diff --git a/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/helpers.go b/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/helpers.go
index f6d00278..cbe1800a 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/helpers.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/pkg/geth/node"
 )
 
+var ipc string
+
 func getClients(ipc string) (client.RpcClient, *ethclient.Client, error) {
 	raw, err := rpc.Dial(ipc)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/integration_tests_suite_test.go b/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/integration_tests_suite_test.go
index 454c0798..301e779e 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/integration_tests_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/integration_tests/integration_tests_suite_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
-var ipc string
-
 func TestIntegrationTests(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "IntegrationTests Suite")