diff --git a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
index c141f189..2c0c1ee5 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Root conftest"""
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 import pytest
 from keycloak import KeycloakAuthenticationError
 
@@ -125,3 +127,12 @@ def envoy(request, authorino, openshift, blame, backend, module_label):
     request.addfinalizer(envoy.delete)
     envoy.commit()
     return envoy
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def wildcard_domain(openshift):
+    """
+    Wildcard domain of openshift cluster
+    """
+    hostname = urlparse(openshift.api_url).hostname
+    return "*.apps." + hostname.split(".", 1)[1]
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
index c8830abc..ce98303a 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/conftest.py
@@ -11,18 +11,29 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino(authorino, openshift, blame, request, testconfig, module_label) -> Authorino:
+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:
     """Authorino instance"""
     if authorino:
         return authorino
 
     if not testconfig["authorino"]["deploy"]:
+        if len(authorino_parameters) > 0:
+            return pytest.skip("Can't change parameters of already deployed Authorino")
         return PreexistingAuthorino(testconfig["authorino"]["url"])
 
+    labels = authorino_parameters.setdefault("label_selectors", [])
+    labels.append(f"testRun={module_label}")
+
     authorino = AuthorinoCR.create_instance(openshift,
                                             blame("authorino"),
                                             image=weakget(testconfig)["authorino"]["image"] % None,
-                                            label_selectors=[f"testRun={module_label}"])
+                                            **authorino_parameters)
     request.addfinalizer(lambda: authorino.delete(ignore_not_found=True))
     authorino.commit()
     authorino.wait_for_ready()
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
index dfc1e30c..c4fbaaaa 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/clusterwide/conftest.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def cluster_wide():
+def authorino_parameters():
     """Deploy Authorino in ClusterWide mode"""
-    return True
+    return {"cluster_wide": True}
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b9adb52..00000000
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-"""Conftest for all tests requiring custom deployment of Authorino"""
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
-
-import pytest
-from weakget import weakget
-
-from testsuite.openshift.objects.authorino import AuthorinoCR
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino_parameters():
-    """Optional parameters for Authorino creation, passed to the __init__"""
-    return {}
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def cluster_wide():
-    """True, if Authorino should be deployed in cluster-wide setup"""
-    return False
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino(openshift, blame, request, testconfig, cluster_wide, module_label, authorino_parameters) -> AuthorinoCR:
-    """Custom deployed Authorino instance"""
-    if not testconfig["authorino"]["deploy"]:
-        return pytest.skip("Operator tests don't work with already deployed Authorino")
-
-    if authorino_parameters.get("label_selectors"):
-        authorino_parameters["label_selectors"].append(f"testRun={module_label}")
-    else:
-        authorino_parameters["label_selectors"] = [f"testRun={module_label}"]
-
-    authorino = AuthorinoCR.create_instance(openshift,
-                                            blame("authorino"),
-                                            cluster_wide=cluster_wide,
-                                            image=weakget(testconfig)["authorino"]["image"] % None,
-                                            **authorino_parameters)
-    request.addfinalizer(lambda: authorino.delete(ignore_not_found=True))
-    authorino.commit()
-    authorino.wait_for_ready()
-    return authorino
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def wildcard_domain(openshift):
-    """
-    Wildcard domain of openshift cluster
-    """
-    hostname = urlparse(openshift.api_url).hostname
-    return "*.apps." + hostname.split(".", 1)[1]