diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_gpt.py b/test/py/tests/test_gpt.py
index b9b5e5f..4329b69 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_gpt.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_gpt.py
@@ -32,23 +32,24 @@
         persistent = u_boot_console.config.persistent_data_dir + '/' + filename
         self.path = u_boot_console.config.result_dir  + '/' + filename
 
-        if os.path.exists(persistent):
-            u_boot_console.log.action('Disk image file ' + persistent +
-                ' already exists')
-        else:
-            u_boot_console.log.action('Generating ' + persistent)
-            fd = os.open(persistent, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT)
-            os.ftruncate(fd, 4194304)
-            os.close(fd)
-            cmd = ('sgdisk', '-U', '375a56f7-d6c9-4e81-b5f0-09d41ca89efe',
-                persistent)
-            u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
-            cmd = ('sgdisk', '--new=1:2048:2560', '-c 1:part1', persistent)
-            u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
-            cmd = ('sgdisk', '--new=2:4096:4608', '-c 2:part2', persistent)
-            u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
-            cmd = ('sgdisk', '-l', persistent)
-            u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
+        with u_boot_utils.persistent_file_helper(u_boot_console.log, persistent):
+            if os.path.exists(persistent):
+                u_boot_console.log.action('Disk image file ' + persistent +
+                    ' already exists')
+            else:
+                u_boot_console.log.action('Generating ' + persistent)
+                fd = os.open(persistent, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT)
+                os.ftruncate(fd, 4194304)
+                os.close(fd)
+                cmd = ('sgdisk', '-U', '375a56f7-d6c9-4e81-b5f0-09d41ca89efe',
+                    persistent)
+                u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
+                cmd = ('sgdisk', '--new=1:2048:2560', '-c 1:part1', persistent)
+                u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
+                cmd = ('sgdisk', '--new=2:4096:4608', '-c 2:part2', persistent)
+                u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
+                cmd = ('sgdisk', '-l', persistent)
+                u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)
 
         cmd = ('cp', persistent, self.path)
         u_boot_utils.run_and_log(u_boot_console, cmd)