diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/http/HttpRequestDecoratorAddBasicSecurity.java b/src/main/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/http/HttpRequestDecoratorAddBasicSecurity.java
index 3869cc7..bf56468 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/http/HttpRequestDecoratorAddBasicSecurity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/http/HttpRequestDecoratorAddBasicSecurity.java
@@ -50,13 +50,9 @@ public void addBehavior(Object target, Context context) {
             .getUsername()
             .concat(HttpSecurityConstants.BASIC_CREDENTIAL_SEPARATOR)
             .concat(httpContext.getSecurity().getPassword());
-    String authEncode = encodeAuthorization(authString);
+    String authEncode = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(authString.getBytes());
     request.setHeader(
         HttpSecurityConstants.HEADER_AUTHORIZATION,
         HttpSecurityConstants.AUTH_SCHEME_BASIC_PREFIX.concat(authEncode));
   }
-
-  private String encodeAuthorization(String authorization) {
-    return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(authorization.getBytes());
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/jdbc/ExecutionRequestExecutorServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/jdbc/ExecutionRequestExecutorServiceTest.java
index 1e153dd..bf20882 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/jdbc/ExecutionRequestExecutorServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/sitmun/proxy/middleware/protocols/jdbc/ExecutionRequestExecutorServiceTest.java
@@ -3,32 +3,22 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.sitmun.proxy.middleware.test.fixtures.AuthorizationProxyFixtures.*;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance.Lifecycle;
 import org.sitmun.proxy.middleware.service.RequestExecutorService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.jdbc.AutoConfigureTestDatabase;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.json.JacksonTester;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 
 @SpringBootTest
 @AutoConfigureTestDatabase
-@TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
 @DisplayName("Relational requests tests")
 class ExecutionRequestExecutorServiceTest {
 
   @Autowired private RequestExecutorService requestExecutorService;
 
-  @BeforeAll
-  void setup() {
-    ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-    JacksonTester.initFields(this, objectMapper);
-  }
-
   /** Public user access to a relational service. */
   @Test
   @DisplayName("Request to a JDBC service")