diff --git a/tests/include/test/ssl_helpers.h b/tests/include/test/ssl_helpers.h
index 7722781..769749d 100644
--- a/tests/include/test/ssl_helpers.h
+++ b/tests/include/test/ssl_helpers.h
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@
 int mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *server_ep,
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *client_ep,
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options *options,
     mbedtls_ssl_protocol_version proto);
 #endif /* defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_HANDSHAKE_WITH_CERT_ENABLED) */
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index 65ad10c..354ca13 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -2032,25 +2032,25 @@
 int mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *server_ep,
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *client_ep,
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options *options,
     mbedtls_ssl_protocol_version proto)
 {
     enum { BUFFSIZE = 1024 };
 
     int ret = -1;
-    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
-    mbedtls_test_init_handshake_options(&options);
-    options.server_min_version = proto;
-    options.client_min_version = proto;
-    options.server_max_version = proto;
-    options.client_max_version = proto;
+    mbedtls_test_init_handshake_options(options);
+    options->server_min_version = proto;
+    options->client_min_version = proto;
+    options->server_max_version = proto;
+    options->client_max_version = proto;
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(client_ep, MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT, &options,
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(client_ep, MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_CLIENT, options,
                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if (ret != 0) {
         return ret;
     }
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(server_ep, MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER, &options,
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_init(server_ep, MBEDTLS_SSL_IS_SERVER, options,
                                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if (ret != 0) {
         return ret;
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
index 3301249..099e0e1 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ssl.function
@@ -5240,10 +5240,11 @@
     uint8_t *key_buffer_server = NULL;
     uint8_t *key_buffer_client = NULL;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint client_ep, server_ep;
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_INIT();
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, proto);
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, &options, proto);
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
     TEST_ASSERT(exported_key_length > 0);
@@ -5266,6 +5267,9 @@
 
 exit:
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
     mbedtls_free(key_buffer_server);
     mbedtls_free(key_buffer_client);
 }
@@ -5278,10 +5282,11 @@
 
     int ret = -1;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint client_ep, server_ep;
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_INIT();
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, proto);
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, &options, proto);
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
     char label_server[] = "test-label-server";
@@ -5302,6 +5307,9 @@
     TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(key_buffer_server, key_buffer_client, sizeof(key_buffer_server)) != 0);
 
 exit:
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
 }
 /* END_CASE */
@@ -5313,10 +5321,11 @@
 
     int ret = -1;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint client_ep, server_ep;
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_INIT();
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, proto);
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, &options, proto);
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
     char label[] = "test-label";
@@ -5337,6 +5346,9 @@
     TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(key_buffer_server, key_buffer_client, sizeof(key_buffer_server)) != 0);
 
 exit:
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
 }
 /* END_CASE */
@@ -5349,10 +5361,11 @@
 
     int ret = -1;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint client_ep, server_ep;
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_INIT();
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3);
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, &options, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERSION_TLS1_3);
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
     char label[] = "test-label";
@@ -5372,6 +5385,9 @@
     TEST_ASSERT(memcmp(key_buffer_server, key_buffer_client, sizeof(key_buffer_server)) != 0);
 
 exit:
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
 }
 /* END_CASE */
@@ -5387,6 +5403,7 @@
     char *label = NULL;
     uint8_t *context = NULL;
     mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint client_ep, server_ep;
+    mbedtls_test_handshake_test_options options;
 
     TEST_ASSERT(exported_key_length > 0);
     TEST_ASSERT(label_length > 0);
@@ -5395,7 +5412,7 @@
     TEST_CALLOC(label, label_length);
     TEST_CALLOC(context, context_length);
 
-    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, proto);
+    ret = mbedtls_test_ssl_do_handshake_with_endpoints(&server_ep, &client_ep, &options, proto);
     TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0);
 
     ret = mbedtls_ssl_export_keying_material(&client_ep.ssl,
@@ -5406,6 +5423,9 @@
 
 exit:
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
     mbedtls_free(key_buffer);
     mbedtls_free(label);
     mbedtls_free(context);
@@ -5458,5 +5478,8 @@
 
 exit:
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_DONE();
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&server_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_free(&client_ep, NULL);
+    mbedtls_test_free_handshake_options(&options);
 }
 /* END_CASE */