diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index f25c75d..f6e1b2c 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@
 function f_init(integer nr_bts := NUM_BTS, boolean handler_mode := false, boolean allow_osmux := false,
 		integer nr_msc := 1, float guard_timeout := 30.0) runs on test_CT {
 	var integer bssap_idx;
-	var integer i;
 
 	if (g_initialized) {
 		return;
@@ -469,15 +468,20 @@
 
 	f_init_mgcp("VirtMSC");
 
-	for (i := 0; i < nr_bts; i := i+1) {
-		/* wait until osmo-bts-omldummy has respawned */
-		f_wait_oml(i, "degraded", 5.0);
-		/* start RSL connection */
-		f_ipa_rsl_start(bts[i].rsl, mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_rsl_port, i, handler_mode);
-		/* wait until BSC tells us "connected" */
-		f_wait_oml(i, "connected", 5.0);
+	for (var integer i := 0; i < nr_bts; i := i+1) {
+		f_init_bts(i, handler_mode);
 	}
+}
 
+function f_init_bts(integer bts_idx := 0, boolean handler_mode := false)
+runs on test_CT {
+	/* wait until osmo-bts-omldummy has respawned */
+	f_wait_oml(bts_idx, "degraded", 5.0);
+
+	/* start RSL connection */
+	f_ipa_rsl_start(bts[bts_idx].rsl, mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_rsl_port, bts_idx, handler_mode);
+	/* wait until BSC tells us "connected" */
+	f_wait_oml(bts_idx, "connected", 5.0);
 }
 
 /* expect to receive a RSL message matching a specified template on a given BTS / stream */