diff --git a/cypress/e2e/api/SessionApi.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/api/SessionApi.spec.js
index c459dc72f3f..5e6363644b3 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/api/SessionApi.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/api/SessionApi.spec.js
@@ -41,35 +41,28 @@ describe('The session Api', function() {
 	})
 
 	describe('open the session', function() {
-		let fileId
-		let filePath
-
 		beforeEach(function() {
-			cy.uploadTestFile('test.md')
-				.then(id => {
-					fileId = id
-				})
-			cy.testName().then(name => {
-				filePath = `/${name}.md`
-			})
+			cy.uploadTestFile('test.md').as('fileId')
+			cy.testName().then(name => `/${name}.md`).as('filePath')
 		})
 
 		it('returns connection', function() {
-			cy.createTextSession(fileId).then(connection => {
+			cy.createTextSession(this.fileId).then(connection => {
 				cy.wrap(connection)
 					.its('document.id')
-					.should('equal', fileId)
+					.should('equal', this.fileId)
 				connection.close()
 			})
 		})
 
 		it('provides initial content', function() {
-			cy.createTextSession(fileId, { filePath }).then(connection => {
-				cy.wrap(connection)
-					.its('state.documentSource')
-					.should('eql', '## Hello world\n')
-				connection.close()
-			})
+			cy.createTextSession(this.fileId, { filePath: this.filePath })
+				.then(connection => {
+					cy.wrap(connection)
+						.its('state.documentSource')
+						.should('eql', '## Hello world\n')
+					connection.close()
+				})
 		})
 
 		it('handles invalid file id', function() {