diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/envoy/config.py b/testsuite/gateway/envoy/config.py
index 4a57a9ae..a7598485 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/envoy/config.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/envoy/config.py
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ def create_instance(
             labels,
         )
 
+    def has_backend(self, backend: Backend, prefix: str) -> bool:
+        """Returns True, if backend & prefix combination is already setup"""
+        config = yaml.safe_load(self["envoy.yaml"])
+        virtual_hosts = config["static_resources"]["listeners"][0]["filter_chains"][0]["filters"][0]["typed_config"][
+            "route_config"
+        ]["virtual_hosts"][0]["routes"]
+        for host in virtual_hosts:
+            if host["match"]["prefix"] == prefix and host["route"]["cluster"] == backend.url:
+                return True
+        return False
+
     @modify
     def add_backend(self, backend: Backend, prefix: str):
         """Adds backend to the EnvoyConfig"""
diff --git a/testsuite/gateway/envoy/route.py b/testsuite/gateway/envoy/route.py
index 43bd26bb..65e5fcfb 100644
--- a/testsuite/gateway/envoy/route.py
+++ b/testsuite/gateway/envoy/route.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ def __init__(self, openshift, gateway) -> None:
         self.hostnames: list[str] = []
 
     def add_backend(self, backend: "Backend", prefix="/"):
-        self.gateway.config.add_backend(backend, prefix)
-        self.gateway.rollout()
+        if not self.gateway.config.has_backend(backend, prefix):
+            self.gateway.config.add_backend(backend, prefix)
+            self.gateway.rollout()
 
     def remove_all_backend(self):
         self.gateway.config.remove_all_backends()
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
index 45158e36..20d09fd7 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def testconfig():
     return settings
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def openshift(testconfig):
     """OpenShift client for the primary namespace"""
     client = testconfig["service_protection"]["project"]
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def openshift(testconfig):
     return client
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def openshift2(testconfig, skip_or_fail):
     """OpenShift client for the secondary namespace located on the same cluster as primary Openshift"""
     client = testconfig["service_protection"]["project2"]
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def module_label(label):
     return randomize(label)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def kuadrant(request):
     """Returns Kuadrant instance if exists, or None"""
     if request.config.getoption("--standalone"):
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def kuadrant(request):
     return True
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def backend(request, openshift, blame, label):
     """Deploys Httpbin backend"""
     httpbin = Httpbin(openshift, blame("httpbin"), label)
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ def backend(request, openshift, blame, label):
     return httpbin
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def gateway(request, kuadrant, openshift, blame, backend, module_label, testconfig, wildcard_domain) -> Gateway:
-    """Deploys Envoy that wire up the Backend behind the reverse-proxy and Authorino instance"""
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def gateway(request, kuadrant, openshift, blame, label, testconfig, wildcard_domain) -> Gateway:
+    """Deploys Gateway that wires up the Backend behind the reverse-proxy and Authorino instance"""
     if kuadrant:
-        gw = KuadrantGateway.create_instance(openshift, blame("gw"), wildcard_domain, {"app": module_label})
+        gw = KuadrantGateway.create_instance(openshift, blame("gw"), wildcard_domain, {"app": label})
     else:
         authorino = request.getfixturevalue("authorino")
         gw = Envoy(
@@ -296,10 +296,11 @@ def gateway(request, kuadrant, openshift, blame, backend, module_label, testconf
             blame("gw"),
             authorino,
             testconfig["service_protection"]["envoy"]["image"],
-            labels={"app": module_label},
+            labels={"app": label},
         )
     request.addfinalizer(gw.delete)
     gw.commit()
+    gw.wait_for_ready(timeout=10 * 60)
     return gw
 
 
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ def route(request, kuadrant, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label) ->
     return route
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def exposer(request) -> Exposer:
     """Exposer object instance"""
     exposer = OpenShiftExposer()
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ def hostname(gateway, exposer, blame) -> Hostname:
     return hostname
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def wildcard_domain(openshift):
     """
     Wildcard domain of openshift cluster
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
index c3d7fcc6..56f4941c 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
@@ -9,40 +9,28 @@
 from testsuite.openshift.authorino import AuthorinoCR, Authorino, PreexistingAuthorino
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino_parameters():
-    """Optional parameters for Authorino creation, passed to the __init__"""
-    return {}
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino(authorino, openshift, blame, request, testconfig, module_label, authorino_parameters) -> Authorino:
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def authorino(authorino, openshift, blame, request, testconfig, label) -> Authorino:
     """Authorino instance"""
     if authorino:
         return authorino
 
     authorino_config = testconfig["service_protection"]["authorino"]
     if not authorino_config["deploy"]:
-        if len(authorino_parameters) > 0:
-            return pytest.skip("Can't change parameters of already deployed Authorino")
         return PreexistingAuthorino(
             authorino_config["auth_url"],
             authorino_config["oidc_url"],
             authorino_config["metrics_service_name"],
         )
 
-    labels = authorino_parameters.setdefault("label_selectors", [])
-    labels.append(f"testRun={module_label}")
-
-    authorino_parameters.setdefault("name", blame("authorino"))
-
     authorino = AuthorinoCR.create_instance(
         openshift,
         image=authorino_config.get("image"),
         log_level=authorino_config.get("log_level"),
-        **authorino_parameters,
+        name=blame("authorino"),
+        label_selectors=[f"testRun={label}"],
     )
-    request.addfinalizer(lambda: authorino.delete(ignore_not_found=True))
+    request.addfinalizer(authorino.delete)
     authorino.commit()
     authorino.wait_for_ready()
     return authorino
@@ -50,14 +38,10 @@ def authorino(authorino, openshift, blame, request, testconfig, module_label, au
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(
-    authorization, oidc_provider, authorino, route, authorization_name, openshift, module_label
-) -> AuthConfig:
-    """In case of Authorino, AuthConfig used for authorization"""
+def authorization(authorization, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name, openshift, label) -> AuthConfig:
+    """In case of Authorino, AuthC onfig used for authorization"""
     if authorization is None:
-        authorization = AuthConfig.create_instance(
-            openshift, authorization_name, route, labels={"testRun": module_label}
-        )
+        authorization = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift, authorization_name, route, labels={"testRun": label})
     authorization.identity.add_oidc("rhsso", oidc_provider.well_known["issuer"])
     return authorization
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
index 20278f88..37c8f0cb 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def route2(request, gateway, blame, hostname2):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization2(route2, blame, openshift2, module_label, oidc_provider):
+def authorization2(route2, blame, openshift2, label, oidc_provider):
     """Second valid hostname"""
-    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift2, blame("ac"), route2, labels={"testRun": module_label})
+    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift2, blame("ac"), route2, labels={"testRun": label})
     auth.identity.add_oidc("rhsso", oidc_provider.well_known["issuer"])
     return auth
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/test_wildcard_collision.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/test_wildcard_collision.py
index 341cd422..3d338c68 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/test_wildcard_collision.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/test_wildcard_collision.py
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ def route(route, wildcard_domain, hostname):
 
 # pylint: disable = unused-argument
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(authorino, blame, route, openshift, module_label, gateway):
+def authorization(authorino, blame, route, openshift, label, gateway):
     """Create AuthConfig with host set to wildcard_domain"""
-    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": module_label})
+    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": label})
     auth.responses.add_success_header("header", JsonResponse({"anything": Value("one")}))
     return auth
 
 
 # pylint: disable = unused-argument
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization2(authorino, blame, route, openshift2, module_label, gateway):
+def authorization2(authorino, blame, route, openshift2, label, gateway):
     """Create AuthConfig with host set to wildcard_domain in another project"""
-    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift2, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": module_label})
+    auth = AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift2, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": label})
     auth.responses.add_success_header("header", JsonResponse({"anything": Value("two")}))
     return auth
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
index e69de29b..418ef42f 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Conftest for all tests requiring direct access to Authorino Operator"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from testsuite.gateway.envoy import Envoy
+from testsuite.openshift.authorino import AuthorinoCR, Authorino
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def gateway(request, authorino, openshift, blame, label, testconfig) -> Envoy:
+    """Deploys Envoy that wires up the Backend behind the reverse-proxy and Authorino instance"""
+    gw = Envoy(
+        openshift,
+        blame("gw"),
+        authorino,
+        testconfig["service_protection"]["envoy"]["image"],
+        labels={"app": label},
+    )
+    request.addfinalizer(gw.delete)
+    gw.commit()
+    gw.wait_for_ready(timeout=10 * 60)
+    return gw
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def authorino_parameters():
+    """Optional parameters for Authorino creation, passed to the __init__"""
+    return {}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def authorino(openshift, blame, request, testconfig, label, authorino_parameters) -> Authorino:
+    """Module scoped Authorino instance, with specific parameters"""
+    authorino_config = testconfig["service_protection"]["authorino"]
+    if not authorino_config["deploy"]:
+        return pytest.skip("Can't change parameters of already deployed Authorino")
+
+    labels = authorino_parameters.setdefault("label_selectors", [])
+    labels.append(f"testRun={label}")
+
+    authorino_parameters.setdefault("name", blame("authorino"))
+
+    authorino = AuthorinoCR.create_instance(
+        openshift,
+        image=authorino_config.get("image"),
+        log_level=authorino_config.get("log_level"),
+        **authorino_parameters,
+    )
+    request.addfinalizer(authorino.delete)
+    authorino.commit()
+    authorino.wait_for_ready()
+    return authorino
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/conftest.py
index e5be6f9f..e7f56636 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/conftest.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def _route(hostname, gateway):
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def setup_authorization(request, blame, openshift, module_label):
+def setup_authorization(request, blame, openshift, label):
     """Factory method for creating AuthConfigs in the test run"""
 
     def _authorization(route, sharding_label=None):
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def _authorization(route, sharding_label=None):
             openshift,
             blame("ac"),
             route,
-            labels={"testRun": module_label, "sharding": sharding_label},
+            labels={"testRun": label, "sharding": sharding_label},
         )
         auth.responses.add_success_header("header", JsonResponse({"anything": Value(sharding_label)}))
         request.addfinalizer(auth.delete)
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/test_preexisting_auth.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/test_preexisting_auth.py
index b147c52c..d6363341 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/test_preexisting_auth.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/sharding/test_preexisting_auth.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def setup_authorino(openshift, blame, testconfig, module_label, request):
+def setup_authorino(openshift, blame, testconfig, label, request):
     """Authorino instance"""
 
     def _authorino(sharding_label):
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def _authorino(sharding_label):
             openshift,
             blame("authorino"),
             image=weakget(testconfig)["authorino"]["image"] % None,
-            label_selectors=[f"sharding={sharding_label}", f"testRun={module_label}"],
+            label_selectors=[f"sharding={sharding_label}", f"testRun={label}"],
         )
         request.addfinalizer(authorino.delete)
         authorino.commit()
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/test_wildcard.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/test_wildcard.py
index 8376dff7..896df140 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/test_wildcard.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/test_wildcard.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ def route(route, wildcard_domain, hostname):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(blame, route, openshift, module_label):
+def authorization(blame, route, openshift, label):
     """In case of Authorino, AuthConfig used for authorization"""
-    return AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": module_label})
+    return AuthConfig.create_instance(openshift, blame("ac"), route, labels={"testRun": label})
 
 
 def test_wildcard(client):
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/__init__.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/__init__.py
rename to testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/__init__.py
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/conftest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/conftest.py
rename to testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/conftest.py
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/test_tracing.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/test_tracing.py
similarity index 100%
rename from testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/test_tracing.py
rename to testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/test_tracing.py
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/test_tracing_tags.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/test_tracing_tags.py
similarity index 100%
rename from testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/tracing/test_tracing_tags.py
rename to testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/tracing/test_tracing_tags.py
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
index a500f276..0632765d 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def wristband_authorization(
     wristband_name,
     oidc_provider,
     wristband_hostname,
-    module_label,
+    label,
     wristband_endpoint,
     wristband_secret,
 ):
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def wristband_authorization(
         gateway.openshift,
         wristband_name,
         route,
-        labels={"testRun": module_label},
+        labels={"testRun": label},
     )
 
     authorization.identity.add_oidc("rhsso", oidc_provider.well_known["issuer"])
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
index b1d27792..8090249f 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def authorino(kuadrant):
     """Authorino instance when configured through Kuadrant"""
     if kuadrant:
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ def authorization_name(blame):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(authorino, kuadrant, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name, openshift, module_label):
+def authorization(kuadrant, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name, openshift, label):
     """Authorization object (In case of Kuadrant AuthPolicy)"""
     if kuadrant:
-        return AuthPolicy.create_instance(openshift, authorization_name, route, labels={"testRun": module_label})
+        return AuthPolicy.create_instance(openshift, authorization_name, route, labels={"testRun": label})
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/gateway/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/gateway/conftest.py
index 5b040bce..6143d4e2 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/gateway/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/gateway/conftest.py
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from testsuite.gateway.gateway_api.gateway import KuadrantGateway
 from testsuite.httpx.auth import HttpxOidcClientAuth
-from testsuite.policy.authorization.auth_policy import AuthPolicy
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def gateway_ready(gateway):
+def gateway(request, openshift, blame, wildcard_domain, module_label):
     """Returns ready gateway"""
-    gateway.wait_for_ready()
-    return gateway
+    gw = KuadrantGateway.create_instance(openshift, blame("gw"), wildcard_domain, {"app": module_label})
+    request.addfinalizer(gw.delete)
+    gw.commit()
+    gw.wait_for_ready(timeout=10 * 60)
+    return gw
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(gateway_ready, route, oidc_provider, authorization_name, openshift, module_label):
+def authorization(authorization, oidc_provider):
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """Create AuthPolicy attached to gateway"""
-    authorization = AuthPolicy.create_instance(
-        openshift, authorization_name, gateway_ready, labels={"testRun": module_label}
-    )
     authorization.identity.add_oidc("rhsso", oidc_provider.well_known["issuer"])
     return authorization