diff --git a/integration/specs/app_spec.ts b/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
index b91353017f..c69e24cf64 100644
--- a/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
+++ b/integration/specs/app_spec.ts
@@ -6,32 +6,31 @@ jest.setTimeout(30000)
 
 const BACKSPACE = "\uE003"
 
-async function clickWhatsNew(app: Application) {
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "What's new")
-  await app.client.click("button.primary")
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "Welcome")
-}
-
-async function addMinikubeCluster(app: Application) {
-  await app.client.click("div.add-cluster")
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div", "Select kubeconfig file")
-  await app.client.click("div.Select__control")
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div", "minikube")
-  await app.client.click("div.minikube")
-  await app.client.click("div.Select__control")
-  await app.client.click("button.primary")
-}
-
-async function waitForMinikubeDashboard(app: Application) {
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("pre.kube-auth-out", "Authentication proxy started")
-  await app.client.getWindowCount()
-  await app.client.waitForExist(`iframe[name="minikube"]`)
-  await app.client.frame("minikube")
-  await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("span.link-text", "Cluster")
-}
-
 describe("app start", () => {
   let app: Application
+  const clickWhatsNew = async (app: Application) => {
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "What's new")
+    await app.client.click("button.primary")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("h1", "Welcome")
+  }
+
+  const addMinikubeCluster = async (app: Application) => {
+    await app.client.click("div.add-cluster")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div", "Select kubeconfig file")
+    await app.client.click("div.Select__control")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("div", "minikube")
+    await app.client.click("div.minikube")
+    await app.client.click("div.Select__control")
+    await app.client.click("button.primary")
+  }
+
+  const waitForMinikubeDashboard = async (app: Application) => {
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("pre.kube-auth-out", "Authentication proxy started")
+    await app.client.getWindowCount()
+    await app.client.waitForExist(`iframe[name="minikube"]`)
+    await app.client.frame("minikube")
+    await app.client.waitUntilTextExists("span.link-text", "Cluster")
+  }
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     app = util.setup()