diff --git a/tests/integration/patch_status_test.go b/tests/integration/patch_status_test.go
index ac41860641..c54cad91c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/patch_status_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/patch_status_test.go
@@ -144,16 +144,19 @@ func TestPatchStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, git.NewCommand(t.Context(), "push", "origin", "HEAD:main").Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath}))
 			require.NoError(t, git.NewCommand(t.Context(), "switch", "normal").Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath}))
 
-			assertConflictAndLoadBean := func(t *testing.T, pr *issues_model.PullRequest, flow string) *issues_model.PullRequest {
+			assertConflictAndLoadBean := func(t *testing.T, pr issues_model.PullRequest, flow string) *issues_model.PullRequest {
 				t.Helper()
+				var found *issues_model.PullRequest
 				assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-					return unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, pr, flow).Status == issues_model.PullRequestStatusConflict
+					examplar := pr
+					found = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &examplar, flow)
+					return found.Status == issues_model.PullRequestStatusConflict
 				}, time.Second*30, time.Millisecond*200)
-				return pr
+				return found
 			}
 			// Wait until status check queue is done, we cannot access the queue's
 			// internal information so we rely on the status of the patch being changed.
-			_ = assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.PullRequest{ID: normalAGitPR.ID}, "flow = 1")
+			_ = assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, issues_model.PullRequest{ID: normalAGitPR.ID}, "flow = 1")
 
 			test := func(t *testing.T, pr *issues_model.PullRequest) {
 				t.Helper()
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ func TestPatchStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Run("Existing", func(t *testing.T) {
 					defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
 
-					pr := assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.PullRequest{BaseRepoID: repo.ID, HeadRepoID: forkRepo.ID, HeadBranch: "normal"}, "flow = 0")
+					pr := assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, issues_model.PullRequest{BaseRepoID: repo.ID, HeadRepoID: forkRepo.ID, HeadBranch: "normal"}, "flow = 0")
 					test(t, pr)
 					testAutomergeQueued(t, pr, issues_model.PullRequestStatusConflict)
 				})
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ func TestPatchStatus(t *testing.T) {
 					require.NoError(t, git.NewCommand(t.Context(), "push", "fork", "HEAD:conflict").Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath}))
 					testPullCreateDirectly(t, session, repo.OwnerName, repo.Name, repo.DefaultBranch, forkRepo.OwnerName, forkRepo.Name, "conflict", "across repo conflict")
 
-					test(t, assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.PullRequest{BaseRepoID: repo.ID, HeadRepoID: forkRepo.ID, HeadBranch: "conflict"}, "flow = 0"))
+					test(t, assertConflictAndLoadBean(t, issues_model.PullRequest{BaseRepoID: repo.ID, HeadRepoID: forkRepo.ID, HeadBranch: "conflict"}, "flow = 0"))
 				})
 			})