diff --git a/tests/unit/h/services/bulk_api/lms_stats_test.py b/tests/unit/h/services/bulk_api/lms_stats_test.py
index 52eae205b17..6f00485b32c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/h/services/bulk_api/lms_stats_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/h/services/bulk_api/lms_stats_test.py
@@ -12,11 +12,43 @@
 
 
 class TestBulkLMSStatsService:
-    def test_it(self, svc, factories):
-        user = factories.User()
-        group = factories.Group()
+    def test_it(self, svc, group, user, annotation, annotation_reply, reply_user):
+        stats = svc.assignment_stats(
+            groups=[group.authority_provided_id], assignment_id="ASSIGNMENT_ID"
+        )
+
+        assert stats == [
+            AssignmentStats(
+                userid=user.userid,
+                display_name=user.display_name,
+                annotations=1,
+                replies=0,
+                last_activity=annotation.created,
+            ),
+            AssignmentStats(
+                userid=reply_user.userid,
+                display_name=reply_user.display_name,
+                annotations=0,
+                replies=1,
+                last_activity=annotation_reply.created,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def group(self, factories):
+        return factories.Group()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def user(self, factories):
+        return factories.User()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def reply_user(self, factories):
+        return factories.User()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def annotation(self, factories, user, group):
         anno = factories.Annotation(group=group)
-        anno_reply = factories.Annotation(group=group, references=[anno.id])
         anno_slim = factories.AnnotationSlim(
             annotation=anno,
             user=user,
@@ -25,40 +57,30 @@ def test_it(self, svc, factories):
             moderated=False,
             group=group,
         )
+        factories.AnnotationMetadata(
+            annotation_slim=anno_slim,
+            data={"lms": {"assignment": {"resource_link_id": "ASSIGNMENT_ID"}}},
+        )
+
+        return anno_slim
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def annotation_reply(self, factories, reply_user, group, annotation):
+        anno_reply = factories.Annotation(group=group, references=[annotation.id])
         anno_slim_reply = factories.AnnotationSlim(
             annotation=anno_reply,
-            user=user,
+            user=reply_user,
             deleted=False,
             shared=True,
             moderated=False,
             group=group,
         )
-
-        factories.AnnotationMetadata(
-            annotation_slim=anno_slim,
-            data={"lms": {"assignment": {"resource_link_id": "ASSIGNMENT_ID"}}},
-        )
         factories.AnnotationMetadata(
             annotation_slim=anno_slim_reply,
             data={"lms": {"assignment": {"resource_link_id": "ASSIGNMENT_ID"}}},
         )
 
-        stats = svc.assignment_stats(
-            groups=[
-                group.authority_provided_id,
-            ],
-            assignment_id="ASSIGNMENT_ID",
-        )
-
-        assert stats == [
-            AssignmentStats(
-                userid=user.userid,
-                display_name=user.display_name,
-                annotations=1,
-                replies=1,
-                last_activity=anno_slim_reply.created,
-            )
-        ]
+        return anno_slim_reply
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def svc(self, db_session):