diff --git a/app/ibctesting/coordinator.go b/app/ibctesting/coordinator.go
index 9b72d34be..f8281fc47 100644
--- a/app/ibctesting/coordinator.go
+++ b/app/ibctesting/coordinator.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (coord *Coordinator) ConnOpenInitOnBothChains(path *Path) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	err = path.EndpointB.ConnOpenInit()
-	if err := path.EndpointB.ConnOpenInit(); err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (coord *Coordinator) ChanOpenInitOnBothChains(path *Path) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	err = path.EndpointB.ChanOpenInit()
-	if err := path.EndpointB.ConnOpenInit(); err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}