diff --git a/modules/aws/ssm.go b/modules/aws/ssm.go
index 1a66fb3ab..364841868 100644
--- a/modules/aws/ssm.go
+++ b/modules/aws/ssm.go
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ func GetParameterE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion string, keyName string) (string
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	resp, err := ssmClient.GetParameter(&ssm.GetParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName), WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true)})
+	return GetParameterWithClientE(t, ssmClient, keyName)
+}
+func GetParameterWithClientE(t testing.TestingT, client *ssm.SSM, keyName string) (string, error) {
+	resp, err := client.GetParameter(&ssm.GetParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName), WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -48,8 +51,10 @@ func PutParameterE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion string, keyName string, keyDesc
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-
-	resp, err := ssmClient.PutParameter(&ssm.PutParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName), Description: aws.String(keyDescription), Value: aws.String(keyValue), Type: aws.String("SecureString")})
+	return PutParameterWithClientE(t, ssmClient, keyName, keyDescription, keyValue)
+}
+func PutParameterWithClientE(t testing.TestingT, client *ssm.SSM, keyName string, keyDescription string, keyValue string) (int64, error) {
+	resp, err := client.PutParameter(&ssm.PutParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName), Description: aws.String(keyDescription), Value: aws.String(keyValue), Type: aws.String("SecureString")})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -69,8 +74,10 @@ func DeleteParameterE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion string, keyName string) erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	_, err = ssmClient.DeleteParameter(&ssm.DeleteParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName)})
+	return DeleteParameterWithClientE(t, ssmClient, keyName)
+}
+func DeleteParameterWithClientE(t testing.TestingT, client *ssm.SSM, keyName string) error {
+	_, err := client.DeleteParameter(&ssm.DeleteParameterInput{Name: aws.String(keyName)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -97,6 +104,14 @@ func NewSsmClientE(t testing.TestingT, region string) (*ssm.SSM, error) {
 
 // WaitForSsmInstanceE waits until the instance get registered to the SSM inventory.
 func WaitForSsmInstanceE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion, instanceID string, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	client, err := NewSsmClientE(t, awsRegion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return WaitForSsmInstanceWithClientE(t, client, instanceID, timeout)
+}
+
+func WaitForSsmInstanceWithClientE(t testing.TestingT, client *ssm.SSM, instanceID string, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	timeBetweenRetries := 2 * time.Second
 	maxRetries := int(timeout.Seconds() / timeBetweenRetries.Seconds())
 	description := fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for %s to appear in the SSM inventory", instanceID)
@@ -111,7 +126,6 @@ func WaitForSsmInstanceE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion, instanceID string, timeo
 		},
 	}
 	_, err := retry.DoWithRetryE(t, description, maxRetries, timeBetweenRetries, func() (string, error) {
-		client := NewSsmClient(t, awsRegion)
 		resp, err := client.GetInventory(input)
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -152,14 +166,19 @@ type CommandOutput struct {
 func CheckSsmCommandE(t testing.TestingT, awsRegion, instanceID, command string, timeout time.Duration) (*CommandOutput, error) {
 	logger.Logf(t, "Running command '%s' on EC2 instance with ID '%s'", command, instanceID)
 
-	timeBetweenRetries := 2 * time.Second
-	maxRetries := int(timeout.Seconds() / timeBetweenRetries.Seconds())
-
 	// Now that we know the instance in the SSM inventory, we can send the command
 	client, err := NewSsmClientE(t, awsRegion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	return CheckSSMCommandWithClientE(t, client, instanceID, command, timeout)
+}
+
+func CheckSSMCommandWithClientE(t testing.TestingT, client *ssm.SSM, instanceID, command string, timeout time.Duration) (*CommandOutput, error) {
+
+	timeBetweenRetries := 2 * time.Second
+	maxRetries := int(timeout.Seconds() / timeBetweenRetries.Seconds())
+
 	resp, err := client.SendCommand(&ssm.SendCommandInput{
 		Comment:      aws.String("Terratest SSM"),
 		DocumentName: aws.String("AWS-RunShellScript"),