diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 4e83770..084c6d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ class UnixControlClientTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.mock_base_init.assert_called_once_with(**self.kwargs)
 
     @patch.object(client, 'print')
-    @patch.object(client, 'open_unix_connection')
-    async def test__open_connection(self, mock_open_unix_connection: AsyncMock, mock_print: MagicMock):
-        mock_open_unix_connection.return_value = expected_output = 'something'
+    async def test__open_connection(self, mock_print: MagicMock):
+        expected_output = 'something'
+        self.client._open_unix_connection = mock_open_unix_connection = AsyncMock(return_value=expected_output)
         kwargs = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
         output = await self.client._open_connection(**kwargs)
         self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index c934bc1..f76027d 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ class UnixControlServerTestCase(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(Path(self.path), self.server._socket_path)
         self.mock_base_init.assert_called_once_with(self.mock_pool, **self.kwargs)
 
-    @patch.object(server, 'start_unix_server')
-    async def test__get_server_instance(self, mock_start_unix_server: AsyncMock):
-        mock_start_unix_server.return_value = expected_output = 'totally_a_server'
+    async def test__get_server_instance(self):
+        expected_output = 'totally_a_server'
+        self.server._start_unix_server = mock_start_unix_server = AsyncMock(return_value=expected_output)
         mock_callback, mock_kwargs = MagicMock(), {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
         args = [mock_callback]
         output = await self.server._get_server_instance(*args, **mock_kwargs)