diff --git a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/ModuleCacheOnRestart.hs b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/ModuleCacheOnRestart.hs
index f0ad4bf4c8..7276c752b6 100644
--- a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/ModuleCacheOnRestart.hs
+++ b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/ModuleCacheOnRestart.hs
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ import Chainweb.Time
 import Chainweb.Test.Cut
 import Chainweb.Test.Cut.TestBlockDb
 import Chainweb.Test.Utils
+import Chainweb.Test.Pact.Utils (getPWOByHeader)
 import Chainweb.Test.TestVersions(fastForkingCpmTestVersion)
 import Chainweb.Utils (T2(..))
 import Chainweb.Version
 import Chainweb.WebBlockHeaderDB
 
-import Chainweb.Storage.Table (casLookupM)
 import Chainweb.Storage.Table.RocksDB
 
 testVer :: ChainwebVersion
@@ -269,11 +269,6 @@ doNextCoinbase iobdb = do
       (valPWO, _g) <- execValidateBlock mempty nextH (payloadWithOutputsToPayloadData pwo)
       return (nextH, valPWO)
 
-getPWOByHeader :: BlockHeader -> TestBlockDb -> IO PayloadWithOutputs
-getPWOByHeader h (TestBlockDb _ pdb _) = do
-  pwo <- casLookupM pdb (_blockPayloadHash h)
-  return pwo
-
 doNextCoinbaseN_
     :: (Logger logger, CanReadablePayloadCas cas)
     => Int
diff --git a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/PactMultiChainTest.hs b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/PactMultiChainTest.hs
index 01ccd541b4..ff8e9f1554 100644
--- a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/PactMultiChainTest.hs
+++ b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/PactMultiChainTest.hs
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ rewindTo c = do
           Nothing -> error $ "rewindTo: can't find block header for " ++ show cid'
 
     -- reset the parent header using validateBlock
-    pout <- getPWOByHeader ph
+    pout <- liftIO $ getPWOByHeader ph bdb
     void $ liftIO $ _webPactValidateBlock pact ph (payloadWithOutputsToPayloadData pout)
 
     void $ liftIO $ swapMVar (_bdbCut bdb) c
@@ -1444,12 +1444,6 @@ getPWO chid = do
   pwo <- liftIO $ casLookupM pdb (_blockPayloadHash h)
   return (pwo,h)
 
-getPWOByHeader :: BlockHeader -> PactTestM PayloadWithOutputs
-getPWOByHeader h = do
-  (TestBlockDb _ pdb _) <- view menvBdb
-  pwo <- liftIO $ casLookupM pdb (_blockPayloadHash h)
-  return pwo
-
 getHeader :: ChainId -> PactTestM BlockHeader
 getHeader chid = do
   (TestBlockDb _ _ cmv) <- view menvBdb
diff --git a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/Utils.hs b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/Utils.hs
index 45d8ab0feb..c70c16bea1 100644
--- a/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/Utils.hs
+++ b/test/Chainweb/Test/Pact/Utils.hs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module Chainweb.Test.Pact.Utils
 , someTestVersionHeader
 , someBlockHeader
 , testPactFilesDir
-
+, getPWOByHeader
 ) where
 
 import Control.Arrow ((&&&))
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ import Chainweb.Version.Utils (someChainId)
 import Chainweb.WebBlockHeaderDB
 import Chainweb.WebPactExecutionService
 
+import Chainweb.Storage.Table (casLookupM)
 import Chainweb.Storage.Table.RocksDB
 
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --
@@ -865,3 +866,6 @@ someBlockHeader v h = (!! (int h - 1))
 
 makeLenses ''CmdBuilder
 makeLenses ''CmdSigner
+
+getPWOByHeader :: BlockHeader -> TestBlockDb -> IO PayloadWithOutputs
+getPWOByHeader h (TestBlockDb _ pdb _) = casLookupM pdb (_blockPayloadHash h)