diff --git a/backend-tests/TaskWorkflowTests.cs b/backend-tests/TaskWorkflowTests.cs
index 4dc5b97..a443106 100644
--- a/backend-tests/TaskWorkflowTests.cs
+++ b/backend-tests/TaskWorkflowTests.cs
@@ -190,10 +190,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.GetBoard(CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status200OK, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status200OK);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -210,10 +208,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.ResetStale(new ResetStaleRequest(2), CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -233,10 +229,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.ResetStale(new ResetStaleRequest(2), CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -253,10 +247,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.ResetStale(new ResetStaleRequest(2), CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status403Forbidden);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -276,10 +268,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.ResetStale(new ResetStaleRequest(2), CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status200OK, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status200OK);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -296,10 +286,8 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         };
 
         var result = await controller.ResetStale(new ResetStaleRequest(2), CancellationToken.None);
-        var httpContext = new DefaultHttpContext();
-        await result.ExecuteAsync(httpContext);
 
-        Assert.Equal(StatusCodes.Status200OK, httpContext.Response.StatusCode);
+        AssertStatusCode(result, StatusCodes.Status200OK);
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -370,6 +358,12 @@ public sealed class TaskWorkflowTests
         Assert.NotNull(updatedParent);
         Assert.Equal("In progress", updatedParent!.State);
     }
+
+    private static void AssertStatusCode(IResult result, int expectedStatusCode)
+    {
+        var statusResult = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<IStatusCodeHttpResult>(result);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedStatusCode, statusResult.StatusCode);
+    }
 }
 
 file sealed class TaskWorkflowFixture : IAsyncDisposable