diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/base/env.py b/lib/galaxy_test/base/env.py
index 0caee6da17f3..27a149b8f270 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/base/env.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/base/env.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 DEFAULT_WEB_HOST = socket.gethostbyname("localhost")
 
+GalaxyTarget = Tuple[str, Optional[str], str]
+
 
 def setup_keep_outdir() -> str:
     keep_outdir = os.environ.get("GALAXY_TEST_SAVE", "")
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ def setup_keep_outdir() -> str:
     return keep_outdir
 
 
-def target_url_parts() -> Tuple[str, Optional[str], str]:
+def target_url_parts() -> GalaxyTarget:
     host = socket.gethostbyname(os.environ.get("GALAXY_TEST_HOST", DEFAULT_WEB_HOST))
     port = os.environ.get("GALAXY_TEST_PORT")
     if port:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/base/testcase.py b/lib/galaxy_test/base/testcase.py
index 6f148d19840b..58acf00ea408 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/base/testcase.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/base/testcase.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from galaxy.tool_util.verify.test_data import TestDataResolver
 from galaxy.util.unittest import TestCase
 from galaxy_test.base.env import (
+    GalaxyTarget,
     setup_keep_outdir,
     target_url_parts,
 )
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def host_port_and_url(test_driver: Optional[Any]) -> GalaxyTarget:
+    host, port, url = target_url_parts()
+    server_wrapper = test_driver and test_driver.server_wrappers and test_driver.server_wrappers[0]
+    if server_wrapper:
+        host = server_wrapper.host
+        port = server_wrapper.port
+        url = f"http://{host}:{port}{server_wrapper.prefix.rstrip('/')}/"
+    return host, port, url
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("embedded_driver")
 class FunctionalTestCase(TestCase):
     """Base class for tests targetting actual Galaxy servers.
@@ -34,14 +45,7 @@ class FunctionalTestCase(TestCase):
     _test_driver: Optional[Any]
 
     def setUp(self) -> None:
-        self.host, self.port, self.url = target_url_parts()
-        server_wrapper = (
-            self._test_driver and self._test_driver.server_wrappers and self._test_driver.server_wrappers[0]
-        )
-        if server_wrapper:
-            self.host = server_wrapper.host
-            self.port = server_wrapper.port
-            self.url = f"http://{self.host}:{self.port}{server_wrapper.prefix.rstrip('/')}/"
+        self.host, self.port, self.url = host_port_and_url(self._test_driver)
         self.test_data_resolver = TestDataResolver()
         self.keepOutdir = setup_keep_outdir()