diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f57cd42b..917a9d2d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def apitest_minter():
     # ns_str = 'doi:10.39999/SD2'
     ns_str = 'ark:/99936/x3'
 
-    shoulder_model = tests.util.util.create_shoulder(
+    shoulder_model = tests.util.util.create_shoulder_and_minter(
         namespace_str=ns_str,
         organization_name=f'API TEST Shoulder: {ns_str}',
         # datacenter_model=None,
diff --git a/tests/test_shoulder_mint.py b/tests/test_shoulder_mint.py
index ac532851..f7686212 100644
--- a/tests/test_shoulder_mint.py
+++ b/tests/test_shoulder_mint.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class TestShoulderMint:
     def test_0100(self, caplog):
         caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
         namespace_str = 'ark:/33333/r3'
-        tests.util.util.create_shoulder(namespace_str)
+        tests.util.util.create_shoulder_and_minter(namespace_str)
         django.core.management.call_command('shoulder-mint', namespace_str, '--count', '2')
         sample.assert_match(caplog.text, 'minted')
diff --git a/tests/util/util.py b/tests/util/util.py
index f9b07525..8809232a 100644
--- a/tests/util/util.py
+++ b/tests/util/util.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def shoulder_to_dict(s):
     }
 
 
-def create_shoulder(
+def create_shoulder_and_minter(
     namespace_str, organization_name='test shoulder', root_path=None, mask_str='eedk'
 ):
     is_doi = namespace_str[:4] == 'doi:'