diff --git a/test/unit/seed-phrase-verifier-test.js b/test/unit/seed-phrase-verifier-test.js
index 654fb5994..4e314806b 100644
--- a/test/unit/seed-phrase-verifier-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/seed-phrase-verifier-test.js
@@ -13,20 +13,23 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
     let hdKeyTree = 'HD Key Tree'
 
     let keyringController
-    beforeEach(function () {
+    let vault
+    let primaryKeyring
+
+    beforeEach(async function () {
       keyringController = new KeyringController({
         initState: clone(firstTimeState),
         encryptor: mockEncryptor,
       })
 
       assert(keyringController)
+
+      vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
+      primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
     })
 
     it('should be able to verify created account with seed words', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
 
@@ -39,11 +42,9 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should be able to verify created account (upper case) with seed words', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
+
       let upperCaseAccounts = [createdAccounts[0].toUpperCase()]
 
       let serialized = await primaryKeyring.serialize()
@@ -55,9 +56,6 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should be able to verify created account (lower case) with seed words', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
       let lowerCaseAccounts = [createdAccounts[0].toLowerCase()]
@@ -71,9 +69,6 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should return error with good but different seed words', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
 
@@ -90,9 +85,6 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should return error with undefined existing accounts', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
 
@@ -109,9 +101,6 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should return error with empty accounts array', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       let createdAccounts = await primaryKeyring.getAccounts()
       assert.equal(createdAccounts.length, 1)
 
@@ -128,10 +117,6 @@ describe('SeedPhraseVerifier', function () {
 
     it('should be able to verify more than one created account with seed words', async function () {
 
-      let vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndKeychain(password)
-      
-      let primaryKeyring = keyringController.getKeyringsByType(hdKeyTree)[0]
-
       const keyState = await keyringController.addNewAccount(primaryKeyring)
       const keyState2 = await keyringController.addNewAccount(primaryKeyring)