diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index 7ab58c410..a9c8c602e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
       run: src/bin/installDeps.sh
 
-    # configures some settings and runs npm run test
     - name: Run the backend tests
-      run: src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+      run: cd src && npm test
 
   withplugins:
     # run on pushes to any branch
@@ -84,6 +83,5 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
       run: src/bin/installDeps.sh
 
-    # configures some settings and runs npm run test
     - name: Run the backend tests
-      run: src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+      run: cd src && npm test
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8517e2a89..99aece0b2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         - "src/bin/installDeps.sh"
         - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
       script:
-        - "src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh"
+        - "cd src && npm test"
     - name: "Test the Dockerfile"
       install:
         - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
         - *install_plugins
         - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
       script:
-        - "src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh"
+        - "cd src && npm test"
     - name: "Test the Dockerfile"
       install:
         - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
diff --git a/src/bin/plugins/lib/backend-tests.yml b/src/bin/plugins/lib/backend-tests.yml
index f1d3a4af1..48ea969d3 100644
--- a/src/bin/plugins/lib/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/src/bin/plugins/lib/backend-tests.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         cd node_modules/${{github.event.repository.name}}
         npm ci
 
-    # configures some settings and runs npm run test
     - name: Run the backend tests
-      run: src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+      run: cd src && npm test
 
 ##ETHERPAD_NPM_V=1
 ## NPM configuration automatically created using src/bin/plugins/updateAllPluginsScript.sh
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
index b1348af3b..3080425ec 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/characterEncoding.js
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 
 const common = require('../../common');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const settings = require('../../../../node/utils/Settings');
-const supertest = require('supertest');
 
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 let apiVersion = 1;
 const testPadId = makeid();
@@ -19,10 +17,12 @@ const testPadId = makeid();
 const endPoint = (point, version) => `/api/${version || apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   describe('Connectivity For Character Encoding', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
       this.timeout(250);
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
     });
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     this.timeout(150);
     it('finds the version tag', function (done) {
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect((res) => {
             apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
             if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       // This is broken because Etherpad doesn't handle HTTP codes properly see #2343
       // If your APIKey is password you deserve to fail all tests anyway
       const permErrorURL = `/api/${apiVersion}/createPad?apikey=password&padID=test`;
-      api.get(permErrorURL)
+      agent.get(permErrorURL)
           .expect(401, done);
     });
   });
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
           })
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad attempting to weird utf8 encoded content', function (done) {
       this.timeout(1000);
       fs.readFile('tests/backend/specs/api/emojis.html', 'utf8', (err, html) => {
-        api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
+        agent.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
             .send({
               padID: testPadId,
               html,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of Pad with emojis', function (done) {
       this.timeout(400);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.html.indexOf('&#127484') === -1) {
               throw new Error('Unable to get the HTML');
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
index 7af81f1ed..17f5bf4ef 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/chat.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../../common');
-const settings = require('../../../../node/utils/Settings');
-const supertest = require('supertest');
 
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 let apiVersion = 1;
 let authorID = '';
@@ -14,9 +12,11 @@ const timestamp = Date.now();
 const endPoint = (point) => `/api/${apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('errors if can not connect', function (done) {
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect((res) => {
             apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
             if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createPad', function () {
     this.timeout(400);
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
-      api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padID}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
           })
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createAuthor', function () {
     this.timeout(100);
     it('Creates an author with a name set', function (done) {
-      api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
+      agent.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0 || !res.body.data.authorID) {
               throw new Error('Unable to create author');
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('appendChatMessage', function () {
     this.timeout(100);
     it('Adds a chat message to the pad', function (done) {
-      api.get(`${endPoint('appendChatMessage')}&padID=${padID}&text=blalblalbha` +
-              `&authorID=${authorID}&time=${timestamp}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('appendChatMessage')}&padID=${padID}&text=blalblalbha` +
+                `&authorID=${authorID}&time=${timestamp}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create chat message');
           })
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getChatHead', function () {
     this.timeout(100);
     it('Gets the head of chat', function (done) {
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getChatHead')}&padID=${padID}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getChatHead')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.chatHead !== 0) throw new Error('Chat Head Length is wrong');
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getChatHistory', function () {
     this.timeout(40);
     it('Gets Chat History of a Pad', function (done) {
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getChatHistory')}&padID=${padID}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getChatHistory')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.messages.length !== 1) {
               throw new Error('Chat History Length is wrong');
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
index dd07e6e3a..6b2fb3ac9 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/importexport.js
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 const common = require('../../common');
-const settings = require('../../../container/loadSettings.js').loadSettings();
-const supertest = require('supertest');
 
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 const apiVersion = 1;
 
@@ -228,6 +226,8 @@ const testImports = {
 };
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   Object.keys(testImports).forEach((testName) => {
     describe(testName, function () {
       const testPadId = makeid();
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       }
       it('createPad', function (done) {
         this.timeout(200);
-        api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+        agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
             })
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       it('setHTML', function (done) {
         this.timeout(150);
-        api.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${encodeURIComponent(test.input)}`)
+        agent.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}` +
+                  `&html=${encodeURIComponent(test.input)}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Error:${testName}`);
             })
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       it('getHTML', function (done) {
         this.timeout(150);
-        api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+        agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               const gotHtml = res.body.data.html;
               if (gotHtml !== test.wantHTML) {
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
       it('getText', function (done) {
         this.timeout(100);
-        api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+        agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
             .expect((res) => {
               const gotText = res.body.data.text;
               if (gotText !== test.wantText) {
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
index c45f5acd2..64a9ea5e0 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/instance.js
@@ -6,21 +6,20 @@
  * Section "GLOBAL FUNCTIONS" in src/node/db/API.js
  */
 const common = require('../../common');
-const settings = require('../../../../node/utils/Settings');
-const supertest = require('supertest');
-
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
 
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 const apiVersion = '1.2.14';
 
 const endPoint = (point, version) => `/api/${version || apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   describe('Connectivity for instance-level API tests', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
     });
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getStats', function () {
     it('Gets the stats of a running instance', function (done) {
       this.timeout(100);
-      api.get(endPoint('getStats'))
+      agent.get(endPoint('getStats'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('getStats() failed');
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
index 2b06973f4..bb0ecdd9a 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.js
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const async = require('async');
 const common = require('../../common');
-const settings = require('../../../../node/utils/Settings');
-const supertest = require('supertest');
-
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
 
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 let apiVersion = 1;
 const testPadId = makeid();
@@ -50,10 +47,12 @@ const ulSpaceHtml = '<!doctype html><html><body><ul class="bullet"> <li>one</li>
 const expectedSpaceHtml = '<!doctype html><html><body><ul class="bullet"><li>one</ul></body></html>';
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   describe('Connectivity', function () {
     it('can connect', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done);
     });
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('finds the version tag', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get('/api/')
+      agent.get('/api/')
           .expect((res) => {
             apiVersion = res.body.currentVersion;
             if (!res.body.currentVersion) throw new Error('No version set in API');
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       // This is broken because Etherpad doesn't handle HTTP codes properly see #2343
       // If your APIKey is password you deserve to fail all tests anyway
       const permErrorURL = `/api/${apiVersion}/createPad?apikey=password&padID=test`;
-      api.get(permErrorURL)
+      agent.get(permErrorURL)
           .expect(401, done);
     });
   });
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect(200, done); // @TODO: we shouldn't expect 200 here since the pad may not exist
     });
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to create new Pad');
           })
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets revision count of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Revision Count');
             if (res.body.data.revisions !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Revision Count');
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
             if (res.body.data.savedRevisions !== 0) {
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
             assert.deepEqual(res.body.data.savedRevisions, []);
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.html.length <= 1) throw new Error('Unable to get the HTML');
           })
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
+      agent.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== true) {
               throw new Error('Unable to find pad in pad list');
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
           })
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('listAllPads', function () {
     it('list all pads', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
+      agent.get(endPoint('listAllPads'))
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padIDs.includes(testPadId) !== false) {
               throw new Error('Test pad should not be in pads list');
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('get the HTML of a Pad -- Should return a failure', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('Pad deletion failed');
           })
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=testText`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=testText`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Creation failed');
           })
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('gets the Pad text and expect it to be testText with \n which is a line break', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testText\n') throw new Error('Pad Creation with text');
           })
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.post(endPoint('setText'))
+      agent.post(endPoint('setText'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
             text: 'testTextTwo',
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('gets the Pad text', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== 'testTextTwo\n') throw new Error('Setting Text');
           })
@@ -306,7 +305,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets Revision Count of a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.revisions !== 1) throw new Error('Unable to get text revision count');
           })
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('saveRevision', function () {
     it('saves Revision', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('saveRevision')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('saveRevision')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to save Revision');
           })
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getSavedRevisionsCount', function () {
     it('gets saved revisions count of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getSavedRevisionsCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions Count');
             if (res.body.data.savedRevisions !== 1) {
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('listSavedRevisions', function () {
     it('gets saved revision list of Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('listSavedRevisions')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Unable to get Saved Revisions List');
             assert.deepEqual(res.body.data.savedRevisions, [1]);
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('padUsersCount', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('padUsersCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('padUsersCount')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsersCount !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad User count');
           })
@@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getReadOnlyID', function () {
     it('Gets the Read Only ID of a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getReadOnlyID')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getReadOnlyID')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.readOnlyID) throw new Error('No Read Only ID for Pad');
           })
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('listAuthorsOfPad', function () {
     it('Get Authors of the Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('listAuthorsOfPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('listAuthorsOfPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.authorIDs.length !== 0) {
               throw new Error('# of Authors of pad is not 0');
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (!res.body.data.lastEdited) {
               throw new Error('# of Authors of pad is not 0');
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.post(endPoint('setText'))
+      agent.post(endPoint('setText'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
             text: 'testTextTwo',
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Get When Pad was left Edited', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.lastEdited <= lastEdited) {
               throw new Error('Editing A Pad is not updating when it was last edited');
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('padUsers', function () {
     it('gets User Count of a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('padUsers')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('padUsers')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.padUsers.length !== 0) throw new Error('Incorrect Pad Users');
           })
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('deletePad', function () {
     it('deletes a Pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('deletePad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Deletion failed');
           })
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('createPad', function () {
     it('creates a new Pad with text', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Creation failed');
           })
@@ -480,7 +479,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('Sets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .field({text})
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Set Text failed');
@@ -493,7 +492,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Text not set properly');
@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setText', function () {
     it('Sets text on a pad Id including an explicit newline', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.post(`${endPoint('setText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .field({text: `${text}\n`})
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Set Text failed');
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it("Gets text on a pad Id and doesn't have an excess newline", function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Text not set properly');
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
           })
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('movePad', function () {
     it('Move a Pad to a different Pad ID', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${newPadId}&force=true`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${newPadId}&force=true`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Moving Pad Failed');
           })
@@ -556,7 +555,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${newPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${newPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
           })
@@ -568,7 +567,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('movePad', function () {
     it('Move a Pad to a different Pad ID', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${newPadId}&destinationID=${testPadId}&force=false`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('movePad')}&sourceID=${newPadId}&destinationID=${testPadId}` +
+                '&force=false')
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Moving Pad Failed');
           })
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}\n`) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
           })
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getLastEdited', function () {
     it('Gets when pad was last edited', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getLastEdited')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.lastEdited === 0) throw new Error('Get Last Edited Failed');
           })
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('appendText', function () {
     it('Append text to a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('appendText', '1.2.13')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=hello`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('appendText', '1.2.13')}&padID=${testPadId}&text=hello`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Append Text failed');
           })
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getText', function () {
     it('Gets text on a pad Id', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getText')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Pad Get Text failed');
             if (res.body.data.text !== `${text}hello\n`) {
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad attempting to pass ugly HTML', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
       const html = '<div><b>Hello HTML</title></head></div>';
-      api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
+      agent.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
             html,
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
+      agent.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
           .send({
             padID: testPadId,
             html: ulHtml,
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('Gets back the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
 
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('setHTML', function () {
     it('Sets the HTML of a Pad with white space between list items', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${ulSpaceHtml}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('setHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}&html=${ulSpaceHtml}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('List HTML cant be imported');
           })
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('getHTML', function () {
     it('Gets back the HTML of a Pad with complex nested lists of different types', function (done) {
       this.timeout(150);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${testPadId}`)
           .expect((res) => {
             const receivedHtml = res.body.data.html.replace('<br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
             if (receivedHtml !== expectedSpaceHtml) {
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       async.map(
           badUrlChars,
           (badUrlChar, cb) => {
-            api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${badUrlChar}`)
+            agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${badUrlChar}`)
                 .expect((res) => {
                   if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('Pad with bad characters was created');
                 })
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('copyPad', function () {
     it('copies the content of a existent pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('copyPad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${copiedPadId}` +
-              '&force=true')
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPad')}&sourceID=${testPadId}&destinationID=${copiedPadId}` +
+                '&force=true')
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Failed');
           })
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('returns a successful response', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
-              `&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
+                `&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Without History Failed');
           })
@@ -780,13 +780,13 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     // this test validates if the source pad's text and attributes are kept
     it('creates a new pad with the same content as the source pad', function (done) {
       this.timeout(200);
-      api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
-              `&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
+      agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
+                `&destinationID=${newPad}&force=false`)
           .expect((res) => {
             if (res.body.code !== 0) throw new Error('Copy Pad Without History Failed');
           })
           .end(() => {
-            api.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${newPad}`)
+            agent.get(`${endPoint('getHTML')}&padID=${newPad}`)
                 .expect((res) => {
                   const receivedHtml =
                       res.body.data.html.replace('<br><br></body>', '</body>').toLowerCase();
@@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       const padWithNonExistentGroup = `notExistentGroup$${padId}`;
       it('throws an error', function (done) {
         this.timeout(150);
-        api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&` +
-                `destinationID=${padWithNonExistentGroup}&force=true`)
+        agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}&` +
+                  `destinationID=${padWithNonExistentGroup}&force=true`)
             .expect((res) => {
               // code 1, it means an error has happened
               if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('It should report an error');
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       context('and force is false', function () {
         it('throws an error', function (done) {
           this.timeout(150);
-          api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
-                  `&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=false`)
+          agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
+                    `&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=false`)
               .expect((res) => {
                 // code 1, it means an error has happened
                 if (res.body.code !== 1) throw new Error('It should report an error');
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
       context('and force is true', function () {
         it('returns a successful response', function (done) {
           this.timeout(200);
-          api.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
-                  `&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=true`)
+          agent.get(`${endPoint('copyPadWithoutHistory')}&sourceID=${sourcePadId}` +
+                    `&destinationID=${padIdExistent}&force=true`)
               .expect((res) => {
                 // code 1, it means an error has happened
                 if (res.body.code !== 0) {
@@ -866,9 +866,9 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 */
 
 const createNewPadWithHtml = (padId, html, cb) => {
-  api.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padId}`)
+  agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&padID=${padId}`)
       .end(() => {
-        api.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
+        agent.post(endPoint('setHTML'))
             .send({
               padID: padId,
               html,
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
index 66877b918..238353d0d 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/sessionsAndGroups.js
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const common = require('../../common');
-const settings = require('../../../../node/utils/Settings');
-const supertest = require('supertest');
-
-const api = supertest(`http://${settings.ip}:${settings.port}`);
 
+let agent;
 const apiKey = common.apiKey;
 let apiVersion = 1;
 let groupID = '';
@@ -17,10 +14,12 @@ let padID = makeid();
 const endPoint = (point) => `/api/${apiVersion}/${point}?apikey=${apiKey}`;
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
+  before(async function () { agent = await common.init(); });
+
   describe('API Versioning', function () {
     it('errors if can not connect', async function () {
       this.timeout(200);
-      await api.get('/api/')
+      await agent.get('/api/')
           .expect(200)
           .expect((res) => {
             assert(res.body.currentVersion);
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Group creation and deletion', function () {
     it('createGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
+      await agent.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('listSessionsOfGroup for empty group', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('deleteGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createGroupIfNotExistsFor', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupIfNotExistsFor')}&groupMapper=management`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createGroupIfNotExistsFor')}&groupMapper=management`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
     // Creates a group, creates 2 sessions, 2 pads and then deletes the group.
     it('createGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
+      await agent.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createAuthor', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
+      await agent.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -132,8 +131,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createSession', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
-      }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createSession')}&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}` +
+                      '&validUntil=999999999999')
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createSession', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
-      }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createSession')}&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}` +
+                      '&validUntil=999999999999')
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x1234567`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x1234567`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x12345678`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=x12345678`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('deleteGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('deleteGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Author creation', function () {
     it('createGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
+      await agent.get(endPoint('createGroup'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createAuthor', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
+      await agent.get(endPoint('createAuthor'))
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createAuthor with name', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createAuthor')}&name=john`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createAuthor')}&name=john`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createAuthorIfNotExistsFor', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createAuthorIfNotExistsFor')}&authorMapper=chris`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createAuthorIfNotExistsFor')}&authorMapper=chris`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('getAuthorName', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('getAuthorName')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('getAuthorName')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -250,8 +249,8 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Sessions', function () {
     it('createSession', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createSession')
-      }&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}&validUntil=999999999999`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createSession')}&authorID=${authorID}&groupID=${groupID}` +
+                      '&validUntil=999999999999')
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('getSessionInfo', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('listSessionsOfGroup', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('listSessionsOfGroup')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('deleteSession', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('deleteSession')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('deleteSession')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('getSessionInfo of deleted session', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('getSessionInfo')}&sessionID=${sessionID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Group pad management', function () {
     it('listPads', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('createGroupPad', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=${padID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('createGroupPad')}&groupID=${groupID}&padName=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('listPads after creating a group pad', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('listPads')}&groupID=${groupID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Pad security', function () {
     it('getPublicStatus', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('setPublicStatus', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('setPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}&publicStatus=true`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('setPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}&publicStatus=true`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
 
     it('getPublicStatus after changing public status', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('getPublicStatus')}&padID=${padID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
   describe('API: Misc', function () {
     it('listPadsOfAuthor', async function () {
       this.timeout(100);
-      await api.get(`${endPoint('listPadsOfAuthor')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
+      await agent.get(`${endPoint('listPadsOfAuthor')}&authorID=${authorID}`)
           .expect(200)
           .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
           .expect((res) => {
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 474cb1154..000000000
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-pecho() { printf %s\\n "$*"; }
-log() { pecho "$@"; }
-error() { log "ERROR: $@" >&2; }
-fatal() { error "$@"; exit 1; }
-try() { "$@" || fatal "'$@' failed"; }
-
-# Move to the Etherpad base directory.
-MY_DIR=$(try cd "${0%/*}" && try pwd -P) || exit 1
-try cd "${MY_DIR}/../../../.."
-
-try sed -e '
-s!"soffice":[^,]*!"soffice": "/usr/bin/soffice"!
-# Reduce rate limit aggressiveness
-s!"max":[^,]*!"max": 100!
-s!"points":[^,]*!"points": 1000!
-' settings.json.template >settings.json
-
-log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-node src/node/server.js "${@}" &
-ep_pid=$!
-
-log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
-connected=false
-can_connect() {
-    curl -sSfo /dev/null http://localhost:9001/ || return 1
-    connected=true
-}
-now() { date +%s; }
-start=$(now)
-while [ $(($(now) - $start)) -le 15 ] && ! can_connect; do
-    sleep 1
-done
-[ "$connected" = true ] \
-    || fatal "Timed out waiting for Etherpad to accept connections"
-log "Successfully connected to Etherpad on http://localhost:9001"
-
-log "Running the backend tests..."
-try cd src
-npm test
-exit_code=$?
-
-kill "$ep_pid" && wait "$ep_pid"
-log "Done."
-exit "$exit_code"