diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/members.test.js b/test/e2e-api/admin/members.test.js
index 679f025e5f..5e0a7bf67f 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/members.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/members.test.js
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ const sinon = require('sinon');
 const testUtils = require('../../utils');
 const localUtils = require('./utils');
 const config = require('../../../core/shared/config');
-const labs = require('../../../core/shared/labs');
 const Papa = require('papaparse');
 
+const {mockManager} = require('../../utils/e2e-framework');
+
 describe('Members API', function () {
     let request;
 
     beforeEach(function () {
-        sinon.stub(labs, 'isSet').withArgs('multipleProducts').returns(false);
+        mockManager.mockLabsDisabled('multipleProducts');
     });
 
     afterEach(function () {
-        sinon.restore();
+        mockManager.restore();
     });
 
     before(async function () {
diff --git a/test/e2e-api/admin/products.test.js b/test/e2e-api/admin/products.test.js
index f7ebe9447f..29adf42cb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e-api/admin/products.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e-api/admin/products.test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const should = require('should');
-const sinon = require('sinon');
-const labs = require('../../../core/shared/labs');
 
-const {agentProvider, fixtureManager} = require('../../utils/e2e-framework');
+const {agentProvider, fixtureManager, mockManager} = require('../../utils/e2e-framework');
 
 describe('Tiers API', function () {
     let agent;
@@ -14,13 +12,13 @@ describe('Tiers API', function () {
     });
 
     beforeEach(function () {
-        sinon.stub(labs, 'isSet').withArgs('multipleProducts').returns(false);
+        mockManager.mockLabsDisabled('multipleProducts');
         const stripeService = require('../../../core/server/services/stripe');
         stripeService.api._configured = true;
     });
 
     afterEach(function () {
-        sinon.restore();
+        mockManager.restore();
         const stripeService = require('../../../core/server/services/stripe');
         stripeService.api._configured = false;
     });
diff --git a/test/utils/e2e-framework-mock-manager.js b/test/utils/e2e-framework-mock-manager.js
index e0477ecb51..38d4b52814 100644
--- a/test/utils/e2e-framework-mock-manager.js
+++ b/test/utils/e2e-framework-mock-manager.js
@@ -28,7 +28,26 @@ const mockLabsEnabled = (flag, alpha = true) => {
         configUtils.set('enableDeveloperExperiments', true);
     }
 
-    mocks.labs[flag] = sinon.stub(labs, 'isSet').withArgs(flag).returns(true);
+    if (mocks.labs[flag]) {
+        mocks.labs[flag].returns(true);
+    } else {
+        mocks.labs[flag] = sinon.stub(labs, 'isSet').withArgs(flag).returns(true);
+    }
+};
+
+const mockLabsDisabled = (flag, alpha = true) => {
+    mocks.labs = mocks.labs || {};
+
+    // We assume we should enable alpha experiments unless explicitly told not to!
+    if (!alpha) {
+        configUtils.set('enableDeveloperExperiments', true);
+    }
+
+    if (mocks.labs[flag]) {
+        mocks.labs[flag].returns(false);
+    } else {
+        mocks.labs[flag] = sinon.stub(labs, 'isSet').withArgs(flag).returns(false);
+    }
 };
 
 const sentEmailCount = (count) => {
@@ -74,6 +93,7 @@ const restore = () => {
 module.exports = {
     mockMail,
     mockLabsEnabled,
+    mockLabsDisabled,
     restore,
     assert: {
         sentEmailCount,
diff --git a/test/utils/e2e-framework.js b/test/utils/e2e-framework.js
index 2bed77be43..ee303aa681 100644
--- a/test/utils/e2e-framework.js
+++ b/test/utils/e2e-framework.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const getAdminAPIAgent = async () => {
             originURL
         });
     } catch (error) {
-        throw new Error('Unable to create test agent');
+        error.message = `Unable to create test agent. ${error.message}`;
     }
 };