diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup_integration_test.go b/src/internal/operations/backup_integration_test.go
index 08f242965..aa9b198c1 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup_integration_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup_integration_test.go
@@ -652,6 +652,9 @@ func (suite *BackupOpIntegrationSuite) TestBackup_Run_exchangeIncrementals() {
 	gc, err := connector.NewGraphConnector(ctx, acct, connector.Users)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	ac, err := api.NewClient(m365)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	// generate 3 new folders with two items each.
 	// Only the first two folders will be part of the initial backup and
 	// incrementals.  The third folder will be introduced partway through
@@ -900,7 +903,7 @@ func (suite *BackupOpIntegrationSuite) TestBackup_Run_exchangeIncrementals() {
 
 					switch category {
 					case path.EmailCategory:
-						ids, _, _, err := api.FetchMessageIDsFromDirectory(ctx, gc.Service, suite.user, folderID, "")
+						ids, _, _, err := ac.FetchMessageIDsFromDirectory(ctx, suite.user, folderID, "")
 						require.NoError(t, err, "getting message ids")
 						require.NotEmpty(t, ids, "message ids in folder")
 
@@ -908,7 +911,7 @@ func (suite *BackupOpIntegrationSuite) TestBackup_Run_exchangeIncrementals() {
 						require.NoError(t, err, "deleting email item: %s", support.ConnectorStackErrorTrace(err))
 
 					case path.ContactsCategory:
-						ids, _, _, err := api.FetchContactIDsFromDirectory(ctx, gc.Service, suite.user, folderID, "")
+						ids, _, _, err := ac.FetchContactIDsFromDirectory(ctx, suite.user, folderID, "")
 						require.NoError(t, err, "getting contact ids")
 						require.NotEmpty(t, ids, "contact ids in folder")