diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4e5bf3228..8917e23cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cw-storage-plus 1.1.0",
  "cw-utils 1.0.1",
  "error-stack",
+ "integration-tests",
  "itertools 0.11.0",
  "report",
  "schemars",
diff --git a/contracts/aggregate-verifier/Cargo.toml b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/Cargo.toml
index af78d5c94..bd0087aae 100644
--- a/contracts/aggregate-verifier/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ voting-verifier = { workspace = true, features = ["library"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 cw-multi-test = "0.15.1"
+integration-tests = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test.rs b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test.rs
index d6c1930cb..336f127c4 100644
--- a/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test.rs
+++ b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-use aggregate_verifier::contract::*;
-use aggregate_verifier::msg::{ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg};
+use aggregate_verifier::msg::ExecuteMsg;
 use axelar_wasm_std::VerificationStatus;
 use connection_router::state::{CrossChainId, Message, ID_SEPARATOR};
 use cosmwasm_std::from_binary;
 use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
-use cw_multi_test::{App, ContractWrapper, Executor};
+use cw_multi_test::{App, Executor};
+use integration_tests::contract::Contract;
 
 use crate::mock::{make_mock_voting_verifier, mark_messages_as_verified};
 pub mod mock;
+mod test_utils;
 
 fn generate_messages(count: usize) -> Vec<Message> {
     let mut msgs = vec![];
@@ -33,28 +34,16 @@ fn verify_messages_empty() {
     let mut app = App::default();
     let voting_verifier_address = make_mock_voting_verifier(&mut app);
 
-    let code = ContractWrapper::new(execute, instantiate, query).with_reply(reply);
-    let code_id = app.store_code(Box::new(code));
-
-    let verifier_address = app
-        .instantiate_contract(
-            code_id,
-            Addr::unchecked("gateway"),
-            &InstantiateMsg {
-                verifier_address: voting_verifier_address.to_string(),
-            },
-            &[],
-            "Contract",
-            None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+    let aggregate_verifier = test_utils::AggregateVerifierContract::instantiate_contract(
+        &mut app,
+        voting_verifier_address.clone(),
+    );
 
-    let res = app
-        .execute_contract(
+    let res = aggregate_verifier
+        .execute(
+            &mut app,
             Addr::unchecked("relayer"),
-            verifier_address.clone(),
             &ExecuteMsg::VerifyMessages { messages: vec![] },
-            &[],
         )
         .unwrap();
     let ret: Vec<(CrossChainId, VerificationStatus)> = from_binary(&res.data.unwrap()).unwrap();
@@ -66,37 +55,26 @@ fn verify_messages_not_verified() {
     let mut app = App::default();
     let voting_verifier_address = make_mock_voting_verifier(&mut app);
 
-    let code = ContractWrapper::new(execute, instantiate, query).with_reply(reply);
-    let code_id = app.store_code(Box::new(code));
-
-    let verifier_address = app
-        .instantiate_contract(
-            code_id,
-            Addr::unchecked("gateway"),
-            &InstantiateMsg {
-                verifier_address: voting_verifier_address.to_string(),
-            },
-            &[],
-            "Contract",
-            None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+    let aggregate_verifier = test_utils::AggregateVerifierContract::instantiate_contract(
+        &mut app,
+        voting_verifier_address.clone(),
+    );
 
-    let msgs = generate_messages(10);
-    let res = app
-        .execute_contract(
+    let messages = generate_messages(10);
+    let res = aggregate_verifier
+        .execute(
+            &mut app,
             Addr::unchecked("relayer"),
-            verifier_address.clone(),
             &ExecuteMsg::VerifyMessages {
-                messages: msgs.clone(),
+                messages: messages.clone(),
             },
-            &[],
         )
         .unwrap();
     let ret: Vec<(CrossChainId, VerificationStatus)> = from_binary(&res.data.unwrap()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         ret,
-        msgs.iter()
+        messages
+            .iter()
             .map(|msg| (msg.cc_id.clone(), VerificationStatus::None))
             .collect::<Vec<(_, _)>>()
     );
@@ -107,39 +85,28 @@ fn verify_messages_verified() {
     let mut app = App::default();
     let voting_verifier_address = make_mock_voting_verifier(&mut app);
 
-    let code = ContractWrapper::new(execute, instantiate, query).with_reply(reply);
-    let code_id = app.store_code(Box::new(code));
-
-    let verifier_address = app
-        .instantiate_contract(
-            code_id,
-            Addr::unchecked("gateway"),
-            &InstantiateMsg {
-                verifier_address: voting_verifier_address.to_string(),
-            },
-            &[],
-            "Contract",
-            None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+    let aggregate_verifier = test_utils::AggregateVerifierContract::instantiate_contract(
+        &mut app,
+        voting_verifier_address.clone(),
+    );
 
-    let msgs = generate_messages(10);
-    mark_messages_as_verified(&mut app, voting_verifier_address, msgs.clone());
+    let messages = generate_messages(10);
+    mark_messages_as_verified(&mut app, voting_verifier_address, messages.clone());
 
-    let res = app
-        .execute_contract(
+    let res = aggregate_verifier
+        .execute(
+            &mut app,
             Addr::unchecked("relayer"),
-            verifier_address.clone(),
             &ExecuteMsg::VerifyMessages {
-                messages: msgs.clone(),
+                messages: messages.clone(),
             },
-            &[],
         )
         .unwrap();
     let ret: Vec<(CrossChainId, VerificationStatus)> = from_binary(&res.data.unwrap()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         ret,
-        msgs.iter()
+        messages
+            .iter()
             .map(|msg| (msg.cc_id.clone(), VerificationStatus::SucceededOnChain))
             .collect::<Vec<(_, _)>>()
     );
@@ -150,40 +117,29 @@ fn verify_messages_mixed_status() {
     let mut app = App::default();
     let voting_verifier_address = make_mock_voting_verifier(&mut app);
 
-    let code = ContractWrapper::new(execute, instantiate, query).with_reply(reply);
-    let code_id = app.store_code(Box::new(code));
-
-    let verifier_address = app
-        .instantiate_contract(
-            code_id,
-            Addr::unchecked("gateway"),
-            &InstantiateMsg {
-                verifier_address: voting_verifier_address.to_string(),
-            },
-            &[],
-            "Contract",
-            None,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+    let aggregate_verifier = test_utils::AggregateVerifierContract::instantiate_contract(
+        &mut app,
+        voting_verifier_address.clone(),
+    );
 
-    let msgs = generate_messages(10);
-    let (verified, _) = msgs.split_at(5);
+    let messages = generate_messages(10);
+    let (verified, _) = messages.split_at(5);
     mark_messages_as_verified(&mut app, voting_verifier_address, verified.to_vec());
 
-    let res = app
-        .execute_contract(
+    let res = aggregate_verifier
+        .execute(
+            &mut app,
             Addr::unchecked("relayer"),
-            verifier_address.clone(),
             &ExecuteMsg::VerifyMessages {
-                messages: msgs.clone(),
+                messages: messages.clone(),
             },
-            &[],
         )
         .unwrap();
     let ret: Vec<(CrossChainId, VerificationStatus)> = from_binary(&res.data.unwrap()).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         ret,
-        msgs.iter()
+        messages
+            .iter()
             .map(|msg| {
                 if verified
                     .iter()
diff --git a/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test_utils/mod.rs b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test_utils/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c1412b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/aggregate-verifier/tests/test_utils/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use aggregate_verifier::{
+    contract::*,
+    msg::{ExecuteMsg, InstantiateMsg, QueryMsg},
+};
+use cosmwasm_std::Addr;
+use cw_multi_test::{App, ContractWrapper, Executor};
+use integration_tests::contract::Contract;
+
+pub struct AggregateVerifierContract {
+    pub contract_addr: Addr,
+}
+
+impl AggregateVerifierContract {
+    pub fn instantiate_contract(app: &mut App, voting_verifier_address: Addr) -> Self {
+        let code = ContractWrapper::new(execute, instantiate, query).with_reply(reply);
+        let code_id = app.store_code(Box::new(code));
+
+        let contract_addr = app
+            .instantiate_contract(
+                code_id,
+                Addr::unchecked("gateway"),
+                &InstantiateMsg {
+                    verifier_address: voting_verifier_address.to_string(),
+                },
+                &[],
+                "Contract",
+                None,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+        AggregateVerifierContract { contract_addr }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Contract for AggregateVerifierContract {
+    type QMsg = QueryMsg;
+    type ExMsg = ExecuteMsg;
+
+    fn contract_address(&self) -> Addr {
+        self.contract_addr.clone()
+    }
+}