diff --git a/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js b/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
index c4f36ca05b712e36c30246c269d47c6c1afa78ce..1021b48ec5a747538a3dc69f4181230a9f634d9e 100644
--- a/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/selenium-helper.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class SeleniumHelper {
             'findByText',
             'findByXpath',
             'getDriver',
-            'getLogs'
+            'getLogs',
+            'loadUri'
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ class SeleniumHelper {
         return this.findByXpath(`//body//${scope || '*'}//*[contains(text(), '${text}')]`);
     }
 
+    loadUri (uri) {
+        return this.driver
+            .get(`file://${uri}`)
+            .then(() => (
+                this.driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;')
+            ));
+    }
+
     clickXpath (xpath) {
         return this.findByXpath(xpath).then(el => el.click());
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/examples.test.js b/test/integration/examples.test.js
index 7fffa903a4bb6f99f08ab18285869ce7bbd05f17..908dbfd36a3ec145bc79b42eb0ad464190959180 100644
--- a/test/integration/examples.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/examples.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ const {
     clickXpath,
     findByXpath,
     getDriver,
-    getLogs
+    getLogs,
+    loadUri
 } = new SeleniumHelper();
 
 const errorWhitelist = [
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ describe('player example', () => {
 
     test('Load a project by ID', async () => {
         const projectId = '96708228';
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}#${projectId}`);
+        await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
         await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ describe('blocks example', () => {
 
     test('Load a project by ID', async () => {
         const projectId = '96708228';
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}#${projectId}`);
+        await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
         await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ describe('blocks example', () => {
     });
 
     test('Change categories', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
+        await loadUri(`${uri}`);
         await clickText('Looks');
         await clickText('Sound');
         await clickText('Events');
diff --git a/test/integration/test.js b/test/integration/test.js
index 8cb23329d09cbb932f953dfa9f04468f1a758408..c792e80b06dfabc7a7bccf1941390846f499a704 100644
--- a/test/integration/test.js
+++ b/test/integration/test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const {
     findByText,
     findByXpath,
     getDriver,
-    getLogs
+    getLogs,
+    loadUri
 } = new SeleniumHelper();
 
 const uri = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../build/index.html');
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
 
 
     test('Blocks report when clicked in the toolbox', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Blocks');
         await clickText('Operators', blocksTabScope);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // Wait for scroll animation
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
     });
 
     test('Switching sprites updates the block menus', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Sound', blocksTabScope);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // Wait for scroll animation
         // "meow" sound block should be visible
@@ -62,8 +61,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
     });
 
     test('Adding a costume', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Costumes');
         await clickText('Add Costume');
         const el = await findByXpath("//input[@placeholder='what are you looking for?']");
@@ -76,8 +74,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
     });
 
     test('Adding a sound', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Sounds');
         await clickText('Add Sound');
         const el = await findByXpath("//input[@placeholder='what are you looking for?']");
@@ -103,8 +100,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
 
     test('Load a project by ID', async () => {
         const projectId = '96708228';
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}#${projectId}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(`${uri}#${projectId}`);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
         await clickXpath('//img[@title="Go"]');
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
@@ -114,8 +110,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
     });
 
     test('Creating variables', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Blocks');
         await clickText('Data', blocksTabScope);
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000)); // Wait for scroll animation
@@ -139,8 +134,7 @@ describe('costumes, sounds and variables', () => {
     });
 
     test('Importing extensions', async () => {
-        await driver.get(`file://${uri}`);
-        await driver.executeScript('window.onbeforeunload = undefined;');
+        await loadUri(uri);
         await clickText('Blocks');
         await clickText('Extensions');
         await clickText('Pen', modalScope); // Modal closes