diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
index b6206a04fb..3e8c19c4de 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-helpers.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/ctype.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-visit-sockets.h"
+#include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 #include "migration-helpers.h"
 
@@ -24,6 +27,51 @@
  */
 #define MIGRATION_STATUS_WAIT_TIMEOUT 120
 
+static char *SocketAddress_to_str(SocketAddress *addr)
+{
+    switch (addr->type) {
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET:
+        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
+                               addr->u.inet.host,
+                               addr->u.inet.port);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX:
+        return g_strdup_printf("unix:%s",
+                               addr->u.q_unix.path);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD:
+        return g_strdup_printf("fd:%s", addr->u.fd.str);
+    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK:
+        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
+                               addr->u.vsock.cid,
+                               addr->u.vsock.port);
+    default:
+        return g_strdup("unknown address type");
+    }
+}
+
+static char *
+migrate_get_socket_address(QTestState *who, const char *parameter)
+{
+    QDict *rsp;
+    char *result;
+    SocketAddressList *addrs;
+    Visitor *iv = NULL;
+    QObject *object;
+
+    rsp = migrate_query(who);
+    object = qdict_get(rsp, parameter);
+
+    iv = qobject_input_visitor_new(object);
+    visit_type_SocketAddressList(iv, NULL, &addrs, &error_abort);
+    visit_free(iv);
+
+    /* we are only using a single address */
+    result = SocketAddress_to_str(addrs->value);
+
+    qapi_free_SocketAddressList(addrs);
+    qobject_unref(rsp);
+    return result;
+}
+
 bool migrate_watch_for_events(QTestState *who, const char *name,
                               QDict *event, void *opaque)
 {
@@ -73,13 +121,17 @@ void migrate_qmp(QTestState *who, QTestState *to, const char *uri,
 {
     va_list ap;
     QDict *args;
+    g_autofree char *connect_uri = NULL;
 
     va_start(ap, fmt);
     args = qdict_from_vjsonf_nofail(fmt, ap);
     va_end(ap);
 
     g_assert(!qdict_haskey(args, "uri"));
-    qdict_put_str(args, "uri", uri);
+    if (!uri) {
+        connect_uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to, "socket-address");
+    }
+    qdict_put_str(args, "uri", uri ? uri : connect_uri);
 
     qtest_qmp_assert_success(who,
                              "{ 'execute': 'migrate', 'arguments': %p}", args);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
index d9b4e28c12..9bb24fd7c5 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/migration-test.c
@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
 #include "libqtest.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-visit-sockets.h"
-#include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
-#include "qapi/qobject-output-visitor.h"
 #include "crypto/tlscredspsk.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qlist.h"
 
@@ -369,50 +365,6 @@ static void cleanup(const char *filename)
     unlink(path);
 }
 
-static char *SocketAddress_to_str(SocketAddress *addr)
-{
-    switch (addr->type) {
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_INET:
-        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
-                               addr->u.inet.host,
-                               addr->u.inet.port);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_UNIX:
-        return g_strdup_printf("unix:%s",
-                               addr->u.q_unix.path);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_FD:
-        return g_strdup_printf("fd:%s", addr->u.fd.str);
-    case SOCKET_ADDRESS_TYPE_VSOCK:
-        return g_strdup_printf("tcp:%s:%s",
-                               addr->u.vsock.cid,
-                               addr->u.vsock.port);
-    default:
-        return g_strdup("unknown address type");
-    }
-}
-
-static char *migrate_get_socket_address(QTestState *who, const char *parameter)
-{
-    QDict *rsp;
-    char *result;
-    SocketAddressList *addrs;
-    Visitor *iv = NULL;
-    QObject *object;
-
-    rsp = migrate_query(who);
-    object = qdict_get(rsp, parameter);
-
-    iv = qobject_input_visitor_new(object);
-    visit_type_SocketAddressList(iv, NULL, &addrs, &error_abort);
-    visit_free(iv);
-
-    /* we are only using a single address */
-    result = SocketAddress_to_str(addrs->value);
-
-    qapi_free_SocketAddressList(addrs);
-    qobject_unref(rsp);
-    return result;
-}
-
 static long long migrate_get_parameter_int(QTestState *who,
                                            const char *parameter)
 {
@@ -1349,8 +1301,7 @@ static int migrate_postcopy_prepare(QTestState **from_ptr,
     wait_for_serial("src_serial");
     wait_for_suspend(from, &src_state);
 
-    g_autofree char *uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to, "socket-address");
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, NULL, "{}");
 
     migrate_wait_for_dirty_mem(from, to);
 
@@ -1733,7 +1684,6 @@ static void test_precopy_common(MigrateCommon *args)
 {
     QTestState *from, *to;
     void *data_hook = NULL;
-    g_autofree char *connect_uri = NULL;
 
     if (test_migrate_start(&from, &to, args->listen_uri, &args->start)) {
         return;
@@ -1766,18 +1716,12 @@ static void test_precopy_common(MigrateCommon *args)
         }
     }
 
-    if (!args->connect_uri) {
-        connect_uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to, "socket-address");
-    } else {
-        connect_uri = g_strdup(args->connect_uri);
-    }
-
     if (args->result == MIG_TEST_QMP_ERROR) {
-        migrate_qmp_fail(from, connect_uri, "{}");
+        migrate_qmp_fail(from, args->connect_uri, "{}");
         goto finish;
     }
 
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, connect_uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, args->connect_uri, "{}");
 
     if (args->result != MIG_TEST_SUCCEED) {
         bool allow_active = args->result == MIG_TEST_FAIL;
@@ -1843,7 +1787,6 @@ static void test_file_common(MigrateCommon *args, bool stop_src)
 {
     QTestState *from, *to;
     void *data_hook = NULL;
-    g_autofree char *connect_uri = g_strdup(args->connect_uri);
 
     if (test_migrate_start(&from, &to, args->listen_uri, &args->start)) {
         return;
@@ -1869,18 +1812,18 @@ static void test_file_common(MigrateCommon *args, bool stop_src)
     }
 
     if (args->result == MIG_TEST_QMP_ERROR) {
-        migrate_qmp_fail(from, connect_uri, "{}");
+        migrate_qmp_fail(from, args->connect_uri, "{}");
         goto finish;
     }
 
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, connect_uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, args->connect_uri, "{}");
     wait_for_migration_complete(from);
 
     /*
      * We need to wait for the source to finish before starting the
      * destination.
      */
-    migrate_incoming_qmp(to, connect_uri, "{}");
+    migrate_incoming_qmp(to, args->connect_uri, "{}");
     wait_for_migration_complete(to);
 
     if (stop_src) {
@@ -3006,7 +2949,6 @@ static void test_multifd_tcp_cancel(void)
         .hide_stderr = true,
     };
     QTestState *from, *to, *to2;
-    g_autofree char *uri = NULL;
 
     if (test_migrate_start(&from, &to, "defer", &args)) {
         return;
@@ -3027,9 +2969,7 @@ static void test_multifd_tcp_cancel(void)
     /* Wait for the first serial output from the source */
     wait_for_serial("src_serial");
 
-    uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to, "socket-address");
-
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, NULL, "{}");
 
     migrate_wait_for_dirty_mem(from, to);
 
@@ -3054,14 +2994,11 @@ static void test_multifd_tcp_cancel(void)
     /* Start incoming migration from the 1st socket */
     migrate_incoming_qmp(to2, "tcp:127.0.0.1:0", "{}");
 
-    g_free(uri);
-    uri = migrate_get_socket_address(to2, "socket-address");
-
     wait_for_migration_status(from, "cancelled", NULL);
 
     migrate_ensure_non_converge(from);
 
-    migrate_qmp(from, to2, uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to2, NULL, "{}");
 
     migrate_wait_for_dirty_mem(from, to2);
 
@@ -3394,7 +3331,7 @@ static void test_migrate_dirty_limit(void)
     migrate_dirty_limit_wait_showup(from, dirtylimit_period, dirtylimit_value);
 
     /* Start migrate */
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, args.connect_uri, "{}");
 
     /* Wait for dirty limit throttle begin */
     throttle_us_per_full = 0;
@@ -3435,7 +3372,7 @@ static void test_migrate_dirty_limit(void)
     }
 
     /* Start migrate */
-    migrate_qmp(from, to, uri, "{}");
+    migrate_qmp(from, to, args.connect_uri, "{}");
 
     /* Wait for dirty limit throttle begin */
     throttle_us_per_full = 0;
