diff --git a/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py b/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
index 2cca840c7b..fed8b51d24 100644
--- a/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
+++ b/test/cluster/object_store/test_backup.py
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ async def prepare_snapshot_for_backup(manager: ManagerClient, server, snap_name=
     return ks, cf
 
 
+async def take_snapshot(ks, servers, manager, logger):
+    logger.info(f'Take snapshot and collect sstables lists')
+    snap_name = unique_name('backup_')
+    sstables = dict()
+    await asyncio.gather(*(manager.api.flush_keyspace(s.ip_addr, ks) for s in servers))
+    await asyncio.gather(*(manager.api.take_snapshot(s.ip_addr, ks, snap_name) for s in servers))
+    for s in servers:
+        workdir = await manager.server_get_workdir(s.server_id)
+        cf_dir = os.listdir(f'{workdir}/data/{ks}')[0]
+        tocs = [ f.name for f in os.scandir(f'{workdir}/data/{ks}/{cf_dir}/snapshots/{snap_name}') if f.is_file() and f.name.endswith('TOC.txt') ]
+        logger.info(f'Collected sstables from {s.ip_addr}:{cf_dir}/snapshots/{snap_name}: {tocs}')
+        sstables[s] = tocs
+
+    return snap_name,sstables
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("move_files", [False, True])
 async def test_simple_backup(manager: ManagerClient, object_storage, move_files):
@@ -382,36 +398,7 @@ async def do_abort_restore(manager: ManagerClient, object_storage):
         num_keys = 10000
         await asyncio.gather(*(cql.run_async(insert_stmt, (str(i), str(i))) for i in range(num_keys)))
 
-        # Flush keyspace on all servers
-        logger.info("Flushing keyspace on all servers...")
-        for server in servers:
-            await manager.api.flush_keyspace(server.ip_addr, keyspace)
-
-        # Take snapshot for keyspace
-        snapshot_name = unique_name('backup_')
-        logger.info(f"Taking snapshot '{snapshot_name}' for keyspace '{keyspace}'...")
-        for server in servers:
-            await manager.api.take_snapshot(server.ip_addr, keyspace, snapshot_name)
-
-        # Collect snapshot files from each server
-        async def get_snapshot_files(server, snapshot_name):
-            workdir = await manager.server_get_workdir(server.server_id)
-            data_path = os.path.join(workdir, 'data', keyspace)
-            cf_dirs = os.listdir(data_path)
-            if not cf_dirs:
-                raise RuntimeError(f"No column family directories found in {data_path}")
-            # Assumes that there is only one column family directory under the keyspace.
-            cf_dir = cf_dirs[0]
-            snapshot_path = os.path.join(data_path, cf_dir, 'snapshots', snapshot_name)
-            return [
-                f.name for f in os.scandir(snapshot_path)
-                if f.is_file() and f.name.endswith('TOC.txt')
-            ]
-
-        sstables = {}
-        for server in servers:
-            snapshot_files = await get_snapshot_files(server, snapshot_name)
-            sstables[server.server_id] = snapshot_files
+        snapshot_name, sstables = await take_snapshot(keyspace, servers, manager, logger)
 
         # Backup the keyspace on each server to S3
         prefix = f"{table}/{snapshot_name}"
@@ -449,7 +436,7 @@ async def do_abort_restore(manager: ManagerClient, object_storage):
                 object_storage.address,
                 object_storage.bucket_name,
                 prefix,
-                sstables[server.server_id]
+                sstables[server]
             )
             restore_task_ids[server.server_id] = restore_tid
 
@@ -544,21 +531,6 @@ async def do_restore_server(manager, logger, ks, cf, s, toc_names, scope, primar
     status = await manager.api.wait_task(s.ip_addr, tid)
     assert (status is not None) and (status['state'] == 'done')
 
-async def take_snapshot(ks, servers, manager, logger):
-    logger.info(f'Take snapshot and collect sstables lists')
-    snap_name = unique_name('backup_')
-    sstables = dict()
-    for s in servers:
-        await manager.api.flush_keyspace(s.ip_addr, ks)
-        await manager.api.take_snapshot(s.ip_addr, ks, snap_name)
-        workdir = await manager.server_get_workdir(s.server_id)
-        cf_dir = os.listdir(f'{workdir}/data/{ks}')[0]
-        tocs = [ f.name for f in os.scandir(f'{workdir}/data/{ks}/{cf_dir}/snapshots/{snap_name}') if f.is_file() and f.name.endswith('TOC.txt') ]
-        logger.info(f'Collected sstables from {s.ip_addr}:{cf_dir}/snapshots/{snap_name}: {tocs}')
-        sstables[s] = tocs
-
-    return snap_name,sstables
-
 async def check_streaming_directions(logger, servers, topology, host_ids, scope, primary_replica_only, log_marks):
     host_ids_per_dc = defaultdict(list)
     host_ids_per_dc_rack = dict()