diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
index 0a50ca38..a08d5602 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from openflexure_microscope.config import (
     USER_EXTENSIONS_PATH,
 )
 
-from openflexure_microscope.common.flask_labthings.labthing import LabThing
+from openflexure_microscope.common.flask_labthings.quick import create_app
 from openflexure_microscope.common.flask_labthings.extensions import find_extensions
 
 from openflexure_microscope.api.microscope import default_microscope as api_microscope
@@ -56,20 +56,16 @@ else:
 
 
 # Create flask app
-app = Flask(__name__)
-app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
+app, labthing = create_app(
+    __name__,
+    prefix="/api/v2",
+    description="Test LabThing-based API for OpenFlexure Microscope",
+    title=f"OpenFlexure Microscope {api_microscope.name}",
+)
 
 # Use custom JSON encoder
 app.json_encoder = JSONEncoder
 
-# Enable CORS everywhere
-CORS(app, resources=r"*")
-
-# Build a labthing
-labthing = LabThing(app, prefix="/api/v2")
-labthing.description = "Test LabThing-based API for OpenFlexure Microscope"
-labthing.title = f"OpenFlexure Microscope {api_microscope.name}"
-
 # Attach lab devices
 labthing.register_device(api_microscope, "openflexure_microscope")
 
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
index 687b62f3..46ca187d 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from .spec import view2path
 from .utilities import description_from_view
 
 from openflexure_microscope.common.labthings_core.utilities import get_docstring
-from .exceptions import JSONExceptionHandler
 
 from . import EXTENSION_NAME
 
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class LabThing(object):
         title: str = "",
         description: str = "",
         version: str = "0.0.0",
-        handle_errors: bool = True,
     ):
         self.app = app
 
@@ -45,10 +43,8 @@ class LabThing(object):
         self._title = title
         self._version = version
 
-        if handle_errors:
-            self.error_handler = JSONExceptionHandler()
-        else:
-            self.error_handler = None
+        # Store handlers for things like errors and CORS
+        self.handlers = {}
 
         self.spec = APISpec(
             title=self.title,
@@ -96,10 +92,6 @@ class LabThing(object):
         app.extensions = getattr(app, "extensions", {})
         app.extensions[EXTENSION_NAME] = self
 
-        # Register error handler if one exists
-        if self.error_handler:
-            self.error_handler.init_app(self.app)
-
         # Add resources, if registered before tying to a Flask app
         if len(self.resources) > 0:
             for resource, urls, endpoint, kwargs in self.resources:
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/quick.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/quick.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67b0dc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/quick.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from flask import Flask
+from flask_cors import CORS
+
+from .labthing import LabThing
+from .exceptions import JSONExceptionHandler
+
+
+def create_app(
+    import_name,
+    prefix: str = "",
+    title: str = "",
+    description: str = "",
+    version: str = "0.0.0",
+    handle_errors: bool = True,
+    handle_cors: bool = True,
+    flask_kwargs: dict = {},
+):
+    app = Flask(import_name, **flask_kwargs)
+    app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
+
+    # Handle CORS
+    if handle_cors:
+        cors_handler = CORS(app, resources=r"{prefix}/*")
+
+    # Handle errors
+    if handle_errors:
+        error_handler = JSONExceptionHandler()
+        error_handler.init_app(app)
+
+    # Create a LabThing
+    labthing = LabThing(
+        app, prefix=prefix, title=title, description=description, version=version
+    )
+
+    # Store references to added-in handlers
+    if cors_handler:
+        labthing.handlers["cors"] = cors_handler
+    if error_handler:
+        labthing.handlers["error"] = error_handler
+
+    return app, labthing