diff --git a/src/test/java/de/hmmh/pmt/project/CreateTest.java b/src/test/java/de/hmmh/pmt/project/CreateTest.java
index f17ac70..1b162b3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/hmmh/pmt/project/CreateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/hmmh/pmt/project/CreateTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 package de.hmmh.pmt.project;
-
 import de.hmmh.pmt.IntegrationTest;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.db.Project;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.dtos.CreateProjectDTO;
@@ -7,17 +6,13 @@ import de.hmmh.pmt.employee.dtos.EmployeeResponseDTO;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpStatusCode;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.RequestBuilder;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders;
 import org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestClientException;
-
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.Map;
-
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
@@ -29,33 +24,19 @@ public class CreateTest extends IntegrationTest {
         when(this.mockEmployeeApi.findById(Mockito.anyLong()))
                 .thenReturn(new EmployeeResponseDTO());
 
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
-        createDTO.setName("Test");
-        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(10L);
-        createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 13, 12, 51));
-        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
-
         this.mvc
-                .perform(getRequest(createDTO))
+                .perform(getRequest(getCreateProjectDTO()))
                 .andExpect(status().isCreated())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.id").exists());
     }
 
     @Test
     void shouldNotCreateProjectWithSameName() throws Exception {
-
         Map<String, Project> allProjects = createTestProjectData();
         Project spaceStation = allProjects.get("space-station");
 
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
+        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = getCreateProjectDTO();
         createDTO.setName(spaceStation.getName());
-        createDTO.setGoal(spaceStation.getGoal());
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(spaceStation.getCustomerId());
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(spaceStation.getAdministratorId());
-        createDTO.setStart(spaceStation.getStart());
-        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(spaceStation.getPlannedEnd());
 
         this.mvc
                 .perform(getRequest(createDTO))
@@ -64,69 +45,37 @@ public class CreateTest extends IntegrationTest {
 
     @Test
     void shouldNotCreateProjectWhenAdministratorDoesNotExist() throws Exception {
-
         when(this.mockEmployeeApi.findById(Mockito.anyLong()))
             .thenThrow(new HttpClientErrorException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND));
 
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
-        createDTO.setName("Test");
-        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(1L);
-        createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 13, 12, 51));
-        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
-
         this.mvc
-                .perform(getRequest(createDTO))
+                .perform(getRequest(getCreateProjectDTO()))
                 .andExpect(status().isNotFound());
     }
 
     @Test
     void shouldReturnUnavailableWhenEmployeeApiIsDown() throws Exception {
-
         when(this.mockEmployeeApi.findById(Mockito.anyLong()))
             .thenThrow(new HttpClientErrorException(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
 
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
-        createDTO.setName("Test");
-        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(1L);
-        createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 13, 12, 51));
-        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
-
         this.mvc
-            .perform(getRequest(createDTO))
+            .perform(getRequest(getCreateProjectDTO()))
             .andExpect(status().isServiceUnavailable());
     }
 
     @Test
     void shouldReturnInternalServerErrorOnApiClientCrash() throws Exception {
-
         when(this.mockEmployeeApi.findById(Mockito.anyLong()))
             .thenThrow(new RestClientException("Api Client crash"));
 
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
-        createDTO.setName("Test");
-        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(1L);
-        createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 13, 12, 51));
-        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
-
         this.mvc
-            .perform(getRequest(createDTO))
+            .perform(getRequest(getCreateProjectDTO()))
             .andExpect(status().isInternalServerError());
     }
 
     @Test
     void shouldReturnUnprocessableWhenDataIsInvalid() throws Exception {
-
-        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
-        createDTO.setName("Test");
-        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
-        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
-        createDTO.setAdministratorId(1L);
+        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = getCreateProjectDTO();
         createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2003, 1, 13, 12, 51));
         createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
 
@@ -135,8 +84,18 @@ public class CreateTest extends IntegrationTest {
             .andExpect(status().isUnprocessableEntity());
     }
 
-    private RequestBuilder getRequest(CreateProjectDTO createDTO) throws Exception {
+    private CreateProjectDTO getCreateProjectDTO() {
+        CreateProjectDTO createDTO = new CreateProjectDTO();
+        createDTO.setName("Test");
+        createDTO.setGoal("A Test Goal");
+        createDTO.setCustomerId(10L);
+        createDTO.setAdministratorId(10L);
+        createDTO.setStart(LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 13, 12, 51));
+        createDTO.setPlannedEnd(LocalDateTime.of(2002, 3, 21, 11, 42));
+        return createDTO;
+    }
 
+    private RequestBuilder getRequest(CreateProjectDTO createDTO) throws Exception {
         return MockMvcRequestBuilders
                 .post(baseUri + "/project")
                 .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)