diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/bellatrix/test_fixture_operations.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/bellatrix/test_fixture_operations.nim
index cec248fb6..b7ec7945b 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/bellatrix/test_fixture_operations.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/bellatrix/test_fixture_operations.nim
@@ -126,17 +126,19 @@ suite baseDescription & "Deposit " & preset():
       OpDepositsDir, suiteName, "Deposit", "deposit", applyDeposit, path)
 
 suite baseDescription & "Execution Payload " & preset():
-  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
-    proc applyExecutionPayload(
+  proc makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path: string): auto =
+    return proc(
         preState: var bellatrix.BeaconState, body: bellatrix.BeaconBlockBody):
         Result[void, cstring] =
-      let payloadValid =
-        os_ops.readFile(OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml").
-          contains("execution_valid: true")
+      let payloadValid = os_ops.readFile(
+          OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml"
+        ).contains("execution_valid: true")
       func executePayload(_: bellatrix.ExecutionPayload): bool = payloadValid
       process_execution_payload(
         preState, body.execution_payload, executePayload)
 
+  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
+    let applyExecutionPayload = makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path)
     runTest[bellatrix.BeaconBlockBody, typeof applyExecutionPayload](
       OpExecutionPayloadDir, suiteName, "Execution Payload", "body",
       applyExecutionPayload, path)
diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/capella/test_fixture_operations.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/capella/test_fixture_operations.nim
index b5cff97e6..17621de41 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/capella/test_fixture_operations.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/capella/test_fixture_operations.nim
@@ -143,17 +143,19 @@ suite baseDescription & "Deposit " & preset():
       OpDepositsDir, suiteName, "Deposit", "deposit", applyDeposit, path)
 
 suite baseDescription & "Execution Payload " & preset():
-  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
-    proc applyExecutionPayload(
+  proc makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path: string): auto =
+    return proc(
         preState: var capella.BeaconState, body: capella.BeaconBlockBody):
         Result[void, cstring] =
-      let payloadValid =
-        os_ops.readFile(OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml").
-          contains("execution_valid: true")
+      let payloadValid = os_ops.readFile(
+          OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml"
+        ).contains("execution_valid: true")
       func executePayload(_: capella.ExecutionPayload): bool = payloadValid
       process_execution_payload(
         preState, body.execution_payload, executePayload)
 
+  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
+    let applyExecutionPayload = makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path)
     runTest[capella.BeaconBlockBody, typeof applyExecutionPayload](
       OpExecutionPayloadDir, suiteName, "Execution Payload", "body",
       applyExecutionPayload, path)
diff --git a/tests/consensus_spec/deneb/test_fixture_operations.nim b/tests/consensus_spec/deneb/test_fixture_operations.nim
index 7daeceafd..9ef35b03c 100644
--- a/tests/consensus_spec/deneb/test_fixture_operations.nim
+++ b/tests/consensus_spec/deneb/test_fixture_operations.nim
@@ -146,16 +146,18 @@ suite baseDescription & "Deposit " & preset():
       OpDepositsDir, suiteName, "Deposit", "deposit", applyDeposit, path)
 
 suite baseDescription & "Execution Payload " & preset():
-  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
-    proc applyExecutionPayload(
+  proc makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path: string): auto =
+    return proc(
         preState: var deneb.BeaconState, body: deneb.BeaconBlockBody):
         Result[void, cstring] =
-      let payloadValid =
-        os_ops.readFile(OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml").
-          contains("execution_valid: true")
+      let payloadValid = os_ops.readFile(
+          OpExecutionPayloadDir/"pyspec_tests"/path/"execution.yaml"
+        ).contains("execution_valid: true")
       func executePayload(_: deneb.ExecutionPayload): bool = payloadValid
       process_execution_payload(preState, body, executePayload)
 
+  for path in walkTests(OpExecutionPayloadDir):
+    let applyExecutionPayload = makeApplyExecutionPayloadCb(path)
     runTest[deneb.BeaconBlockBody, typeof applyExecutionPayload](
       OpExecutionPayloadDir, suiteName, "Execution Payload", "body",
       applyExecutionPayload, path)