diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackFunctionalTest.groovy b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackFunctionalTest.groovy
index 6d4bf8fc834c..396ed15173e1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackFunctionalTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackFunctionalTest.groovy
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@ package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.ratpack
 
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.exporter.InMemorySpanExporter
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export.SpanExporter
+import ratpack.guice.BindingsImposition
 import ratpack.impose.ForceDevelopmentImposition
 import ratpack.impose.ImpositionsSpec
 import ratpack.impose.UserRegistryImposition
 import ratpack.registry.Registry
 import ratpack.test.MainClassApplicationUnderTest
+import ratpack.test.embed.EmbeddedApp
 
 class RatpackFunctionalTest extends MainClassApplicationUnderTest {
 
   Registry registry
   @Lazy InMemorySpanExporter spanExporter = registry.get(SpanExporter) as InMemorySpanExporter
+  @Lazy EmbeddedApp app =  EmbeddedApp.of { server ->
+    server.handlers { chain ->
+      chain.get("other") { ctx -> ctx.render("hi-other") }
+    }
+  }
 
   RatpackFunctionalTest(Class<?> mainClass) {
     super(mainClass)
@@ -31,5 +38,8 @@ class RatpackFunctionalTest extends MainClassApplicationUnderTest {
       registry = r
       registry
     })
+    impositions.add(BindingsImposition.of {
+      it.bindInstance(URI, app.address.resolve("other"))
+    })
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/RatpackServerApplicationTest.groovy b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/RatpackServerApplicationTest.groovy
index dc6c0649b94b..80e1696c3502 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/RatpackServerApplicationTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.7/library/src/test/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/RatpackServerApplicationTest.groovy
@@ -138,21 +138,15 @@ class OpenTelemetryModule extends AbstractModule {
 
   @Singleton
   @Provides
-  ExecInitializer ratpackExecInitializer(RatpackHttpTracing ratpackTracing) {
-    return ratpackTracing.getOpenTelemetryExecInitializer()
+  ExecInitializer ratpackExecInitializer(RatpackHttpTracing ratpackHttpTracing) {
+    return ratpackHttpTracing.getOpenTelemetryExecInitializer()
   }
-
 }
 
+@CompileStatic
 class RatpackApp {
 
   static void main(String... args) {
-    def other = RatpackServer.start { server ->
-      server.handlers { chain ->
-        chain.get("other") { ctx -> ctx.render("hi-other") }
-      }
-    }
-
     RatpackServer.start { server ->
       server
         .registry(Guice.registry { b -> b.module(OpenTelemetryModule) })
@@ -162,8 +156,7 @@ class RatpackApp {
             .all(OpenTelemetryServerHandler)
             .get("foo") { ctx -> ctx.render("hi-foo") }
             .get("bar") { ctx ->
-              def instrumentedHttpClient = ctx.get(HttpClient)
-              instrumentedHttpClient.get(new URI("http://${other.bindHost}:${other.bindPort}/other"))
+              ctx.get(HttpClient).get(ctx.get(URI))
                 .then { ctx.render("hi-bar") }
             }
         }