diff --git a/spec/features/admin/customers_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/customers_spec.rb
index 89258fdf6b..e3f2c94668 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/customers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/customers_spec.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ feature 'Customers' do
     let(:managed_distributor2) { create(:distributor_enterprise, owner: user) }
     let(:unmanaged_distributor) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
 
-    let(:order1) { create(:order, total: 0, payment_total: 88, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer1) }
-    let(:order2) { create(:order, total: 99, payment_total: 0, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer2) }
-    let(:order3) { create(:order, total: 0,  payment_total: 0, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer4) }
-
-    let(:payment_method) { create(:stripe_sca_payment_method, distributors: [managed_distributor1]) }
-    let(:payment1) { create(:payment, order: order1, state: 'completed', payment_method: payment_method, response_code: 'pi_123', amount: 88.00) }
-    let(:payment2) { create(:payment, order: order1, state: 'completed', payment_method: payment_method, response_code: 'pi_123', amount: -25.00) }
-
     describe "using the customers index", js: true do
       let!(:customer1) { create(:customer, enterprise: managed_distributor1, code: nil) }
       let!(:customer2) { create(:customer, enterprise: managed_distributor1, code: nil) }
@@ -104,18 +96,18 @@ feature 'Customers' do
       end
 
       describe "for a shop with multiple customers" do
+        let!(:order1) { create(:order, total: 0, payment_total: 88, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer1) }
+        let!(:order2) { create(:order, total: 99, payment_total: 0, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer2) }
+        let!(:order3) { create(:order, total: 0,  payment_total: 0, distributor: managed_distributor1, user: nil, state: 'complete', customer: customer4) }
+
+        let!(:payment_method) { create(:stripe_sca_payment_method, distributors: [managed_distributor1]) }
+        let!(:payment1) { create(:payment, order: order1, state: 'completed', payment_method: payment_method, response_code: 'pi_123', amount: 88.00) }
+        let(:payment2) { create(:payment, order: order1, state: 'completed', payment_method: payment_method, response_code: 'pi_123', amount: -25.00) }
+
         before do
           allow(OpenFoodNetwork::FeatureToggle)
             .to receive(:enabled?).with(:customer_balance, user) { true }
 
-          # calling the variables necessary for this testcase here;
-          # 'paymen_method' and 'payment1' are necessary to add additional payments to an order, as in a test case below (see payment2)
-          payment_method
-          payment1
-          order1
-          order2
-          order3
-
           customer4.update enterprise: managed_distributor1
         end
 
@@ -139,11 +131,11 @@ feature 'Customers' do
 
         # this adds the additional payments to an order, and checks for customer balance
         it "updates customer balance with additional negative payments, on an order" do
+          # payment2 needs to be lazily defined to be called here, as way to add a payment to order1
           payment2
 
-          # verifies the payment2 was correctly added to the order
           visit spree.admin_order_payments_path order1
-          expect(page).to have_content "$-25.00"
+          expect(page).to have_content "$#{payment2.amount}"
 
           visit admin_customers_path
           select2_select managed_distributor1.name, from: "shop_id"