diff --git a/frappe/integrations/doctype/webhook/test_webhook.py b/frappe/integrations/doctype/webhook/test_webhook.py
index d15e05c51f..3e5c07be8e 100644
--- a/frappe/integrations/doctype/webhook/test_webhook.py
+++ b/frappe/integrations/doctype/webhook/test_webhook.py
@@ -10,95 +10,88 @@ from frappe.integrations.doctype.webhook.webhook import get_webhook_headers, get
 
 
 class TestWebhook(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		# retrieve or create a User webhook for `after_insert`
+		webhook_fields = {
+			"webhook_doctype": "User",
+			"webhook_docevent": "after_insert",
+			"request_url": "https://httpbin.org/post"
+		}
+
+		if frappe.db.exists("Webhook", webhook_fields):
+			self.webhook = frappe.get_doc("Webhook", webhook_fields)
+		else:
+			self.webhook = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
+			self.webhook.update(webhook_fields)
+
+		# create a User document
+		self.user = frappe.new_doc("User")
+		self.user.first_name = frappe.mock("name")
+		self.user.email = frappe.mock("email")
+		self.user.save()
+
 	def test_validate_doc_events(self):
 		"Test creating a submit-related webhook for a non-submittable DocType"
 
-		doc = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
-		doc.webhook_doctype = "User"
-		doc.webhook_docevent = "on_submit"
-		doc.request_url = "https://httpbin.org/post"
-		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, doc.save)
+		self.webhook.webhook_docevent = "on_submit"
+		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, self.webhook.save)
 
 	def test_validate_request_url(self):
 		"Test validation for the webhook request URL"
 
-		doc = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
-		doc.webhook_doctype = "User"
-		doc.webhook_docevent = "after_insert"
-		doc.request_url = "httpbin.org?post"
-		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, doc.save)
+		self.webhook.request_url = "httpbin.org?post"
+		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, self.webhook.save)
 
 	def test_validate_headers(self):
 		"Test validation for request headers"
 
-		doc = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
-		doc.webhook_doctype = "User"
-		doc.webhook_docevent = "after_insert"
-		doc.request_url = "https://httpbin.org/post"
-
 		# test incomplete headers
-		doc.webhook_headers = [{
+		self.webhook.set("webhook_headers", [{
 			"key": "Content-Type"
-		}]
-		doc.save()
-		headers = get_webhook_headers(doc=None, webhook=doc)
+		}])
+		self.webhook.save()
+		headers = get_webhook_headers(doc=None, webhook=self.webhook)
 		self.assertEqual(headers, None)
 
 		# test complete headers
-		doc.webhook_headers = [{
+		self.webhook.set("webhook_headers", [{
 			"key": "Content-Type",
 			"value": "application/json"
-		}]
-		doc.save()
-		headers = get_webhook_headers(doc=None, webhook=doc)
+		}])
+		self.webhook.save()
+		headers = get_webhook_headers(doc=None, webhook=self.webhook)
 		self.assertEqual(headers, {"Content-Type": "application/json"})
 
 	def test_validate_request_body_form(self):
 		"Test validation of Form URL-Encoded request body"
 
-		doc = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
-		doc.webhook_doctype = "User"
-		doc.webhook_docevent = "after_insert"
-		doc.request_url = "https://httpbin.org/post"
-		doc.request_structure = "Form URL-Encoded"
-		doc.set("webhook_data", [{
+		self.webhook.request_structure = "Form URL-Encoded"
+		self.webhook.set("webhook_data", [{
 			"fieldname": "name",
 			"key": "name"
 		}])
-		doc.webhook_json = """{
+		self.webhook.webhook_json = """{
 			"name": "Test User"
 		}"""
-		doc.save()
-		self.assertEqual(doc.webhook_json, None)
+		self.webhook.save()
+		self.assertEqual(self.webhook.webhook_json, None)
 
-		user = frappe.new_doc("User")
-		user.first_name = frappe.mock("name")
-		user.email = frappe.mock("email")
-		user.save()
-		data = get_webhook_data(user, webhook=doc)
-		self.assertEqual(data, {"name": user.name})
+		data = get_webhook_data(doc=self.user, webhook=self.webhook)
+		self.assertEqual(data, {"name": self.user.name})
 
 	def test_validate_request_body_json(self):
 		"Test validation of JSON request body"
 
-		doc = frappe.new_doc("Webhook")
-		doc.webhook_doctype = "User"
-		doc.webhook_docevent = "after_insert"
-		doc.request_url = "https://httpbin.org/post"
-		doc.request_structure = "JSON"
-		doc.set("webhook_data", [{
+		self.webhook.request_structure = "JSON"
+		self.webhook.set("webhook_data", [{
 			"fieldname": "name",
 			"key": "name"
 		}])
-		doc.webhook_json = """{
-			"name": "{{ doc.name }}"
+		self.webhook.webhook_json = """{
+			"name": "{{ self.webhook.name }}"
 		}"""
-		doc.save()
-		self.assertEqual(doc.webhook_data, [])
+		self.webhook.save()
+		self.assertEqual(self.webhook.webhook_data, [])
 
-		user = frappe.new_doc("User")
-		user.first_name = frappe.mock("name")
-		user.email = frappe.mock("email")
-		user.save()
-		data = get_webhook_data(user, webhook=doc)
-		self.assertEqual(data, {"name": user.name})
+		data = get_webhook_data(doc=self.user, webhook=self.webhook)
+		self.assertEqual(data, {"name": self.user.name})