diff --git a/elect_test.go b/elect_test.go
index 2c3d998..c2607c3 100644
--- a/elect_test.go
+++ b/elect_test.go
@@ -2,41 +2,31 @@ package elect_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dchest/uniuri"
 	"github.com/gopatchy/elect"
+	"github.com/gopatchy/proxy"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	c := elect.NewCandidate(1, "abc123")
+	signingKey := uniuri.New()
 
-	defer c.Stop()
+	ts := NewTestServer(t, signingKey)
+	defer ts.Stop()
 
-	listener, err := net.ListenTCP("tcp", nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	p := lo.Must(proxy.NewProxy(t, ts.Addr()))
+	defer p.Close()
 
-	srv := &http.Server{
-		Handler:           c,
-		ReadHeaderTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		err := srv.Serve(listener)
-		require.ErrorIs(t, err, http.ErrServerClosed)
-	}()
-
-	defer srv.Close()
-
-	v := elect.NewVoter(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/", listener.Addr()), "abc123")
-	require.NotNil(t, v)
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/", p.Addr())
 
+	v := elect.NewVoter(url, signingKey)
 	defer v.Stop()
 
-	require.Eventually(t, c.IsLeader, 15*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+	require.Eventually(t, ts.Candidate.IsLeader, 15*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 267a09e..8926c1a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/dchest/uniuri v1.2.0
 	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0
+	github.com/gopatchy/proxy v0.0.0-20230529015759-4d806f5d5908
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.38.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0620610..6565b41 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ github.com/dchest/uniuri v1.2.0 h1:koIcOUdrTIivZgSLhHQvKgqdWZq5d7KdMEWF1Ud6+5g=
 github.com/dchest/uniuri v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fSzm4SLHzNZvWLvWJew423PhAzkpNQYq+uNLq4kxhkY=
 github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0 h1:me+K9p3uhSmXtrBZ4k9jcEAfJmuC8IivWHwaLZwPrFY=
 github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:9PWDzw47qPphMRFfhsyk0NnSgvluHcljSMVIq3w7q0I=
+github.com/gopatchy/proxy v0.0.0-20230529015759-4d806f5d5908 h1:EGXKOTP1F8WxmgjqaUopxDHBu99fMhhsY9FLvK3VeWM=
+github.com/gopatchy/proxy v0.0.0-20230529015759-4d806f5d5908/go.mod h1:KzL3DePH2QgRe2QskCWhh+a+ZehmMQR265CpY/NepCM=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
diff --git a/lib_test.go b/lib_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e5b77c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package elect_test
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gopatchy/elect"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type TestServer struct {
+	Candidate *elect.Candidate
+
+	listener *net.TCPListener
+	srv      *http.Server
+}
+
+func NewTestServer(t *testing.T, signingKey string) *TestServer {
+	ts := &TestServer{
+		Candidate: elect.NewCandidate(1, signingKey),
+		listener:  lo.Must(net.ListenTCP("tcp", nil)),
+	}
+
+	ts.srv = &http.Server{
+		Handler:           ts.Candidate,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		err := ts.srv.Serve(ts.listener)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, http.ErrServerClosed)
+	}()
+
+	return ts
+}
+
+func (ts *TestServer) Stop() {
+	ts.srv.Close()
+	ts.Candidate.Stop()
+}
+
+func (ts *TestServer) Addr() *net.TCPAddr {
+	return ts.listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr)
+}