diff --git a/packages/snyk-protect/test/acceptance/protect.spec.ts b/packages/snyk-protect/test/acceptance/protect.spec.ts
index 3656209de5c..33da12866fb 100644
--- a/packages/snyk-protect/test/acceptance/protect.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/snyk-protect/test/acceptance/protect.spec.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,34 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 import * as fse from 'fs-extra';
 
+type TestProject = {
+  path: string;
+  file: (filePath: string) => Promise<string>;
+};
+
 describe('@snyk/protect', () => {
   let tempFolder: string;
 
+  const createProject = async (fixture: string): Promise<TestProject> => {
+    const fixturePath = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
+    const projectPath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
+    await fse.copy(fixturePath, projectPath);
+    return {
+      path: projectPath,
+      file: (filePath: string) => {
+        const fullFilePath = path.join(projectPath, filePath);
+        return fs.promises.readFile(fullFilePath, 'utf-8');
+      },
+    };
+  };
+
   beforeAll(() => {
     tempFolder = path.join(__dirname, '__output__', uuid.v4());
     fs.mkdirSync(tempFolder, { recursive: true });
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
-    fs.rmdirSync(tempFolder, {
-      recursive: true,
-    });
+    fs.rmdirSync(tempFolder, { recursive: true });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -24,54 +40,36 @@ describe('@snyk/protect', () => {
 
   describe('applies patch(es)', () => {
     it('works for project with a single patchable module', async () => {
-      const fixture = 'single-patchable-module';
-      const fixtureFolder = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
-      const modulePath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
-      const targeFilePath = path.join(
-        modulePath,
-        'node_modules/nyc/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js',
-      );
-  
-      await fse.copy(fixtureFolder, modulePath);
-      await protect(modulePath);
-  
-      const actualPatchedFileContents = fs.readFileSync(targeFilePath, 'utf-8');
-      expect(actualPatchedFileContents).toMatchSnapshot();
+      const project = await createProject('single-patchable-module');
+
+      await protect(project.path);
+
+      expect(
+        project.file('node_modules/nyc/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js'),
+      ).resolves.toMatchSnapshot();
     });
-  
+
     it('works for project with multiple patchable modules', async () => {
-      const fixture = 'multiple-matching-paths';
-      const fixtureFolder = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
-      const modulePath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
-      const targeFilePath1 = path.join(
-        modulePath,
-        'node_modules/nyc/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js',
-      );
-      const targeFilePath2 = path.join(
-        modulePath,
-        'node_modules/lodash/lodash.js',
-      );
-  
-      await fse.copy(fixtureFolder, modulePath);
-      await protect(modulePath);
-  
-      const actualPatchedFileContents = fs.readFileSync(targeFilePath1, 'utf-8');
-      expect(actualPatchedFileContents).toMatchSnapshot();
-      const actualPatchedFileContents2 = fs.readFileSync(targeFilePath2, 'utf-8');
-      expect(actualPatchedFileContents2).toMatchSnapshot();
+      const project = await createProject('multiple-matching-paths');
+
+      await protect(project.path);
+
+      expect(
+        project.file('node_modules/nyc/node_modules/lodash/lodash.js'),
+      ).resolves.toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(
+        project.file('node_modules/lodash/lodash.js'),
+      ).resolves.toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
 
   describe('does not apply any patches and does not fail', () => {
     // in this scenario .snyk file has a vulnId which corresponds to the `lodash` package, but there are not instances of lodash in the node_modules
     it('for project with no modules with the target package name', async () => {
-      const fixture = 'no-matching-paths';
-      const fixtureFolder = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
-      const modulePath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
-
+      const project = await createProject('no-matching-paths');
       const log = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'log');
-      await fse.copy(fixtureFolder, modulePath);
-      await protect(modulePath);
+
+      await protect(project.path);
 
       expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Nothing to patch, done');
     });
@@ -79,26 +77,18 @@ describe('@snyk/protect', () => {
     // skipped because we need to check the versions of the found modules before we attempt to patch them which we don't currently do
     // and in order to do that, we need to first switch over to the new endpoint
     // it('for a project that has an instance of the target module but we have no patches for its version', async () => {
-    //   const fixture = 'target-module-exists-but-no-patches-for-version';
-    //   const fixtureFolder = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
-    //   const modulePath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
-
+    //   const project = await createProject('target-module-exists-but-no-patches-for-version');
     //   const log = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'log');
-    //   await fse.copy(fixtureFolder, modulePath);
-    //   await protect(modulePath);
-
+    //   await protect(project.path);
     //   expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Nothing to patch, done');
     // });
 
     // fixture has a lodash@4.14.1 which we don't have patches for
     it('for project with no .snyk file', async () => {
-      const fixture = 'no-snyk-file';
-      const fixtureFolder = path.join(__dirname, '../fixtures', fixture);
-      const modulePath = path.join(tempFolder, fixture);
-
+      const project = await createProject('no-snyk-file');
       const log = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'log');
-      await fse.copy(fixtureFolder, modulePath);
-      await protect(modulePath);
+
+      await protect(project.path);
 
       expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith('No .snyk file found');
     });