diff --git a/spec/unit/network/http_pool.rb b/spec/unit/network/http_pool.rb
index 5034402..3043c5e 100755
--- a/spec/unit/network/http_pool.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/network/http_pool.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ require 'puppet/network/http_pool'
 describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to http instances" do
     before do
         @http = mock 'http'
+        [:cert_store=, :verify_mode=, :ca_file=, :cert=, :key=].each { |m| @http.stubs(m) }
+        @store = stub 'store'
+        [:add_file,:purpose=].each { |m| @store.stubs(m) }
     end

     it "should do nothing if no certificate is available" do
@@ -20,26 +23,18 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
     it "should add a certificate store" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:mykey)
-        store = stub "store"
-        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(store)
-        store.stubs(:add_file)
-        store.stubs(:purpose=)
-        [:verify_mode=, :ca_file=, :cert=, :key=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
-        @http.expects(:cert_store=).with(store)
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)
+        @http.expects(:cert_store=).with(@store)

         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.cert_setup(@http)
     end

     it "should add the local CA cert to the certificate store" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
-        store = stub "store"
-        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(store)
-        store.stubs(:purpose=)
-        @http.stubs(:cert_store=)
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)
         Puppet.settings.stubs(:value).with(:localcacert).returns("/some/file")
         Puppet.settings.stubs(:value).with(:localcacert).returns("/some/file")
-        store.expects(:add_file).with("/some/file")
-        [:store=, :verify_mode=, :ca_file=, :cert=, :key=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
+        @store.expects(:add_file).with("/some/file")

         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:whatever)

@@ -49,12 +44,9 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
     it "should set the purpose of the cert store to OpenSSL::X509::PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:mykey)
-        store = stub "store"
-        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(store)
-        store.stubs(:add_file)
-        [:cert_store=, :verify_mode=, :ca_file=, :cert=, :key=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)

-        store.expects(:purpose=).with(OpenSSL::X509::PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT)
+        @store.expects(:purpose=).with(OpenSSL::X509::PURPOSE_SSL_CLIENT)

         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.cert_setup(@http)
     end
@@ -63,7 +55,7 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:cert).returns(:mycert)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:mykey)
-        [:cert_store=, :verify_mode=, :ca_file=, :key=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)

         @http.expects(:cert=).with(:mycert)

@@ -73,7 +65,7 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
     it "should add the client key" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:mykey)
-        [:cert_store=, :verify_mode=, :cert=, :ca_file=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)

         @http.expects(:key=).with(:mykey)

@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
     it "should set the verify mode to OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:key).returns(:mykey)
-        [:key=, :cert=, :cert_store=, :ca_file=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)

         @http.expects(:verify_mode=).with(OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER)

@@ -93,12 +85,7 @@ describe Puppet::Network::HttpPool, " when adding certificate information to htt
     it "should set the ca file" do
         Puppet::Network::HttpPool.stubs(:read_cert).returns(true)
         Puppet.settings.stubs(:value).with(:localcacert).returns("/some/file")
-        [:key=, :cert=, :cert_store=, :verify_mode=].each { |method| @http.stubs(method) }
-
-        store = stub "store"
-        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(store)
-        store.stubs(:purpose=)
-        store.stubs(:add_file)
+        OpenSSL::X509::Store.expects(:new).returns(@store)

         @http.expects(:ca_file=).with("/some/file")