diff --git a/stdlib/helpers.bash b/stdlib/helpers.bash
index 252fc5c3..e61da042 100644
--- a/stdlib/helpers.bash
+++ b/stdlib/helpers.bash
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ copy_to_sandbox() {
       cp -a "$source_package" "$target_package"
     fi
 }
+
 # Check if there is a localstack instance.
 #
 # This is needed to do docs test in the CI.
diff --git a/stdlib/universe.bats b/stdlib/universe.bats
index add1cc19..4eb14b2d 100644
--- a/stdlib/universe.bats
+++ b/stdlib/universe.bats
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ setup() {
     common_setup
 }
 
+# Instead of setup, this just runs once
+setup_file() {
+    load 'helpers'
+
+    cleanup_localstack    
+}
+
 @test "cue-sanity-check" {
     dagger -e sanity-check up
 }