diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
index c295f9da02..bed6735273 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/challenges/GET-challenges_user.test.js
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
 
   context('official challenge is present', () => {
     let user; let officialChallenge; let unofficialChallenges; let
-      groupPlan;
+      group;
 
     before(async () => {
-      const { group, groupLeader } = await createAndPopulateGroup({
+      ({ group, groupLeader: user } = await createAndPopulateGroup({
         groupDetails: {
           name: 'TestGuild',
           summary: 'summary for TestGuild',
@@ -229,10 +229,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
           privacy: 'private',
         },
         upgradeToGroupPlan: true,
-      });
-
-      user = groupLeader;
-      groupPlan = group;
+      }));
 
       await user.update({
         'permissions.challengeAdmin': true,
@@ -275,7 +272,7 @@ describe('GET challenges/user', () => {
         }
       });
 
-      const newChallenge = await generateChallenge(user, groupPlan);
+      const newChallenge = await generateChallenge(user, group);
       await user.post(`/challenges/${newChallenge._id}/join`);
 
       challenges = await user.get('/challenges/user?page=0');
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.flag.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.flag.test.js
index 909fbfa7a0..21dfabec92 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.flag.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.flag.test.js
@@ -1,32 +1,42 @@
-import { find } from 'lodash';
+import find from 'lodash/find';
 import moment from 'moment';
-import nconf from 'nconf';
 import { IncomingWebhook } from '@slack/webhook';
 import {
-  generateUser,
+  createAndPopulateGroup,
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../helpers/api-integration/v3';
 
-const BASE_URL = nconf.get('BASE_URL');
-
 describe('POST /chat/:chatId/flag', () => {
   let user; let admin; let anotherUser; let newUser; let
-    group;
+    group; let members; let userToDelete;
   const TEST_MESSAGE = 'Test Message';
   const USER_AGE_FOR_FLAGGING = 3;
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    user = await generateUser({ balance: 1, 'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(USER_AGE_FOR_FLAGGING + 1, 'days').toDate() });
-    admin = await generateUser({ balance: 1, 'permissions.moderator': true });
-    anotherUser = await generateUser({ 'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(USER_AGE_FOR_FLAGGING + 1, 'days').toDate() });
-    newUser = await generateUser({ 'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(1, 'days').toDate() });
-    sandbox.stub(IncomingWebhook.prototype, 'send').returns(Promise.resolve());
+    ({ group, groupLeader: user, members } = await createAndPopulateGroup({
+      groupDetails: {
+        name: 'Test Guild',
+        type: 'guild',
+        privacy: 'private',
+      },
+      leaderDetails: {
+        'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(USER_AGE_FOR_FLAGGING + 1, 'days').toDate(),
+      },
+      members: 4,
+      upgradeToGroupPlan: true,
+    }));
 
-    group = await user.post('/groups', {
-      name: 'Test Guild',
-      type: 'guild',
-      privacy: 'public',
+    [admin, anotherUser, newUser, userToDelete] = members;
+    await user.update({ permissions: {} });
+    await admin.update({ permissions: { moderator: true } });
+    await anotherUser.update({ 'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(USER_AGE_FOR_FLAGGING + 1, 'days').toDate() });
+    await newUser.update({ 'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(1, 'days').toDate() });
+    await userToDelete.update({
+      'auth.timestamps.created': moment().subtract(1, 'days').toDate(),
+      'purchased.plan.dateTerminated': moment().subtract(1, 'minutes').toDate(),
     });
+
+    sandbox.stub(IncomingWebhook.prototype, 'send').returns(Promise.resolve());
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -69,8 +79,8 @@ describe('POST /chat/:chatId/flag', () => {
         fallback: 'Flag Message',
         color: 'danger',
         author_name: `@${anotherUser.auth.local.username} ${anotherUser.profile.name} (${anotherUser.auth.local.email}; ${anotherUser._id})\n${timestamp}`,
-        title: 'Flag in Test Guild',
-        title_link: `${BASE_URL}/groups/guild/${group._id}`,
+        title: 'Flag in Test Guild - (private guild)',
+        title_link: undefined,
         text: TEST_MESSAGE,
         footer: `<https://habitrpg.github.io/flag-o-rama/?groupId=${group._id}&chatId=${message.id}|Flag this message.>`,
         mrkdwn_in: [
@@ -78,7 +88,7 @@ describe('POST /chat/:chatId/flag', () => {
         ],
       }],
     });
-    /* eslint-ensable camelcase */
+    /* eslint-enable camelcase */
   });
 
   it('Does not increment message flag count and sends different message to moderator Slack when user is new', async () => {
@@ -104,8 +114,8 @@ describe('POST /chat/:chatId/flag', () => {
         fallback: 'Flag Message',
         color: 'danger',
         author_name: `@${newUser.auth.local.username} ${newUser.profile.name} (${newUser.auth.local.email}; ${newUser._id})\n${timestamp}`,
-        title: 'Flag in Test Guild',
-        title_link: `${BASE_URL}/groups/guild/${group._id}`,
+        title: 'Flag in Test Guild - (private guild)',
+        title_link: undefined,
         text: TEST_MESSAGE,
         footer: `<https://habitrpg.github.io/flag-o-rama/?groupId=${group._id}&chatId=${message.id}|Flag this message.> ${automatedComment}`,
         mrkdwn_in: [
@@ -113,15 +123,12 @@ describe('POST /chat/:chatId/flag', () => {
         ],
       }],
     });
-    /* eslint-ensable camelcase */
+    /* eslint-enable camelcase */
   });
 
   it('Flags a chat when the author\'s account was deleted', async () => {
-    const deletedUser = await generateUser({
-      'auth.timestamps.created': new Date('2022-01-01'),
-    });
-    const { message } = await deletedUser.post(`/groups/${group._id}/chat`, { message: TEST_MESSAGE });
-    await deletedUser.del('/user', {
+    const { message } = await userToDelete.post(`/groups/${group._id}/chat`, { message: TEST_MESSAGE });
+    await userToDelete.del('/user', {
       password: 'password',
     });
 
diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.like.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.like.test.js
index beab851bb0..242d2d95f6 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.like.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/chat/POST-chat.like.test.js
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ import {
 
 describe('POST /chat/:chatId/like', () => {
   let user;
-  let groupWithChat;
-  const testMessage = 'Test Message';
   let anotherUser;
+  let groupWithChat;
+  let members;
+  const testMessage = 'Test Message';
 
   before(async () => {
-    const { group, groupLeader, members } = await createAndPopulateGroup({
+    ({ group: groupWithChat, groupLeader: user, members } = await createAndPopulateGroup({
       groupDetails: {
         name: 'Test Guild',
         type: 'guild',
-        privacy: 'public',
+        privacy: 'private',
       },
       members: 1,
       leaderDetails: {
         'auth.timestamps.created': new Date('2022-01-01'),
         balance: 10,
       },
-    });
+      upgradeToGroupPlan: true,
+    }));
 
-    user = groupLeader;
-    groupWithChat = group;
-    anotherUser = members[0]; // eslint-disable-line prefer-destructuring
+    [anotherUser] = members;
     await anotherUser.update({ 'auth.timestamps.created': new Date('2022-01-01') });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/api-integration/v4/object-generators.js b/test/helpers/api-integration/v4/object-generators.js
index 59b0642b15..92a4c50748 100644
--- a/test/helpers/api-integration/v4/object-generators.js
+++ b/test/helpers/api-integration/v4/object-generators.js
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ export async function createAndPopulateGroup (settings = {}) {
   const upgradeToGroupPlan = settings.upgradeToGroupPlan || false;
   const { groupDetails } = settings;
   const leaderDetails = settings.leaderDetails || { balance: 10 };
+  if (upgradeToGroupPlan) {
+    leaderDetails.permissions = { fullAccess: true };
+  }
 
   const groupLeader = await generateUser(leaderDetails);
   const group = await generateGroup(groupLeader, groupDetails);