diff --git a/internal/nomad/nomad_test.go b/internal/nomad/nomad_test.go
index 9321a87..943c314 100644
--- a/internal/nomad/nomad_test.go
+++ b/internal/nomad/nomad_test.go
@@ -830,31 +830,32 @@ func (s *ExecuteCommandTestSuite) TestWithSeparateStderr() {
 
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 	var calledStdoutCommand, calledStderrCommand string
-
-	// mock regular call
-	call := s.mockExecute(mock.AnythingOfType("string"), 0, nil, func(_ mock.Arguments) {})
-	call.Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+	runFn := func(args mock.Arguments) {
 		var ok bool
 		calledCommand, ok := args.Get(2).(string)
 		s.Require().True(ok)
-		writer, ok := args.Get(5).(io.Writer)
-		s.Require().True(ok)
-
+		var out string
 		if isStderrCommand := strings.Contains(calledCommand, "mkfifo"); isStderrCommand {
 			calledStderrCommand = calledCommand
-			_, err := writer.Write([]byte(s.expectedStderr))
-			s.Require().NoError(err)
-			call.ReturnArguments = mock.Arguments{stderrExitCode, nil}
+			out = s.expectedStderr
 		} else {
 			calledStdoutCommand = calledCommand
-			_, err := writer.Write([]byte(s.expectedStdout))
-			s.Require().NoError(err)
-			call.ReturnArguments = mock.Arguments{commandExitCode, nil}
+			out = s.expectedStdout
 		}
-	})
+
+		writer, ok := args.Get(5).(io.Writer)
+		s.Require().True(ok)
+		_, err := writer.Write([]byte(out))
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+	}
+
+	s.apiMock.On("Execute", s.allocationID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, withTTY,
+		mock.AnythingOfType("nullio.Reader"), mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Run(runFn).Return(stderrExitCode, nil)
+	s.apiMock.On("Execute", s.allocationID, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, withTTY,
+		mock.AnythingOfType("*bytes.Buffer"), mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Run(runFn).Return(commandExitCode, nil)
 
 	exitCode, err := s.nomadAPIClient.ExecuteCommand(s.allocationID, s.ctx, s.testCommand, withTTY,
-		UnprivilegedExecution, nullio.Reader{}, &stdout, &stderr)
+		UnprivilegedExecution, &bytes.Buffer{}, &stdout, &stderr)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 
 	s.apiMock.AssertNumberOfCalls(s.T(), "Execute", 2)