diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.ts
index 757abdc15a..d951577078 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ describe("/permission", () => {
     perms = await config.addPermission(STD_ROLE_ID, table._id)
   })
 
-  async function getTablePermissions() {
-    return request
-      .get(`/api/permission/${table._id}`)
-      .set(config.defaultHeaders())
-      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-      .expect(200)
-  }
-
   describe("levels", () => {
     it("should be able to get levels", async () => {
       const res = await request
@@ -87,7 +79,7 @@ describe("/permission", () => {
         table._id,
         PermissionLevel.WRITE
       )
-      const res = await getTablePermissions()
+      const res = await config.api.permission.get(table._id)
       expect(res.body["read"]).toEqual(STD_ROLE_ID)
       expect(res.body["write"]).toEqual(HIGHER_ROLE_ID)
       const allRes = await request
@@ -128,7 +120,7 @@ describe("/permission", () => {
         level: PermissionLevel.READ,
       })
       expect(res.body[0]._id).toEqual(STD_ROLE_ID)
-      const permsRes = await getTablePermissions()
+      const permsRes = await config.api.permission.get(table._id)
       expect(permsRes.body[STD_ROLE_ID]).toBeUndefined()
     })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/permission.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/permission.ts
index d5fa6d50c6..31dc7c2c2a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/permission.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/permission.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ export class PermissionAPI extends TestAPI {
     super(config)
   }
 
+  get = async (
+    resourceId: string,
+    { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
+  ) => {
+    return this.request
+      .get(`/api/permission/${resourceId}`)
+      .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
+      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
+      .expect(expectStatus)
+  }
+
   create = async (
     {
       roleId,