diff --git a/clients/typescript/test/setup.ts b/clients/typescript/test/setup.ts
index 9c52950..2feed4e 100644
--- a/clients/typescript/test/setup.ts
+++ b/clients/typescript/test/setup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
-import { type Address, createClient, generateKeyPairSigner, type KeyPairSigner, lamports } from '@solana/kit';
+import {
+    type Address,
+    createClient,
+    generateKeyPairSigner,
+    getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption,
+    type KeyPairSigner,
+    lamports,
+} from '@solana/kit';
 import { solanaLocalRpc } from '@solana/kit-plugin-rpc';
 import { signer } from '@solana/kit-plugin-signer';
-import { findAssociatedTokenPda, TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS, tokenProgram } from '@solana-program/token';
+import {
+    AccountState,
+    findAssociatedTokenPda,
+    getMintEncoder,
+    getMintSize,
+    getTokenEncoder,
+    getTokenSize,
+    TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,
+    tokenProgram,
+} from '@solana-program/token';
 import { expect } from 'vitest';
 import { subscriptionsProgram } from '../src/index.js';
 import {
@@ -18,6 +34,8 @@ export const ONE_HOUR_IN_SECONDS = 3600;
 export const ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS = 86400;
 const SYSVAR_CLOCK_ADDRESS = 'SysvarC1ock11111111111111111111111111111111' as Address;
 const SYSVAR_CLOCK_UNIX_TIMESTAMP_OFFSET = 32;
+const SPL_TOKEN_MINT_RENT_LAMPORTS = rentLamports(getMintSize());
+const SPL_TOKEN_ACCOUNT_RENT_LAMPORTS = rentLamports(getTokenSize());
 
 export type SmartWalletName = 'swig' | 'squads';
 
@@ -136,7 +154,7 @@ export class IntegrationTest {
 
         await airdropToAddress(client, payer.address, 10_000_000_000n);
 
-        const tokenMint = await createMint(client, payer, 6);
+        const tokenMint = await createMint(payer, 6);
 
         return new IntegrationTest(client, payer, tokenMint, TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS);
     }
@@ -145,14 +163,14 @@ export class IntegrationTest {
      * Creates a new token mint with the payer as the mint authority.
      */
     async createTokenMint(decimals: number = 6): Promise<Address> {
-        return createMint(this.client, this.payerKeypair, decimals);
+        return createMint(this.payerKeypair, decimals);
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates an Associated Token Account for the given owner and mints tokens to it.
      */
     async createAtaWithBalance(mint: Address, owner: Address, amount: bigint, decimals: number = 6): Promise<Address> {
-        return createAtaWithTokens(this.client, this.payerKeypair, mint, owner, amount, decimals);
+        return createAtaWithTokens(mint, owner, amount, decimals);
     }
 
     async createFundedKeypair(lamportsAmount: bigint = 1_000_000_000n): Promise<KeyPairSigner> {
@@ -316,46 +334,85 @@ async function airdropToAddress(client: KitClient, address: Address, lamportsAmo
     await client.airdrop(address, lamports(lamportsAmount));
 }
 
-async function createMint(client: KitClient, payer: KeyPairSigner, decimals: number): Promise<Address> {
+async function createMint(payer: KeyPairSigner, decimals: number): Promise<Address> {
     const mint = await generateKeyPairSigner();
-    await client.token.instructions
-        .createMint({
-            payer,
-            newMint: mint,
-            decimals,
-            mintAuthority: payer.address,
-            freezeAuthority: payer.address,
-        })
-        .sendTransaction();
+    await callSurfnetRpc('surfnet_setAccount', [
+        mint.address,
+        {
+            data: Buffer.from(
+                getMintEncoder().encode({
+                    mintAuthority: payer.address,
+                    supply: 0n,
+                    decimals,
+                    isInitialized: true,
+                    freezeAuthority: payer.address,
+                }),
+            ).toString('hex'),
+            lamports: SPL_TOKEN_MINT_RENT_LAMPORTS,
+            owner: TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,
+        },
+    ]);
     return mint.address;
 }
 
-async function createAtaWithTokens(
-    client: KitClient,
-    payer: KeyPairSigner,
-    mint: Address,
-    owner: Address,
-    amount: bigint,
-    decimals: number,
-): Promise<Address> {
+async function createAtaWithTokens(mint: Address, owner: Address, amount: bigint, _decimals: number): Promise<Address> {
     const [ata] = await findAssociatedTokenPda({
         mint,
         owner,
         tokenProgram: TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,
     });
-    await client.token.instructions
-        .mintToATA({
-            payer,
-            mint,
-            owner,
-            mintAuthority: payer,
-            amount,
-            decimals,
-        })
-        .sendTransaction();
+    await callSurfnetRpc('surfnet_setAccount', [
+        ata,
+        {
+            data: Buffer.from(
+                getTokenEncoder().encode({
+                    mint,
+                    owner,
+                    amount,
+                    delegate: null,
+                    state: AccountState.Initialized,
+                    isNative: null,
+                    delegatedAmount: 0n,
+                    closeAuthority: null,
+                }),
+            ).toString('hex'),
+            lamports: SPL_TOKEN_ACCOUNT_RENT_LAMPORTS,
+            owner: TOKEN_PROGRAM_ADDRESS,
+        },
+    ]);
     return ata;
 }
 
+async function callSurfnetRpc<T = unknown>(method: string, params: unknown[]): Promise<T> {
+    const response = await fetch(SURFPOOL_RPC_URL, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            jsonrpc: '2.0',
+            id: 1,
+            method,
+            params,
+        }),
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`${method} failed: HTTP ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const data = (await response.json()) as { error?: { message: string }; result?: T };
+    if (data.error) {
+        throw new Error(`${method} failed: ${data.error.message}`);
+    }
+    return data.result as T;
+}
+
+function rentLamports(space: number): number {
+    const value = getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(BigInt(space));
+    if (value > BigInt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)) {
+        throw new Error(`rent for ${space} bytes exceeds Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER`);
+    }
+    return Number(value);
+}
+
 function extractErrorCode(error: unknown): number | null {
     if (error == null) return null;
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any -- error introspection