diff --git a/helpers_test.go b/helpers_test.go
index 2c112b7..5995a88 100644
--- a/helpers_test.go
+++ b/helpers_test.go
@@ -133,3 +133,16 @@ func newMockSessionHarness() *mockSessionHarness {
 		terminate:      terminate,
 	}
 }
+
+// MockEnvoy
+
+func newMockEnvoy(t *testing.T) (*mockPool, *Envoy) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	p := newMockPool(t)
+	emb := NewEmbassy(p.ctx, p.plugin, nil)
+	err := emb.Dispatch(p.url)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	envoy := emb.Call(p.url)
+	return p, envoy
+}
diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
index 1a814e1..d22b4fb 100644
--- a/request_test.go
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -208,11 +208,7 @@ func TestRequestManager_Session(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRequestManager_Stream(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("spawns session and sends req when connected", func(t *testing.T) {
-		p := newMockPool(t)
-		emb := NewEmbassy(p.ctx, p.plugin, nil)
-		err := emb.Dispatch(p.url)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		envoy := emb.Call(p.url)
+		p, envoy := newMockEnvoy(t)
 
 		p.connect()
 		Eventually(t, envoy.IsConnected, "envoy should be connected")
@@ -239,11 +235,7 @@ func TestRequestManager_Stream(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("registers but does not spawn session when disconnected", func(t *testing.T) {
-		p := newMockPool(t)
-		emb := NewEmbassy(p.ctx, p.plugin, nil)
-		err := emb.Dispatch(p.url)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		envoy := emb.Call(p.url)
+		p, envoy := newMockEnvoy(t)
 
 		m := NewRequestManager(envoy)
 		filters := [][]byte{[]byte(`{}`)}