@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
 
 
 class TestContainer(_TestPodmanResource):
-    apply_actions = ["build", "create", "start", "stop", "remove"]
-
-    @pytest.fixture
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def cls(self):
         return Container
 
+    @pytest.fixture(
+        scope="class", params=["build", "create", "start", "stop", "remove"]
+    )
+    def action(self, request):
+        return request.param
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("rc,res", ([0, True], [1, False]))
     async def test_exists_yes(self, cls, rc, res):
         with patch.object(cls, "cmd"):
@@ -51,7 +55,6 @@ async def test_is_running_no_bc_dne(self, cls):
             obj.cmd.return_value = AsyncMock(returncode=1)
             assert await obj.is_running() is False
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("action", apply_actions)
     async def test_empty_cmd_skips_action(self, cls, action):
         with patch.object(cls, "cmd"):
             obj = cls()
 
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 
 class TestPodmanResource:
-    apply_actions = ["create", "remove"]
-
-    @pytest.fixture
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def cls(self):
         return PodmanResource
 
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", params=["create", "remove"])
+    def action(self, request):
+        return request.param
+
     def test_name(self, cls):
         obj = cls()
         assert obj.name == cls.__name__.lower()
@@ -31,13 +33,12 @@ def test_repr(self, cls):
         obj = cls(name="foo")
         assert repr(obj) == f'{class_name}(name="foo")'
 
-    async def test_apply(self, cls):
-        for action in self.apply_actions:
-            with patch.object(cls, action):
-                obj = cls()
-                await obj.apply(action)
-                method = getattr(obj, action)
-                method.assert_awaited_once()
+    async def test_apply(self, cls, action):
+        with patch.object(cls, action):
+            obj = cls()
+            await obj.apply(action)
+            method = getattr(obj, action)
+            method.assert_awaited_once()
 
     async def test_cmd(self, cls):
         with patch("ceph_devstack.resources.async_cmd") as m_async_cmd: