diff --git a/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/algorithms/ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests.java b/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/algorithms/ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests.java
index 0e38e64f..4af1c4ec 100644
--- a/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/algorithms/ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests.java
+++ b/lib/src/test/java/com/auth0/jwt/algorithms/ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import com.auth0.jwt.interfaces.ECDSAKeyProvider;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
 import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
-import org.junit.After;
-import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests {
 
     @Rule
     public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
-    private final BouncyCastleProvider bcProvider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
+    private static final Provider bcProvider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
 
     //JOSE Signatures obtained using Node 'jwa' lib: https://github.com/brianloveswords/node-jwa
     //DER Signatures obtained from source JOSE signature using 'ecdsa-sig-formatter' lib: https://github.com/Brightspace/node-ecdsa-sig-formatter
@@ -54,17 +54,21 @@ public class ECDSABouncyCastleProviderTests {
 
     //These tests add and use the BouncyCastle SecurityProvider to handle ECDSA algorithms
 
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
         //Set BC as the preferred bcProvider
         Security.insertProviderAt(bcProvider, 1);
     }
 
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
         Security.removeProvider(bcProvider.getName());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldPreferBouncyCastleProvider() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(Security.getProviders()[0], is(equalTo(bcProvider)));
+    }
 
     // Verify