diff --git a/test/integration/api_test.rb b/test/integration/api_test.rb
index a9c95aad..712af53c 100644
--- a/test/integration/api_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/api_test.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,23 @@
 require 'gds_api/panopticon'
 
 class ApiAcceptanceTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  def server
+    @server ||= startup_server
+  end
+
+  def startup_server
+    server = Capybara::Server.new(Capybara.app)
+    server.boot
+    server
+  end
+
+  def create_test_user
+    FactoryGirl.create(:user, name: "Test", email: "test@example.com", uid: 123)
+  end
+
   test "Can create an artefact via the api" do
     create_test_user
-    api_client = GdsApi::Panopticon.new(nil, endpoint_url: @server.url(""), timeout: 5)
+    api_client = GdsApi::Panopticon.new(nil, endpoint_url: server.url(""), timeout: 5)
     artefact_fixture = {slug: "foo", name: "Foo", owning_app: "Test", kind: "custom-application", need_id: 1}
 
     created = nil
diff --git a/test/integration_test_helper.rb b/test/integration_test_helper.rb
index 5327f8f8..3e92fdc2 100644
--- a/test/integration_test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/integration_test_helper.rb
@@ -14,24 +14,12 @@ def setup
 
     WebMock.allow_net_connect!
     stub_request(:get, /assets\.test\.gov\.uk/).to_return(status: 404)
-
-    @server = startup_server
   end
 
   def teardown
     DatabaseCleaner.clean
     WebMock.reset!  # Not entirely sure whether this happens anyway
   end
-
-  def startup_server
-    server = Capybara::Server.new(Capybara.app)
-    server.boot
-    server
-  end
-
-  def create_test_user
-    FactoryGirl.create(:user, name: "Test", email: "test@example.com", uid: 123)
-  end
 end
 
 Capybara.app = Rack::Builder.new do