diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index f1c8eb38a6..69e268641a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ describe.each([
               email: "joe@joe.com",
               roles: {},
             },
-            { expectStatus: 400 }
+            { status: 400 }
           )
           expect(response.message).toBe("Cannot create new user entry.")
         })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
index edcca5fa84..7e3a0442f6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/api/row.ts
@@ -35,21 +35,12 @@ export class RowAPI extends TestAPI {
   save = async (
     tableId: string,
     row: SaveRowRequest,
-    { expectStatus } = { expectStatus: 200 }
+    expectations?: Expectations
   ): Promise<Row> => {
-    const resp = await this.request
-      .post(`/api/${tableId}/rows`)
-      .send(row)
-      .set(this.config.defaultHeaders())
-      .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
-    if (resp.status !== expectStatus) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Expected status ${expectStatus} but got ${
-          resp.status
-        }, body: ${JSON.stringify(resp.body)}`
-      )
-    }
-    return resp.body as Row
+    return await this._post<Row>(`/api/${tableId}/rows`, {
+      body: row,
+      expectations,
+    })
   }
 
   validate = async (