diff --git a/test/loaders/ApiBasedRepositoryLoaderTests.test.ts b/test/loaders/ApiBasedRepositoryLoaderTests.test.ts
index 3b7b633..bc8000d 100644
--- a/test/loaders/ApiBasedRepositoryLoaderTests.test.ts
+++ b/test/loaders/ApiBasedRepositoryLoaderTests.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ function updateGlobalFetchMockJson(
  * @param obj
  */
 function resetGlobalFetchMockJson() {
-  updateGlobalFetchMockJson({})
+  updateGlobalFetchMockJson({});
+}
+
+async function assertAsyncCallbackThrowsApiResponseError(callback: () => Promise<any>) {
+  await expect(callback).rejects.toThrow(ApiResponseError);
 }
 
 describe("ApiBasedRepositoryLoader", () => {
@@ -58,18 +62,17 @@ describe("ApiBasedRepositoryLoader", () => {
     it("throws the correct error if the API response contains no data", async () => {
       updateGlobalFetchMockJson(fetchSystemDataFailedResponse);
 
-      // Jest is so confusing
-      await expect(async () => {
+      await assertAsyncCallbackThrowsApiResponseError(async () => {
         await loader.fetchAndUpdateSystemData();
-      }).rejects.toThrow(ApiResponseError);
+      });
     });
 
     it("throws the correct error if HTTP status code is not 200", async () => {
       updateGlobalFetchMockJson(fetchSystemDataFailedResponse, 400);
 
-      await expect(async () => {
+      await assertAsyncCallbackThrowsApiResponseError(async () => {
         await loader.fetchAndUpdateSystemData();
-      }).rejects.toThrow(ApiResponseError);
+      });
     });
   });