diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index 5d7211100..a008bb824 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -4680,7 +4680,6 @@ private function f_vty_handover(TELNETasp_PT pt, uint8_t bts_nr, uint8_t trx_nr,
 
 /* intra-BSC hand-over between BTS0 and BTS1 */
 private function f_tc_ho_int(charstring id) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
-	g_pars := f_gen_test_hdlr_pars();
 	var template PDU_BSSAP exp_compl := f_gen_exp_compl();
 	var PDU_BSSAP ass_cmd := f_gen_ass_req();
 
@@ -4720,13 +4719,14 @@ private function f_tc_ho_int(charstring id) runs on MSC_ConnHdlr {
 }
 
 testcase TC_ho_int() runs on test_CT {
+	var TestHdlrParams pars := f_gen_test_hdlr_pars();
 	var MSC_ConnHdlr vc_conn;
 	f_init(2, true);
 	f_sleep(1.0);
 
 	f_ctrs_bsc_and_bts_init();
 
-	vc_conn := f_start_handler(refers(f_tc_ho_int));
+	vc_conn := f_start_handler(refers(f_tc_ho_int), pars);
 	vc_conn.done;
 
 	/* from f_establish_fully() */