--- a/tests/src/createItem.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/createItem.test.ts
@@ -3,55 +3,25 @@
 import privateKey from './substrate/privateKey';
 import { default as usingApi } from './substrate/substrate-api';
 import waitNewBlocks from './substrate/wait-new-blocks';
-import { createCollectionExpectSuccess } from './util/helpers';
+import { 
+  createCollectionExpectSuccess, 
+  createItemExpectSuccess
+} from './util/helpers';
 
-describe('integration test: ext. createItem():', () => {
+describe.only('integration test: ext. createItem():', () => {
   it('Create new item in NFT collection', async () => {
-    await usingApi(async (api) => {
-      const createMode = 'NFT';
-      const alicePrivateKey = privateKey('//Alice');
-      await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const newCollectionID = await api.query.nft.createdCollectionCount();
-      const AnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      await api.tx.nft
-            .createItem(newCollectionID, alicesPublicKey, createMode)
-            .signAndSend(alicePrivateKey);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const BnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      if (BnftItemList === AnftItemList) {assert.fail(`Error: new item in ${createMode} collection NOT created.`); }
-    });
+    const createMode = 'NFT';
+    const newCollectionID = await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
+    await createItemExpectSuccess(newCollectionID, createMode, '//Alice');
   });
   it('Create new item in Fungible collection', async () => {
-    await usingApi(async (api) => {
-      const createMode = 'Fungible';
-      const alicePrivateKey = privateKey('//Alice');
-      await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const newCollectionID = await api.query.nft.createdCollectionCount();
-      const AnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      await api.tx.nft
-            .createItem(newCollectionID, alicesPublicKey, createMode)
-            .signAndSend(alicePrivateKey);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const BnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      if (BnftItemList === AnftItemList) {assert.fail(`Error: new item in ${createMode} collection NOT created.`); }
-    });
+    const createMode = 'Fungible';
+    const newCollectionID = await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
+    await createItemExpectSuccess(newCollectionID, createMode, '//Alice');
   });
   it('Create new item in ReFungible collection', async () => {
-    await usingApi(async (api) => {
-      const createMode = 'ReFungible';
-      const alicePrivateKey = privateKey('//Alice');
-      await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const newCollectionID = await api.query.nft.createdCollectionCount();
-      const AnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      await api.tx.nft
-            .createItem(newCollectionID, alicesPublicKey, 'ReFungible')
-            .signAndSend(alicePrivateKey);
-      await waitNewBlocks(api);
-      const BnftItemList = await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(newCollectionID);
-      if (BnftItemList === AnftItemList) {assert.fail(`Error: new item in ${createMode} collection NOT created.`); }
-    });
+    const createMode = 'ReFungible';
+    const newCollectionID = await createCollectionExpectSuccess('0', '0', '0', createMode);
+    await createItemExpectSuccess(newCollectionID, createMode, '//Alice');
   });
 });
--- a/tests/src/util/helpers.ts
+++ b/tests/src/util/helpers.ts
@@ -121,4 +121,22 @@
     bal = new BigNumber((await api.query.system.account(unused.address)).data.free.toString());
   } while (bal.toFixed() != '0');
   return unused; 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export async function createItemExpectSuccess(collectionId: number, createMode: string, senderSeed: string = '//Alice') {
+  await usingApi(async (api) => {
+
+    const AItemCount = parseInt((await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(collectionId)).toString());
+
+    const sender = privateKey(senderSeed);
+    const tx = api.tx.nft.createItem(collectionId, sender.address, createMode);
+    const events = await submitTransactionAsync(sender, tx);
+    const result = getGenericResult(events);
+  
+    const BItemCount = parseInt((await api.query.nft.itemListIndex(collectionId)).toString());
+
+    // What to expect
+    expect(result.success).to.be.true;
+    expect(BItemCount).to.be.equal(AItemCount+1);
+  });
+}