diff --git a/tests/integration/features/conftest.py b/tests/integration/features/conftest.py
index 2f2a20ebb..fe2d37e1b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/features/conftest.py
@@ -86,18 +86,12 @@ def expect_error(quteproc, httpbin, category, message):
 
 
 @bdd.then(bdd.parsers.parse("The session should look like:\n{expected}"))
-def compare_session(quteproc, tmpdir, expected):
-    session = tmpdir / 'session.yml'
-    quteproc.send_cmd(':session-save "{}"'.format(session))
-    quteproc.wait_for(category='message', loglevel=logging.INFO,
-                      message='Saved session {}.'.format(session))
-
+def compare_session(quteproc, expected):
     # Translate ... to ellipsis in YAML.
     loader = yaml.SafeLoader(expected)
     loader.add_constructor('!ellipsis', lambda loader, node: ...)
     loader.add_implicit_resolver('!ellipsis', re.compile(r'\.\.\.'), None)
 
-    data = yaml.load(session.read())
+    data = quteproc.get_session()
     expected = loader.get_data()
-
     assert utils.partial_compare(data, expected)
diff --git a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
index aaa01e077..029f63ac8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import time
 import os.path
 import datetime
 import logging
+import tempfile
 
+import yaml
 import pytest
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal
 
@@ -222,6 +224,16 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
                                  message=message)
             line.expected = True
 
+    def get_session(self):
+        """Save the session and get the parsed session data."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            session = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'session.yml')
+            self.send_cmd(':session-save "{}"'.format(session))
+            self.wait_for(category='message', loglevel=logging.INFO,
+                          message='Saved session {}.'.format(session))
+            with open(session, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+                return yaml.load(f)
+
 
 @pytest.yield_fixture(scope='module')
 def quteproc(qapp, httpbin):