diff --git a/tests/server/torture_server_config.c b/tests/server/torture_server_config.c
index d8ee697e..88385752 100644
--- a/tests/server/torture_server_config.c
+++ b/tests/server/torture_server_config.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const char template[] = "temp_dir_XXXXXX";
 
 struct test_server_st {
     struct torture_state *state;
-    struct server_state_st *ss;
     char *cwd;
     char *temp_dir;
     char ed25519_hostkey[1024];
@@ -195,78 +194,19 @@ static int teardown_temp_dir(void **state)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static struct server_state_st *setup_server_state(char *config_file,
-                                                  bool parse_global)
-{
-    struct server_state_st *ss = NULL;
-
-    assert_non_null(config_file);
-
-    /* Create default server state */
-    ss = (struct server_state_st *)calloc(1, sizeof(struct server_state_st));
-    assert_non_null(ss);
-
-    ss->address = strdup("127.0.0.10");
-    assert_non_null(ss->address);
-
-    ss->port = 22;
-    ss->host_key = NULL;
-
-    /* Use default username and password (set in default_handle_session_cb) */
-    ss->expected_username = NULL;
-    ss->expected_password = NULL;
-
-    ss->verbosity = torture_libssh_verbosity();
-    ss->auth_methods = SSH_AUTH_METHOD_PASSWORD | SSH_AUTH_METHOD_PUBLICKEY;
-
-    /* TODO make configurable */
-    ss->max_tries = 3;
-    ss->error = 0;
-
-    /* Use the default session handling function */
-    ss->handle_session = default_handle_session_cb;
-    assert_non_null(ss->handle_session);
-
-    /* Set if should parse global configuration before */
-    ss->parse_global_config = parse_global;
-
-    /* Set the config file to be used */
-    ss->config_file = strdup(config_file);
-    assert_non_null(ss->config_file);
-
-    return ss;
-}
-
 static int start_server(void **state)
 {
     struct test_server_st *tss = *state;
     struct torture_state *s;
-    struct server_state_st *ss;
-
-    char pid_str[1024];
-    pid_t pid;
 
     assert_non_null(tss);
 
     s = tss->state;
     assert_non_null(s);
 
-    ss = tss->ss;
-    assert_non_null(ss);
-
     /* Start the server using the default values */
-    pid = fork_run_server(ss);
-    if (pid < 0) {
-        fail();
-    }
-
-    snprintf(pid_str, sizeof(pid_str), "%d", pid);
-
-    torture_write_file(s->srv_pidfile, (const char *)pid_str);
-
-    /* TODO properly wait for the server (use ping approach) */
-    /* Wait 200ms */
-    usleep(200 * 1000);
+    torture_setup_libssh_server((void **)&s, "./test_server/test_server");
+    assert_non_null(s);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -349,9 +289,7 @@ static int try_config_content(void **state, const char *config_content,
                               bool parse_global)
 {
     struct test_server_st *tss = *state;
-    struct server_state_st *ss;
     struct torture_state *s;
-    char config_file[1024];
     int rc;
 
     ssh_session session;
@@ -361,23 +299,19 @@ static int try_config_content(void **state, const char *config_content,
     s = tss->state;
     assert_non_null(s);
 
-    /* Prepare the config file to test */
-    snprintf(config_file,
-             sizeof(config_file),
-             "%s/config_file",
-             tss->temp_dir);
+    assert_non_null(s->srv_config);
 
     if (parse_global) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Using system-wide configuration\n");
+    } else {
+        /* The string is duplicated to not break the cleanup on error */
+        s->srv_additional_config = strdup("-g");
     }
-    fprintf(stderr, "Trying content: \n\n%s\n", config_content);
 
-    torture_write_file(config_file, config_content);
+    torture_write_file(s->srv_config, config_content);
 
-    ss = setup_server_state(config_file, parse_global);
-    assert_non_null(ss);
-
-    tss->ss = ss;
+    fprintf(stderr, "Config file %s content: \n\n%s\n", s->srv_config,
+            config_content);
 
     rc = start_server(state);
     assert_int_equal(rc, 0);
@@ -412,10 +346,7 @@ static int try_config_content(void **state, const char *config_content,
     rc = stop_server(state);
     assert_int_equal(rc, 0);
 
-    free_server_state(tss->ss);
-    SAFE_FREE(tss->ss);
-
-    unlink(config_file);
+    SAFE_FREE(s->srv_additional_config);
 
     return 0;
 }