diff --git a/test/exploration_tests/partial_response_test.py b/test/exploration_tests/partial_response_test.py
index 24ef98f..fbb3d3c 100644
--- a/test/exploration_tests/partial_response_test.py
+++ b/test/exploration_tests/partial_response_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 from itertools import chain
 from operator import methodcaller, itemgetter
+from typing import Iterable
 
 import pytest
 import requests
@@ -13,15 +14,15 @@ def lift(fn):
     return curry(map)(fn)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("item_type", ["string"])
-def test_sending_partial_request(url, data_items, metadata):
+def send_partial_request(url, input_data: Iterable[bytes], metadata):
+
     def pack(data: bytes):
         package = {"data": bytes_to_string(data), "metadata": metadata}
         package = json.dumps(package).encode()
         return package
 
     def post(data):
-        return requests.post(f"{url}/process", data=data)
+        return requests.post(url, data=data)
 
     pack_data_and_metadata_for_rest_transfer = lift(pack)
     send_packages_to_analyzer_and_receive_responses = lift(post)
@@ -29,15 +30,20 @@ def test_sending_partial_request(url, data_items, metadata):
     flatten_buffered_payloads = chain.from_iterable
     interpret_payloads = lift(string_to_bytes)
 
-    data = rcompose(
+    input_data_to_result_data = rcompose(
         pack_data_and_metadata_for_rest_transfer,
         send_packages_to_analyzer_and_receive_responses,
         extract_data_from_responses,
         flatten_buffered_payloads,
         interpret_payloads,
-    )((*data_items, b""))
+    )
 
-    assert list(data) == [b"CONTENT"] * 7
+    return input_data_to_result_data((*input_data, b""))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("item_type", ["string"])
+def test_sending_partial_request(url, data_items, metadata):
+    assert list(send_partial_request(f"{url}/process", data_items, metadata)) == [b"CONTENT"] * 7
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/test/fixtures/server.py b/test/fixtures/server.py
index acc6ab2..06b8e67 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/server.py
+++ b/test/fixtures/server.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import json
 import socket
 from multiprocessing import Process
+from operator import itemgetter
 
 import flask
 import pytest
 import requests
-from funcy import retry
+from funcy import retry, compose
 from waitress import serve
 
 from test.server import set_up_processing_server
@@ -45,10 +46,9 @@ def processor_fn(item_type, data_items):
 
 
 def make_string_processor():
-    def processor_fn(payload: flask.Request, buffersize=3):
+    def processor_fn(request: flask.Request, buffersize=3):
 
-        payload = json.loads(payload.data.decode())
-        data = string_to_bytes(payload["data"])
+        data = get_data_from_request(request)
 
         if not data or len(buffer) == buffersize:
 
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ def make_string_processor():
         response_payload = {"data": result}
         return response_payload
 
+    get_data_from_request = compose(string_to_bytes, itemgetter("data"), json.loads, lambda p: p.data.decode())
+
     buffer = []
 
     return processor_fn