diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
index 54f43f7f6..8ed33437b 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_api.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func CreateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, ap
 	}
 }
 
-func UpdateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, appName string, config map[string]string) *apps.PatchAppsAppOK {
+func CreateUpdateApp(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fnclient *client.Functions, appName string, config map[string]string) *apps.PatchAppsAppOK {
 	CreateApp(t, ctx, fnclient, appName, map[string]string{"A": "a"})
 	cfg := &apps.PatchAppsAppParams{
 		App: appName,
diff --git a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
index 5af05a520..cec2c31ed 100644
--- a/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
+++ b/test/fn-api-tests/apps_test.go
@@ -65,16 +65,7 @@ func TestApps(t *testing.T) {
 			"A": "a",
 		}
 
-		CreateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
-		cfg := &apps.GetAppsAppParams{
-			Context: s.Context,
-			App:     s.AppName,
-		}
-
-		_, err := s.Client.Apps.GetAppsApp(cfg)
-		CheckAppResponseError(t, err)
-
-		appUpdatePayload := UpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		appUpdatePayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
 		_, ok := appUpdatePayload.Payload.App.Config["A"]
 		if !ok {
 			t.Error("Error during app update: config map misses required entity `A` with value `a`.")
@@ -89,7 +80,7 @@ func TestApps(t *testing.T) {
 		config := map[string]string{
 			"A": "b",
 		}
-		appPayload := UpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		appPayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
 		val, ok := appPayload.Payload.App.Config["A"]
 		if !ok {
 			t.Error("Error during app config inspect: config map misses required entity `A` with value `a`.")
@@ -106,7 +97,7 @@ func TestApps(t *testing.T) {
 		config := map[string]string{
 			"B": "b",
 		}
-		appPayload := UpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
+		appPayload := CreateUpdateApp(t, s.Context, s.Client, s.AppName, config)
 		val, ok := appPayload.Payload.App.Config["B"]
 		if !ok {
 			t.Error("Error during app config inspect: config map misses required entity `B` with value `b`.")