diff --git a/tests/test_pytest_abra.py b/tests/test_pytest_abra.py
index b87e788..0bc03d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_pytest_abra.py
+++ b/tests/test_pytest_abra.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import json
-import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
+from pytest_abra.utils import load_json_to_environ
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def session_tmp_path_testout(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Path:
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ def test_abratest_cli_full_integration(session_tmp_path_testout: Path):
     # --------------------- load credentials to env variables -------------------- #
 
     cred_file = Path("credentials.json")
-    with open(cred_file, "r") as f:
-        CREDENTIALS = json.load(f)
-
-    for key, value in CREDENTIALS.items():
-        os.environ[key] = value
+    load_json_to_environ(cred_file)
 
     # --------------------------------- env files -------------------------------- #