diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
index 61565da..909bc90 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(mExchangeManager.Init(&mSessionManager));
     ReturnErrorOnFailure(mMessageCounterManager.Init(&mExchangeManager));
 
-    if (sInitializeNodes)
+    if (mInitializeNodes)
     {
         ReturnErrorOnFailure(CreateAliceFabric());
         ReturnErrorOnFailure(CreateBobFabric());
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@
 constexpr chip::System::Clock::Timeout MessagingContext::kResponsiveIdleRetransTimeout;
 constexpr chip::System::Clock::Timeout MessagingContext::kResponsiveActiveRetransTimeout;
 
-bool MessagingContext::sInitializeNodes = true;
-
 void MessagingContext::SetMRPMode(MRPMode mode)
 {
     if (mode == MRPMode::kDefault)
diff --git a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
index bd9b0b9..51525f9 100644
--- a/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
+++ b/src/messaging/tests/MessagingContext.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     ~MessagingContext() { VerifyOrDie(mInitialized == false); }
 
     // Whether Alice and Bob are initialized, must be called before Init
-    static void ConfigInitializeNodes(bool initializeNodes) { sInitializeNodes = initializeNodes; }
+    void ConfigInitializeNodes(bool initializeNodes) { mInitializeNodes = initializeNodes; }
 
     /// Initialize the underlying layers and test suite pointer
     CHIP_ERROR Init(TransportMgrBase * transport, IOContext * io);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     System::Layer & GetSystemLayer() { return mIOContext->GetSystemLayer(); }
 
 private:
-    static bool sInitializeNodes;
+    bool mInitializeNodes = true;
     bool mInitialized;
     FabricTable mFabricTable;
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestCASESession.cpp b/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestCASESession.cpp
index 5fc6a37..68d6ddd 100644
--- a/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestCASESession.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestCASESession.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
     static void SetUpTestSuite();
     // Performs shared teardown for all tests in the test suite
     static void TearDownTestSuite();
+
+    virtual void SetUp() override
+    {
+        ConfigInitializeNodes(false);
+        chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::SetUp();
+    }
+    virtual void TearDown() override { chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::TearDown(); }
 };
 
 void ServiceEvents(TestContext & ctx)
@@ -329,7 +336,6 @@
 
 void TestContext::SetUpTestSuite()
 {
-    ConfigInitializeNodes(false);
     CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
     LoopbackMessagingContext::SetUpTestSuite();
     // TODO: use ASSERT_EQ, once transition to pw_unit_test is complete
diff --git a/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestPASESession.cpp b/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestPASESession.cpp
index d610b30..896f721 100644
--- a/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestPASESession.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/secure_channel/tests/TestPASESession.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,16 @@
 {
 public:
     // Performs shared setup for all tests in the test suite
-    static void SetUpTestSuite()
+    static void SetUpTestSuite() { chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::SetUpTestSuite(); }
+    static void TearDownTestSuite() { chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::TearDownTestSuite(); }
+
+    void SetUp() override
     {
         ConfigInitializeNodes(false);
-        chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::SetUpTestSuite();
+        chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::SetUp();
     }
+
+    void TearDown() override { chip::Test::LoopbackMessagingContext::TearDown(); }
 };
 
 class PASETestLoopbackTransportDelegate : public Test::LoopbackTransportDelegate