diff --git a/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn b/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
index e6e0350..debe36c 100644
--- a/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
+++ b/mgw/MGCP_Test.ttcn
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@
 		sdp := sdp
 	}
 
+	template MgcpResponse tr_CRCX_ACK := {
+		line := {
+			code := "200",
+			string := "OK"
+		},
+		params:= { { "I", ? }, *},
+		sdp := ?
+	}
+
 	template MgcpCommand ts_MDCX(MgcpTransId trans_id, charstring ep, MgcpConnectionMode mode, MgcpCallId call_id, template SDP_Message sdp := omit) := {
 		line := t_MgcpCmdLine("MDCX", trans_id, ep),
 		params := {
@@ -399,20 +408,12 @@
 		var MgcpResponse resp;
 		var MgcpEndpoint ep := "2@mgw";
 		var MgcpCallId call_id := '1234'H;
-		var template MgcpResponse rtmpl := {
-			line := {
-				code := "200",
-				string := "OK"
-			},
-			params := { { "I", ? }, *},
-			sdp := ?
-		};
 
 		f_init(ep);
 
 		/* create the connection on the MGW */
 		cmd := ts_CRCX(get_next_trans_id(), ep, "recvonly", call_id);
-		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, rtmpl);
+		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, tr_CRCX_ACK);
 		extract_conn_id(resp);
 
 		/* clean-up */
@@ -553,14 +554,6 @@
 		var MgcpResponse resp;
 		var MgcpEndpoint ep := "2@mgw";
 		var MgcpCallId call_id := '1226'H;
-		var template MgcpResponse rtmpl := {
-			line := {
-				code := "200",
-				string := "OK"
-			},
-			params := { { "I", ? }, *},
-			sdp := ?
-		};
 
 		f_init(ep);
 
@@ -568,7 +561,7 @@
 		cmd.sdp := ts_SDP("127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.2", "23", "42", 2344, { "98" },
 				  { valueof(ts_SDP_rtpmap(98, "AMR/8000")),
 				    valueof(ts_SDP_ptime(20)) });
-		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, rtmpl);
+		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, tr_CRCX_ACK);
 		setverdict(pass);
 	}
 
@@ -634,19 +627,11 @@
 		var MgcpResponse resp;
 		var MgcpEndpoint ep := "5@mgw";
 		var MgcpCallId call_id := '51234'H;
-		var template MgcpResponse rtmpl := {
-			line := {
-				code := ("200", "250"),
-				string := "OK"
-			},
-			params:= { { "I", ? }, *},
-			sdp := ?
-		};
 
 		f_init(ep);
 
 		cmd := ts_CRCX(get_next_trans_id(), ep, "recvonly", call_id);
-		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, rtmpl);
+		resp := mgcp_transceive_mgw(cmd, tr_CRCX_ACK);
 
 		f_dlcx_ok(ep, call_id);