diff --git a/planetwars-matchrunner/tests/test_matchrunner.rs b/planetwars-matchrunner/tests/test_matchrunner.rs
index 5d2fc83..5b96406 100644
--- a/planetwars-matchrunner/tests/test_matchrunner.rs
+++ b/planetwars-matchrunner/tests/test_matchrunner.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+use futures::{Future, FutureExt};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::BufRead;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
@@ -54,22 +56,39 @@ async fn match_does_run() {
     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn docker_runner_timeout() {
+async fn match_ctx_from_bot_spec<B: BotSpec>(bot_spec: B) -> MatchCtx {
     let event_bus = Arc::new(Mutex::new(EventBus::new()));
     let (logger, _rx) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-    let bot_spec = simple_python_docker_bot_spec("./bots", "timeout_bot.py");
 
     let player_handle = bot_spec.run_bot(1, event_bus.clone(), logger.clone()).await;
-
     let mut players = HashMap::new();
     players.insert(1, player_handle);
-    let mut ctx = MatchCtx::new(event_bus, players, logger);
+    MatchCtx::new(event_bus, players, logger)
+}
 
-    let resp = ctx
-        .request(1, b"sup".to_vec(), Duration::from_millis(1000))
-        .await;
-
-    assert_eq!(resp, Err(RequestError::Timeout));
+/// creates a simple match ctx which only holds a single bot
+async fn with_bot_match_ctx<B, F>(bot_spec: B, func: F)
+where
+    F: FnOnce(&mut MatchCtx) -> Pin<Box<dyn '_ + Future<Output = ()>>>,
+    B: BotSpec,
+{
+    let mut ctx = match_ctx_from_bot_spec(bot_spec).await;
+    func(&mut ctx).await;
     ctx.shutdown().await;
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn docker_runner_timeout() {
+    let bot_spec = simple_python_docker_bot_spec("./bots", "timeout_bot.py");
+    with_bot_match_ctx(bot_spec, |ctx| {
+        async move {
+            let resp = ctx
+                .request(1, b"sup".to_vec(), Duration::from_millis(200))
+                .await;
+
+            assert_eq!(resp, Err(RequestError::Timeout));
+        }
+        .boxed()
+    })
+    .await;
+}