diff --git a/test/send-test.js b/test/send-test.js
index cbc9c10133..d5f4cb9693 100644
--- a/test/send-test.js
+++ b/test/send-test.js
@@ -474,14 +474,13 @@ buster.testCase("Indirect ripple", {
 	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give alice some mtgox.";
+	    self.what = "Distribute funds.";
 
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "alice", "70/USD/mtgox", callback);
-	  },
-	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give bob some mtgox.";
-
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "bob", "50/USD/mtgox", callback);
+	    testutils.payments(self.remote,
+	      {
+		"mtgox" : [ "70/USD/alice", "50/USD/bob" ],
+	      },
+	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
 	    self.what = "Verify alice balance with mtgox.";
@@ -544,14 +543,13 @@ buster.testCase("Indirect ripple", {
 	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give alice some mtgox.";
+	    self.what = "Distribute funds.";
 
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "alice", "70/USD/mtgox", callback);
-	  },
-	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give bob some mtgox.";
-
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "bob", "50/USD/mtgox", callback);
+	    testutils.payments(self.remote,
+	      {
+		"mtgox" : [ "70/USD/alice", "50/USD/bob" ],
+	      },
+	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
 	    self.what = "Alice sends via a path";
@@ -604,14 +602,13 @@ buster.testCase("Indirect ripple", {
 	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give bob some mtgox.";
+	    self.what = "Distribute funds.";
 
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "bob", "100/USD/mtgox", callback);
-	  },
-	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give carol some mtgox.";
-
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "carol", "100/USD/mtgox", callback);
+	    testutils.payments(self.remote,
+	      {
+		"mtgox" : [ "100/USD/bob", "100/USD/carol" ],
+	      },
+	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
 	    self.what = "Alice pays amazon via multiple paths";
@@ -672,14 +669,13 @@ buster.testCase("Indirect ripple", {
 	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give bob some mtgox.";
+	    self.what = "Distribute funds.";
 
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "bob", "100/USD/mtgox", callback);
-	  },
-	  function (callback) {
-	    self.what = "Give carol some mtgox.";
-
-	    testutils.payment(self.remote, "mtgox", "carol", "100/USD/mtgox", callback);
+	    testutils.payments(self.remote,
+	      {
+		"mtgox" : [ "100/USD/bob", "100/USD/carol" ],
+	      },
+	      callback);
 	  },
 	  function (callback) {
 	    self.what = "Alice pays amazon via multiple paths";
diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index 097032876b..a3a03466c8 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -171,6 +171,33 @@ var payment = function (remote, src, dst, amount, callback) {
     .submit();
 };
 
+var payments = function (remote, balances, callback) {
+  assert(3 === arguments.length);
+
+  var sends = [];
+
+  for (var src in balances) {
+    var	values_src  = balances[src];
+    var values	    = 'string' === typeof values_src ? [ values_src ] : values_src;
+
+    for (var index in values) {
+      var amount_json = values[index];
+      var amount      = Amount.from_json(amount_json);
+
+      sends.push( { "source" : src, "destination" : amount.issuer.to_json(), "amount" : amount_json } );
+    }
+  }
+
+  async.every(sends,
+    function (send, callback) {
+      payment(remote, send.source, send.destination, send.amount,
+	function (mismatch) { callback(!mismatch); });
+    },
+    function (every) {
+      callback(!every);
+    });
+};
+
 var transfer_rate = function (remote, src, billionths, callback) {
   assert(4 === arguments.length);
 
@@ -238,6 +265,7 @@ exports.create_accounts	    = create_accounts;
 exports.credit_limit	    = credit_limit;
 exports.credit_limits	    = credit_limits;
 exports.payment		    = payment;
+exports.payments	    = payments;
 exports.build_teardown	    = build_teardown;
 exports.transfer_rate	    = transfer_rate;
 exports.verify_balance	    = verify_balance;