diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/HostFixture.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/HostFixture.cs
index 2ef5fdc60e..bb1d05671e 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/HostFixture.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/HostFixture.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.DataStore.Postgres;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Events.Processing;
+using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Infrastructure.FormFlow;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Services.AzureActiveDirectory;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests.Infrastructure;
+using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests.Infrastructure.FormFlow;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests.Infrastructure.Security;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.TestCommon.Infrastructure;
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder)
             services.AddTestScoped<IUserService>(tss => tss.AzureActiveDirectoryUserServiceMock.Object);
             services.AddSingleton<TestData>();
             services.AddFakeXrm();
+            services.AddTransient<ICurrentUserIdProvider, TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider>();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/Infrastructure/FormFlow/TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/Infrastructure/FormFlow/TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e6a6e8c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/Infrastructure/FormFlow/TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Infrastructure.FormFlow;
+using TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests.Infrastructure.Security;
+
+namespace TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests.Infrastructure.FormFlow;
+
+public class TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider : ICurrentUserIdProvider
+{
+    private readonly CurrentUserProvider _currentUserProvider;
+
+    public TestUserCurrentUserIdProvider(CurrentUserProvider currentUserProvider)
+    {
+        _currentUserProvider = currentUserProvider;
+    }
+
+    public Guid GetCurrentUserId() =>
+        _currentUserProvider.CurrentUser?.UserId ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No current user.");
+}
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/JourneyInstanceExtensions.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/JourneyInstanceExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..191bd2e1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/JourneyInstanceExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using FormFlow;
+
+namespace TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests;
+
+public static class JourneyInstanceExtensions
+{
+    public static string GetUniqueIdQueryParameter(this JourneyInstance journeyInstance) =>
+        journeyInstance.InstanceId.UniqueKey is string uniqueKey ?
+            $"{Constants.UniqueKeyQueryParameterName}={Uri.EscapeDataString(uniqueKey)}" :
+            string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/TestBase.cs b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/TestBase.cs
index 1bcfe4eb2c..e00ec809d7 100644
--- a/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/TestBase.cs
+++ b/TeachingRecordSystem/tests/TeachingRecordSystem.SupportUi.Tests/TestBase.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 using FakeXrmEasy.Abstractions;
+using FormFlow;
+using FormFlow.State;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.DataStore.Postgres;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.DataStore.Postgres.Models;
 using TeachingRecordSystem.Core.Dqt;
@@ -42,6 +46,42 @@ protected TestBase(HostFixture hostFixture)
 
     public IXrmFakedContext XrmFakedContext => HostFixture.Services.GetRequiredService<IXrmFakedContext>();
 
+    public async Task<JourneyInstance<TState>> CreateJourneyInstance<TState>(
+            string journeyName,
+            TState state,
+            params KeyValuePair<string, object>[] keys)
+        where TState : notnull
+    {
+        await using var scope = HostFixture.Services.CreateAsyncScope();
+        var stateProvider = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IUserInstanceStateProvider>();
+        var options = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IOptions<FormFlowOptions>>();
+
+        var journeyDescriptor = options.Value.JourneyRegistry.GetJourneyByName(journeyName) ??
+            throw new ArgumentException("Journey not found.", nameof(journeyName));
+
+        var keysDict = keys.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => new StringValues(k.Value.ToString()));
+
+        if (journeyDescriptor.AppendUniqueKey)
+        {
+            keysDict.Add(Constants.UniqueKeyQueryParameterName, new StringValues(Guid.NewGuid().ToString()));
+        }
+
+        var instanceId = new JourneyInstanceId(journeyDescriptor.JourneyName, keysDict);
+
+        var stateType = typeof(TState);
+
+        var instance = await stateProvider.CreateInstanceAsync(instanceId, stateType, state, properties: null);
+        return (JourneyInstance<TState>)instance;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<JourneyInstance<TState>> ReloadJourneyInstance<TState>(JourneyInstance<TState> journeyInstance)
+    {
+        await using var scope = HostFixture.Services.CreateAsyncScope();
+        var stateProvider = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IUserInstanceStateProvider>();
+        var reloadedInstance = await stateProvider.GetInstanceAsync(journeyInstance.InstanceId, typeof(TState));
+        return (JourneyInstance<TState>)reloadedInstance!;
+    }
+
     protected Guid GetCurrentUserId()
     {
         var currentUserProvider = HostFixture.Services.GetRequiredService<CurrentUserProvider>();