diff --git a/tests/SessionTest.php b/tests/SessionTest.php
index 06fe6a2..1587f14 100644
--- a/tests/SessionTest.php
+++ b/tests/SessionTest.php
@@ -4,53 +4,53 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 use BradyMcD\TAATP\Session\Base as BaseSession;
 
+/** @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.ShortVariable)*/
 final class SessionTest extends TestCase
 {
-    public function testSessionIsLive(): void
+    private static $session;
+
+    private static $k1;
+    private static $v1;
+    private static $v2;
+
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void
     {
-        $session = new BaseSession();
+        self::$session = new BaseSession();
 
-        $this->assertTrue($session->live());
+        self::$k1 = 'testKey';
+        self::$v1 = 'some important data';
+        self::$v2 = 'some other more or less important data';
     }
 
-    public function testPreservesValues(): void
+    public function testSessionIsLive(): void
     {
-        $key = "testVar";
-        $value = "someData";
-
-        $session = new BaseSession();
+        $this->assertTrue(self::$session->live());
+    }
 
-        $session->tryStore($key, $value);
+    public function testValueOneStored(): void
+    {
+        self::$session->store(self::$k1, self::$v1);
 
-        $this->assertSame($session->get($key), $value);
+        $this->assertSame(self::$session->get(self::$k1), self::$v1);
     }
 
-    public function testTryStoreNeverOverwrites(): void
+    public function testValueOneRetrieved(): void
     {
-        $key = "test";
-        $value1 = "someImportantData";
-        $value2 = "DataArrivingLate";
-
-        $session = new BaseSession();
+        $this->assertSame(self::$session->get(self::$k1), self::$v1);
+    }
 
-        $this->assertTrue($session->tryStore($key, $value1));
-        $this->assertTrue(!$session->tryStore($key, $value2));
+    public function testTryStoreDoesntOverwrite(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertFalse(self::$session->tryStore(self::$k1, self::$v2));
 
-        $this->assertSame($session->get($key), $value1);
+        $this->assertSame(self::$session->get(self::$k1), self::$v1);
     }
 
     public function testStoreOverwrites(): void
     {
-        $key = "test";
-        $value1 = "initialData";
-        $value2 = "overwriteData";
-
-        $session = new BaseSession();
-
-        $session->store($key, $value1);
-        $session->store($key, $value2);
+        self::$session->store(self::$k1, self::$v2);
 
-        $this->assertSame($session->get($key), $value2);
+        $this->assertSame(self::$session->get(self::$k1), self::$v2);
     }
 }
 ?>