diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/fixtures/zcfTester.contract.js b/packages/orchestration/test/fixtures/zcfTester.contract.js
index 95e5af88a2e8..f01d03372dab 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/fixtures/zcfTester.contract.js
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/fixtures/zcfTester.contract.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Far } from '@endo/far';
  *
  * @param {ZCF} zcf
  */
-const start = async zcf => {
+export const start = async zcf => {
   // make the `zcf` and `instance` available to the tests
   const instance = zcf.getInstance();
   zcf.setTestJig(() => harden({ instance }));
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ const start = async zcf => {
 };
 
 harden(start);
-export { start };