diff --git a/leaktest_test.go b/leaktest_test.go
index 7ffbffc..6cecb0b 100644
--- a/leaktest_test.go
+++ b/leaktest_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ func (tr *testReporter) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	tr.msg = fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
 }
 
+// Client for the TestServer
+var testServer *httptest.Server
+
 func TestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	leakyFuncs := []struct {
 		f          func()
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ func TestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 					DisableKeepAlives: true,
 				}
 				client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
-				_, err := client.Get("http://localhost:8091")
+				_, err := client.Get(testServer.URL)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 				}
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ func TestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 					DisableKeepAlives: false,
 				}
 				client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
-				_, err := client.Get("http://localhost:8091")
+				_, err := client.Get(testServer.URL)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Error(err)
 				}
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ func TestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	// Start our keep alive server for keep alive tests
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
-	go startKeepAliveEnabledServer(ctx)
+	testServer = startKeepAliveEnabledServer(ctx)
 
 	// this works because the running goroutine is left running at the
 	// start of the next test case - so the previous leaks don't affect the
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ func TestCheck(t *testing.T) {
 // be based on time after the test finishes rather than time after the test's
 // start.
 func TestSlowTest(t *testing.T) {
-	defer CheckTimeout(t, 1000*time.Millisecond)()
+	defer CheckTimeout(t, 1000 * time.Millisecond)()
 
 	go time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 	time.Sleep(750 * time.Millisecond)
diff --git a/leaktest_utils_test.go b/leaktest_utils_test.go
index 77a1d1f..78dccbc 100644
--- a/leaktest_utils_test.go
+++ b/leaktest_utils_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package leaktest
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -13,30 +13,18 @@ func index() http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
-func startKeepAliveEnabledServer(ctx context.Context) {
-	router := http.NewServeMux()
-	router.Handle("/", index())
-
-	server := &http.Server{
-		Addr:         ":8091",
-		ReadTimeout:  5 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
-		IdleTimeout:  15 * time.Second,
-	}
+func startKeepAliveEnabledServer(ctx context.Context) *httptest.Server {
+	server := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(index())
+	server.Config.ReadTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	server.Config.WriteTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	server.Config.IdleTimeout = 15 * time.Second
+	server.Config.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(true)
 
+	server.Start()
 	go func() {
 		<-ctx.Done()
-
-		server.SetKeepAlivesEnabled(false)
-		if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Could not gracefully shutdown the server: %v\n", err)
-		}
+		server.Close()
 	}()
 
-	log.Println("Server is ready to handle requests at", server.Addr)
-	if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-		log.Fatalf("Could not listen on %s: %v\n", server.Addr, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Println("Server stopped")
+	return server
 }