diff --git a/testcases/t/265-swap.t b/testcases/t/265-swap.t
index 92988187..2927a622 100644
--- a/testcases/t/265-swap.t
+++ b/testcases/t/265-swap.t
@@ -32,26 +32,24 @@ my ($nodes, $expected_focus, $A, $B, $F);
 my ($result);
 my @urgent;
 
+$pid = launch_with_config($config);
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Invalid con_id should not crash i3
 # See issue #2895.
 ###############################################################################
 
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 open_window;
 cmd "swap container with con_id 1";
 
 does_i3_live;
-exit_gracefully($pid);
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap 2 windows in different workspaces using con_id
 ###############################################################################
 
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
-
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 open_window;
 $A = get_focused($ws);
@@ -62,8 +60,6 @@ open_window;
 cmd "swap container with con_id $A";
 is(get_focused($ws), $A, 'A is now focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two containers next to each other.
 # Focus should stay on B because both windows are on the focused workspace.
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | A | B |    Focus Stacks:
 # +---+---+        H1: B, A
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -87,8 +82,6 @@ is($nodes->[0]->{window}, $B->{id}, 'B is on the left');
 is($nodes->[1]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the right');
 is(get_focused($ws), $expected_focus, 'B is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two containers with different parents.
 # In this test, the focus head of the left v-split container is A.
@@ -100,7 +93,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | Y | B |        V1: A, Y
 # +---+---+        V2: B, X
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -120,8 +112,6 @@ is($nodes->[0]->{nodes}->[0]->{window}, $B->{id}, 'B is on the top left');
 is($nodes->[1]->{nodes}->[1]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the bottom right');
 is(get_focused($ws), $expected_focus, 'B is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two containers with different parents.
 # In this test, the focus head of the left v-split container is _not_ A.
@@ -133,7 +123,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | Y | B |        V1: Y, A
 # +---+---+        V2: B, X
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -153,8 +142,6 @@ is($nodes->[0]->{nodes}->[0]->{window}, $B->{id}, 'B is on the top left');
 is($nodes->[1]->{nodes}->[1]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the bottom right');
 is(get_focused($ws), $expected_focus, 'B is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two containers with one being on a different workspace.
 # The focused container is B.
@@ -171,8 +158,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | Y | B |    Focus Stacks:
 # +---+---+        H2: B, Y
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
-
 $ws1 = fresh_workspace;
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
 $expected_focus = get_focused($ws1);
@@ -192,8 +177,6 @@ $nodes = get_ws_content($ws2);
 is($nodes->[1]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on ws2:right');
 is(get_focused($ws2), $expected_focus, 'A is focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two non-focused containers within the same workspace.
 #
@@ -203,7 +186,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | X | B |        V1: A, X
 # +---+---+        V2: F, B
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -223,8 +205,6 @@ is($nodes->[0]->{nodes}->[0]->{window}, $B->{id}, 'B is on the top left');
 is($nodes->[1]->{nodes}->[1]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the bottom right');
 is(get_focused($ws), $expected_focus, 'F is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two non-focused containers which are both on different workspaces.
 #
@@ -244,8 +224,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | F |
 # +---+
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
-
 $ws1 = fresh_workspace;
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
 
@@ -266,8 +244,6 @@ is($nodes->[0]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the second workspace');
 
 is(get_focused($ws3), $expected_focus, 'F is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swap two non-focused containers with one being on a different workspace.
 #
@@ -283,7 +259,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | B | F |    Focus Stacks:
 # +---+---+        H2: F, B
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 
 $ws1 = fresh_workspace;
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -302,8 +277,6 @@ $nodes = get_ws_content($ws2);
 is($nodes->[0]->{window}, $A->{id}, 'A is on the left of the second workspace');
 is(get_focused($ws2), $expected_focus, 'F is still focused');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # 1. A container cannot be swapped with its parent.
 # 2. A container cannot be swapped with one of its children.
@@ -315,8 +288,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # |   | B |
 # +---+---+
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
-
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 open_window;
 open_window;
@@ -330,8 +301,6 @@ is($result->[0]->{success}, 0, 'B cannot be swappd with its parent');
 $result = cmd '[con_mark=A] swap container with mark B';
 is($result->[0]->{success}, 0, 'A cannot be swappd with one of its children');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swapping two containers preserves the geometry of the container they are
 # being swapped with.
@@ -346,8 +315,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # | B |   A   |
 # +---+-------+
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
-
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
 $B = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_B');
@@ -364,8 +331,6 @@ $nodes = get_ws_content($ws);
 cmp_float($nodes->[0]->{percent}, 0.25, 'B has 25% width');
 cmp_float($nodes->[1]->{percent}, 0.75, 'A has 75% width');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swapping containers not sharing the same parent preserves the geometry of
 # the container they are swapped with.
@@ -388,7 +353,6 @@ exit_gracefully($pid);
 # |   |  X  |
 # +---+-----+
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 $ws = fresh_workspace;
 
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -411,12 +375,9 @@ $nodes = get_ws_content($ws);
 cmp_float($nodes->[0]->{nodes}->[0]->{percent}, 0.25, 'B has 25% height');
 cmp_float($nodes->[1]->{nodes}->[0]->{percent}, 0.75, 'A has 75% height');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Swapping containers moves the urgency hint correctly.
 ###############################################################################
-$pid = launch_with_config($config);
 
 $ws1 = fresh_workspace;
 $A = open_window(wm_class => 'mark_A');
@@ -437,8 +398,8 @@ is(get_ws($ws1)->{urgent}, 1, 'the first workspace is marked urgent');
 is(@urgent, 0, 'A is not marked urgent');
 is(get_ws($ws2)->{urgent}, 0, 'the second workspace is not marked urgent');
 
-exit_gracefully($pid);
-
 ###############################################################################
 
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
 done_testing;