diff --git a/test/BreakInvariantBounty.test.js b/test/BreakInvariantBounty.test.js
index 4c1f8b06c4e..ff8e0f7bd03 100644
--- a/test/BreakInvariantBounty.test.js
+++ b/test/BreakInvariantBounty.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { ethGetBalance, ethSendTransaction } = require('./helpers/web3');
 const { sendEther } = require('./helpers/sendTransaction');
+const { balanceDifference } = require('./helpers/balanceDiff');
 const expectEvent = require('./helpers/expectEvent');
 const { assertRevert } = require('./helpers/assertRevert');
 
@@ -72,12 +73,8 @@ contract('BreakInvariantBounty', function ([_, owner, researcher, anyone, nonTar
 
           it('sends the reward to the researcher', async function () {
             await this.bounty.claim(this.target.address, { from: anyone });
-
-            const researcherPreBalance = await ethGetBalance(researcher);
-            await this.bounty.withdrawPayments(researcher);
-            const researcherPostBalance = await ethGetBalance(researcher);
-
-            researcherPostBalance.sub(researcherPreBalance).should.be.bignumber.equal(reward);
+            (await balanceDifference(researcher, () => this.bounty.withdrawPayments(researcher)))
+              .should.be.bignumber.equal(reward);
             (await ethGetBalance(this.bounty.address)).should.be.bignumber.equal(0);
           });
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/balanceDiff.js b/test/helpers/balanceDiff.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f88ba40045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/balanceDiff.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+async function balanceDifference (account, promise) {
+  const balanceBefore = web3.eth.getBalance(account);
+  await promise();
+  const balanceAfter = web3.eth.getBalance(account);
+  return balanceAfter.minus(balanceBefore);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  balanceDifference,
+};