1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/node/test/end_to_end_test.js b/src/node/test/end_to_end_test.js
index f7ccbcf5f2..f8cb660d2d 100644
--- a/src/node/test/end_to_end_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/end_to_end_test.js
@@ -56,14 +56,21 @@ function multiDone(done, count) {
 }
 
 describe('end-to-end', function() {
+  var server;
+  var channel;
+  before(function() {
+    server = new grpc.Server();
+    var port_num = server.addHttp2Port('0.0.0.0:0');
+    server.start();
+    channel = new grpc.Channel('localhost:' + port_num);
+  });
+  after(function() {
+    server.shutdown();
+  });
   it('should start and end a request without error', function(complete) {
-    var server = new grpc.Server();
     var done = multiDone(function() {
       complete();
-      server.shutdown();
     }, 2);
-    var port_num = server.addHttp2Port('0.0.0.0:0');
-    var channel = new grpc.Channel('localhost:' + port_num);
     var deadline = new Date();
     deadline.setSeconds(deadline.getSeconds() + 3);
     var status_text = 'xyz';
@@ -81,7 +88,6 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
       done();
     }, 0);
 
-    server.start();
     server.requestCall(function(event) {
       assert.strictEqual(event.type, grpc.completionType.SERVER_RPC_NEW);
       var server_call = event.call;
@@ -109,13 +115,10 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
   it('should send and receive data without error', function(complete) {
     var req_text = 'client_request';
     var reply_text = 'server_response';
-    var server = new grpc.Server();
     var done = multiDone(function() {
       complete();
       server.shutdown();
     }, 6);
-    var port_num = server.addHttp2Port('0.0.0.0:0');
-    var channel = new grpc.Channel('localhost:' + port_num);
     var deadline = new Date();
     deadline.setSeconds(deadline.getSeconds() + 3);
     var status_text = 'success';
@@ -151,8 +154,6 @@ describe('end-to-end', function() {
       assert.strictEqual(event.data.toString(), reply_text);
       done();
     });
-
-    server.start();
     server.requestCall(function(event) {
       assert.strictEqual(event.type, grpc.completionType.SERVER_RPC_NEW);
       var server_call = event.call;