diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d059bad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/cli_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/creachadair/jrpc2"
+	"github.com/creachadair/jrpc2/jhttp"
+	"github.com/stellar/go/keypair"
+	"github.com/stellar/go/txnbuild"
+	"github.com/stellar/go/xdr"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestInstallContractWithCLI(t *testing.T) {
+	NewCLITest(t)
+	output, err := runCLICommand(t, "contract install --wasm ../../../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/test-wasms/test_hello_world.wasm")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wasm := getHelloWorldContract(t)
+	contractHash := xdr.Hash(sha256.Sum256(wasm))
+	require.Contains(t, string(output), contractHash.HexString())
+}
+
+func runCLICommand(t *testing.T, cmd string) ([]byte, error) {
+	baseCmdArgs := []string{"run", "--", "--vv"}
+	args := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
+	args = append(baseCmdArgs, args...)
+	c := exec.Command("cargo", args...)
+	c.Env = append(os.Environ(),
+		fmt.Sprintf("RPC_URL=http://localhost:%d/", sorobanRPCPort),
+		fmt.Sprintf("NETWORK_PASPRHASE=%s", StandaloneNetworkPassphrase),
+	)
+	return c.Output()
+}
+
+func NewCLITest(t *testing.T) *Test {
+	test := NewTest(t)
+	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
+	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
+
+	sourceAccount := keypair.Root(StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
+
+	// Create default account used byt the CLI
+	tx, err := txnbuild.NewTransaction(txnbuild.TransactionParams{
+		SourceAccount: &txnbuild.SimpleAccount{
+			AccountID: keypair.Root(StandaloneNetworkPassphrase).Address(),
+			Sequence:  1,
+		},
+		IncrementSequenceNum: false,
+		Operations: []txnbuild.Operation{&txnbuild.CreateAccount{
+			Destination: "GDIY6AQQ75WMD4W46EYB7O6UYMHOCGQHLAQGQTKHDX4J2DYQCHVCR4W4",
+			Amount:      "100000",
+		}},
+		BaseFee: txnbuild.MinBaseFee,
+		Memo:    nil,
+		Preconditions: txnbuild.Preconditions{
+			TimeBounds: txnbuild.NewInfiniteTimeout(),
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
+	return test
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
index 25764f26f..cc6d4ed77 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
+++ b/cmd/soroban-rpc/internal/test/simulate_transaction_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
@@ -837,37 +836,3 @@ func TestSimulateTransactionBumpAndRestoreFootprint(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
 }
-
-func TestInstallContractWithCLI(t *testing.T) {
-	test := NewTest(t)
-	ch := jhttp.NewChannel(test.sorobanRPCURL(), nil)
-	client := jrpc2.NewClient(ch, nil)
-
-	sourceAccount := keypair.Root(StandaloneNetworkPassphrase)
-
-	tx, err := txnbuild.NewTransaction(txnbuild.TransactionParams{
-		SourceAccount: &txnbuild.SimpleAccount{
-			AccountID: keypair.Root(StandaloneNetworkPassphrase).Address(),
-			Sequence:  1,
-		},
-		IncrementSequenceNum: false,
-		Operations: []txnbuild.Operation{&txnbuild.CreateAccount{
-			Destination: "GDIY6AQQ75WMD4W46EYB7O6UYMHOCGQHLAQGQTKHDX4J2DYQCHVCR4W4",
-			Amount:      "100000",
-		}},
-		BaseFee: txnbuild.MinBaseFee,
-		Memo:    nil,
-		Preconditions: txnbuild.Preconditions{
-			TimeBounds: txnbuild.NewInfiniteTimeout(),
-		},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	sendSuccessfulTransaction(t, client, sourceAccount, tx)
-	cmd := exec.Command("cargo", "run", "--", "--vv", "contract", "install", "--wasm", "../../../../target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/test-wasms/test_hello_world.wasm", "--rpc-url", "http://localhost:8000/", "--network-passphrase", "Standalone Network ; February 2017")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	res, err := cmd.Output()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	wasm := getHelloWorldContract(t)
-	contractHash := xdr.Hash(sha256.Sum256(wasm))
-	require.Contains(t, string(res), contractHash.HexString())
-}
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 28a6dd6b2..cb4a932ff 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 h1:iy+VFUOCP1a+8yFto/drg2CJ5u0yRoB7fZw3DKv/JXA=
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-github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230901002747-400590c5cce4 h1:SUkKaeW+G+KQ/LJwkN+li/ws/aSpJVsyZW1uhJHPY4k=
-github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230901002747-400590c5cce4/go.mod h1:5/qoLl0pexA5OPi0BZvDsOc3532CJlHuRg1dnBxbsGg=
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-github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230905091142-93d39b0d0bb6/go.mod h1:5/qoLl0pexA5OPi0BZvDsOc3532CJlHuRg1dnBxbsGg=
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-github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230905155702-ebdad11ae10b/go.mod h1:5/qoLl0pexA5OPi0BZvDsOc3532CJlHuRg1dnBxbsGg=
 github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230905170723-6e18a2f2f583 h1:oC7naR8IBqtWV/b+G91gTOe+jR52+GpkXhCxEyYawYY=
 github.com/stellar/go v0.0.0-20230905170723-6e18a2f2f583/go.mod h1:5/qoLl0pexA5OPi0BZvDsOc3532CJlHuRg1dnBxbsGg=
 github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20211103144802-8017fc4bdfee h1:fbVs0xmXpBvVS4GBeiRmAE3Le70ofAqFMch1GTiq/e8=