diff --git a/move/its/sources/events.move b/move/its/sources/events.move
index 77040b0f..26a6ff8c 100644
--- a/move/its/sources/events.move
+++ b/move/its/sources/events.move
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ public(package) fun unregistered_coin_received<T>(
 use its::coin::COIN;
 #[test_only]
 use its::token_id;
+#[test_only]
+use utils::utils;
 
 // -----
 // Tests
@@ -168,9 +170,7 @@ fun test_interchain_transfer() {
         amount,
         &data2,
     );
-    let events = event::events_by_type<InterchainTransfer<COIN>>();
-
-    assert!(events.length() == 2);
+    let events = utils::multiple_events<InterchainTransfer<COIN>>(2);
 
     assert!(events[0].data_hash == data1_hash);
     assert!(events[1].data_hash == data2_hash);
diff --git a/move/its/sources/its.move b/move/its/sources/its.move
index 99455494..1fc652dd 100644
--- a/move/its/sources/its.move
+++ b/move/its/sources/its.move
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ use axelar_gateway::channel;
 use std::string;
 #[test_only]
 use abi::abi;
+#[test_only]
+use utils::utils;
 
 // === MESSAGE TYPES ===
 #[test_only]
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ fun test_register_coin() {
     let coin_management = its::coin_management::new_locked();
 
     register_coin(&mut its, coin_info, coin_management);
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+    utils::single_event<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>();
 
     sui::test_utils::destroy(its);
 }
@@ -444,7 +446,8 @@ fun test_deploy_remote_interchain_token() {
         token_id,
         destination_chain,
     );
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::InterchainTokenDeploymentStarted<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+
+    utils::single_event<its::events::InterchainTokenDeploymentStarted<COIN>>();
 
     let mut writer = abi::new_writer(6);
 
@@ -483,7 +486,9 @@ fun test_deploy_interchain_token() {
     let coin_management = its::coin_management::new_locked();
 
     let token_id = register_coin(&mut its, coin_info, coin_management);
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+
+    utils::single_event<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>();
+
     let amount = 1234;
     let coin = sui::coin::mint_for_testing<COIN>(amount, ctx);
     let destination_chain = ascii::string(b"Chain Name");
@@ -505,7 +510,9 @@ fun test_deploy_interchain_token() {
         interchain_transfer_ticket,
         &clock,
     );
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::InterchainTransfer<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+
+    utils::single_event<its::events::InterchainTransfer<COIN>>();
+
     let mut writer = abi::new_writer(6);
 
     writer
@@ -575,7 +582,8 @@ fun test_receive_interchain_transfer() {
     );
 
     receive_interchain_transfer<COIN>(&mut its, approved_message, &clock, ctx);
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::InterchainTransferReceived<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+
+    utils::single_event<its::events::InterchainTransferReceived<COIN>>();
 
     clock.destroy_for_testing();
     sui::test_utils::destroy(its);
@@ -636,7 +644,8 @@ fun test_receive_interchain_transfer_with_data() {
         &clock,
         ctx,
     );
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::InterchainTransferReceived<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+
+    utils::single_event<its::events::InterchainTransferReceived<COIN>>();
 
     assert!(received_source_chain == source_chain);
     assert!(received_source_address == its_source_address);
@@ -684,7 +693,9 @@ fun test_receive_deploy_interchain_token() {
     );
 
     receive_deploy_interchain_token<COIN>(&mut its, approved_message);
-    assert!(sui::event::events_by_type<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>().length() == 1);
+    
+    utils::single_event<its::events::CoinRegistered<COIN>>();
+    
     clock.destroy_for_testing();
     sui::test_utils::destroy(its);
 }
diff --git a/move/utils/sources/utils/utils.move b/move/utils/sources/utils/utils.move
index 57cd6edc..979468f1 100644
--- a/move/utils/sources/utils/utils.move
+++ b/move/utils/sources/utils/utils.move
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ public macro fun peel<$T>($data: vector<u8>, $peel_fn: |&mut BCS| -> $T): $T {
     result
 }
 
+#[test_only]
+use sui::event;
+
+#[test_only]
+public fun multiple_events<T: copy + drop>(n: u64): vector<T> {
+    let events = event::events_by_type<T>();
+    assert!(events.length() == n);
+    events
+}
+
+#[test_only]
+public fun single_event<T: copy + drop>(): T {
+    let events = multiple_events<T>(1);
+    events[0]
+}
+
 #[test]
 fun peel_bcs_data_succeeds() {
     let test_bytes = b"test";