);
 }
 
 #[rstest]
@@ -90,11 +88,11 @@ async fn test_local_addr_after_bind(
     factory: impl Fn() -> WireframeApp + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
     free_listener: std::net::TcpListener,
 ) {
-    let expected = free_listener
+    let expected = listener_addr(&free_listener);
+    let local_addr = bind_server(factory, free_listener)
         .local_addr()
-        .expect("failed to get listener address");
-    let local_addr = bind_server(factory, free_listener).local_addr().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(local_addr.ip(), expected.ip());
+        .expect("local address missing");
+    assert_eq!(local_addr, expected);
 }
 
 #[rstest]
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ async fn test_method_chaining(
             })
         })
         .on_preamble_decode_failure(|_: &DecodeError| {})
-        .bind_listener(free_listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
         .expect("Failed to bind");
     assert_eq!(server.worker_count(), 2);
     assert!(server.local_addr().is_some());
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ async fn test_server_configuration_persistence(
 ) {
     let server = WireframeServer::new(factory)
         .workers(5)
-        .bind_listener(free_listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
         .expect("Failed to bind");
     assert_eq!(server.worker_count(), 5);
     assert!(server.local_addr().is_some());
@@ -185,23 +183,21 @@ async fn test_bind_to_multiple_addresses(
     factory: impl Fn() -> WireframeApp + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
     free_listener: std::net::TcpListener,
 ) {
-    let listener2 =
-        std::net::TcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::new(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into(), 0))
-            .expect("failed to bind second listener");
-    let addr2 = listener2
-        .local_addr()
-        .expect("failed to get second listener address");
-    drop(listener2);
+    let addr1 = listener_addr(&free_listener);
 
     let server = WireframeServer::new(factory);
     let server = server
-        .bind_listener(free_listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
         .expect("Failed to bind first address");
     let first = server.local_addr().expect("first bound address missing");
-    let server = server.bind(addr2).expect("Failed to bind second address");
+    assert_eq!(first, addr1);
+
+    let server = server
+        .bind(std::net::SocketAddr::new(addr1.ip(), 0))
+        .expect("Failed to bind second address");
     let second = server.local_addr().expect("second bound address missing");
+    assert_eq!(second.ip(), addr1.ip());
     assert_ne!(first.port(), second.port());
-    assert_eq!(second.ip(), addr2.ip());
 }
 
 #[rstest]
diff --git a/src/server/connection.rs b/src/server/connection.rs
index 5de438f4..9d71a783 100644
--- a/src/server/connection.rs
+++ b/src/server/connection.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let server = WireframeServer::new(app_factory)
             .workers(1)
-            .bind_listener(free_listener)
+            .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
             .expect("bind");
         let addr = server
             .local_addr()
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 1177e77d..88faa82b 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ pub type PreambleErrorHandler = Arc<dyn Fn(&DecodeError) + Send + Sync + 'static
 /// The server carries a typestate `S` indicating whether it is
 /// [`Unbound`] (not yet bound to a TCP listener) or [`Bound`]. New
 /// servers start `Unbound` and must call [`binding::WireframeServer::bind`] or
-/// [`binding::WireframeServer::bind_listener`] before running. A worker task is spawned per
-/// thread; each receives its own `WireframeApp` from the provided factory
+/// [`binding::WireframeServer::bind_existing_listener`] before running. A worker task is spawned
+/// per thread; each receives its own `WireframeApp` from the provided factory
 /// closure. The server listens for a shutdown signal using
 /// `tokio::signal::ctrl_c` and notifies all workers to stop accepting new
 /// connections.
diff --git a/src/server/runtime.rs b/src/server/runtime.rs
index 2adce1aa..95df19ae 100644
--- a/src/server/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/server/runtime.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let server = WireframeServer::new(factory)
             .workers(3)
-            .bind_listener(free_listener)
+            .bind_existing_listener(free_listener)
             .expect("Failed to bind");
         let shutdown_future = async { tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await };
         let result = timeout(
diff --git a/src/server/test_util.rs b/src/server/test_util.rs
index 3f6d9180..98d1ea60 100644
--- a/src/server/test_util.rs
+++ b/src/server/test_util.rs
@@ -34,23 +34,88 @@ pub fn free_listener() -> StdTcpListener {
     StdTcpListener::bind(addr).expect("Failed to bind free port listener")
 }
 
+/// Reserve a free local port and return its address.
+///
+/// Creates a temporary listener to obtain an ephemeral port, then immediately
+/// drops it so the port may be rebound. This is inherently subject to a
+/// time-of-check/time-of-use race; only use in tests.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// use wireframe::server::test_util::free_addr;
+/// let addr = free_addr();
+/// assert_eq!(addr.ip(), std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST.into());
+/// ```
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn free_addr() -> SocketAddr { listener_addr(&free_listener()) }
+
+/// Extract the bound address from a listener.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use std::net::TcpListener;
+///
+/// use wireframe::server::test_util::{free_listener, listener_addr};
+///
+/// let listener = free_listener();
+/// let addr = listener_addr(&listener);
+/// assert_eq!(
+///     listener
+///         .local_addr()
+///         .expect("failed to get listener address"),
+///     addr
+/// );
+/// ```
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[must_use]
+pub fn listener_addr(listener: &StdTcpListener) -> SocketAddr {
+    listener
+        .local_addr()
+        .expect("failed to get listener address")
+}
+
 pub fn bind_server<F>(factory: F, listener: StdTcpListener) -> WireframeServer<F, (), Bound>
 where
     F: Fn() -> WireframeApp + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
 {
     WireframeServer::new(factory)
-        .bind_listener(listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(listener)
         .expect("Failed to bind")
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(
-    not(test),
-    expect(dead_code, reason = "Only used in configuration tests")
-)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, allow(dead_code, reason = "Only used in configuration tests"))]
+#[cfg(test)]
 pub fn server_with_preamble<F>(factory: F) -> WireframeServer<F, TestPreamble>
 where
     F: Fn() -> WireframeApp + Send + Sync + Clone + 'static,
 {
     WireframeServer::new(factory).with_preamble::<TestPreamble>()
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn free_addr_uses_localhost() {
+        let addr = free_addr();
+        assert_eq!(addr.ip(), std::net::IpAddr::from(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn listener_addr_matches_local_addr() {
+        let listener = free_listener();
+        assert_eq!(
+            listener_addr(&listener),
+            listener.local_addr().expect("failed to get address")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn server_with_preamble_is_unbound() {
+        let server = server_with_preamble(factory());
+        assert!(server.local_addr().is_none());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/preamble.rs b/tests/preamble.rs
index 1671da06..fb54e7c1 100644
--- a/tests/preamble.rs
+++ b/tests/preamble.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ where
     B: FnOnce(std::net::SocketAddr) -> Fut,
 {
     let listener = unused_listener();
-    let server = server.bind_listener(listener).expect("bind");
+    let server = server.bind_existing_listener(listener).expect("bind");
     let addr = server.local_addr().expect("addr");
     let (shutdown_tx, shutdown_rx) = oneshot::channel::<()>();
     let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/tests/server.rs b/tests/server.rs
index d9b97e99..f04503ca 100644
--- a/tests/server.rs
+++ b/tests/server.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async fn readiness_receiver_dropped() {
     let listener = unused_listener();
     let server = WireframeServer::new(factory())
         .workers(1)
-        .bind_listener(listener)
+        .bind_existing_listener(listener)
         .unwrap();
 
     let addr = server.local_addr().expect("local addr missing");
diff --git a/tests/world.rs b/tests/world.rs
index cb32dd4a..a6e19abe 100644
--- a/tests/world.rs
+++ b/tests/world.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl PanicServer {
         let listener = unused_listener();
         let server = WireframeServer::new(factory)
             .workers(1)
-            .bind_listener(listener)
+            .bind_existing_listener(listener)
             .expect("bind");
         let addr = server.local_addr().expect("Failed to get server address");
         let (tx_shutdown, rx_shutdown) = oneshot::channel();