diff --git a/test/integration/secrets_test.rb b/test/integration/secrets_test.rb
index ae63b47..beb461c 100644
--- a/test/integration/secrets_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/secrets_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 require "test_helper"
 
 class SecretsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  setup do
+    jwt_json = unique_jwt
+    @jwt_groups = jwt_json["groups"]
+    @jwt_authorized = make_signed_jwt(jwt_json)
+    jwt_read_group_json = unique_jwt.tap { |h| h["groups"] = @jwt_groups }
+    @jwt_read_group = make_signed_jwt(jwt_read_group_json)
+  end
+
   test "#create unauthorized" do
     post secrets_path
     assert_response :unauthorized
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ class SecretsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   test "#update an existing secret with same user is authorized" do
     existing_path = create_secret
     assert_response :success
-    create_secret(jwt_authorized, existing_path)
+    create_secret(@jwt_authorized, existing_path)
     assert_response :success
   end
 
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ class SecretsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   test "#show" do
     path = create_secret
     # view the secret
-    get secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{jwt_authorized}" }
+    get secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{@jwt_authorized}" }
     assert_response :success
     %w[ data metadata lease_id ].each do |key|
       assert_includes response.parsed_body["secret"].keys, key
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ class SecretsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   test "#show with read_group is authorized" do
     path = create_secret
     # view the secret
-    get secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{jwt_read_group}" }
+    get secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{@jwt_read_group}" }
     assert_response :success
     %w[ data metadata lease_id ].each do |key|
       assert_includes response.parsed_body["secret"].keys, key
@@ -56,23 +64,28 @@ class SecretsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   test "#delete" do
     path = create_secret
     # delete the secret
-    delete destroy_secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{jwt_authorized}" }
+    delete destroy_secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{@jwt_authorized}" }
     assert_response :success
   end
 
   test "#delete with a read-authorized user is unauthorized" do
     path = create_secret
     # delete the secret
-    delete destroy_secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{jwt_read_group}" }
+    delete destroy_secret_path(path), headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{@jwt_read_group}" }
     assert_response :unauthorized
   end
 
   private
 
-  def create_secret(jwt = jwt_authorized, path = "top/secret/#{SecureRandom.hex}")
+  def create_secret(jwt = @jwt_authorized, path = "top/secret/#{SecureRandom.hex}", groups = @jwt_groups)
     # create the secret
     post secrets_path, headers: { "Authorization" => "Bearer #{jwt}" },
-         params: { secret: { path: path, data: { password: "sicr3t" }, groups: "read_group" } }
+         params: { secret: { path: path, data: { password: "sicr3t" }, groups: groups.join(",") } }
     path
   end
+
+  def unique_jwt
+    { "sub"=>SecureRandom.hex, "name"=>"John Doe", "iat"=>1516239022,
+      "groups"=>[ SecureRandom.hex ], "aud"=>"astral" }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index ad9629b..a54f73b 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ class TestCase
     fixtures :all
 
     # Helper methods
+
+    def make_signed_jwt(json)
+      JWT.encode(json, Config[:jwt_signing_key])
+    end
+
     def jwt_authorized
-      @@authorized_token ||= JWT.encode(@@authorized_data, Config[:jwt_signing_key])
+      @@authorized_token ||= make_signed_jwt(@@authorized_data)
     end
 
     def jwt_unauthorized
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ def jwt_unauthorized
     end
 
     def jwt_read_group
-      @@read_group_token ||= JWT.encode(@@read_group_data, Config[:jwt_signing_key])
+      @@read_group_token ||= make_signed_jwt(@@read_group_data)
     end
 
     private