diff --git a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkPointSetDataInteractorTest.cpp b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkPointSetDataInteractorTest.cpp
index f7d58ff28c..712285ee04 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Testing/mitkPointSetDataInteractorTest.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Testing/mitkPointSetDataInteractorTest.cpp
@@ -1,97 +1,97 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkTestingMacros.h"
 #include <mitkTestingConfig.h>
 #include <mitkTestFixture.h>
 
 #include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionTestHelper.h>
 #include <mitkPointSet.h>
 #include <mitkPointSetDataInteractor.h>
 
 
 class mitkPointSetDataInteractorTestSuite : public mitk::TestFixture
 {
 
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(mitkPointSetDataInteractorTestSuite);
   MITK_TEST(AddPointInteraction);
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
 
 private:
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer testPointSetNode;
   mitk::PointSetDataInteractor::Pointer dataInteractor;
   mitk::PointSet::Pointer testPointSet;
-  mitk::InteractionTestHelper interactionTestHelper;
+  mitk::InteractionTestHelper* interactionTestHelper;
 
 public:
 
   void setUp()
   {
     //Create DataNode as a container for our PointSet to be tested
     testPointSetNode = mitk::DataNode::New();
 
     // Create PointSetData Interactor
     dataInteractor = mitk::PointSetDataInteractor::New();
     // Load the according state machine for regular point set interaction
     dataInteractor->LoadStateMachine("PointSet.xml");
     // Set the configuration file that defines the triggers for the transitions
     dataInteractor->SetEventConfig("PointSetConfig.xml");
     // set the DataNode (which already is added to the DataStorage)
     dataInteractor->SetDataNode(testPointSetNode);
 
-    //Create test helper to initialize all necessary objects for interaction
-    interactionTestHelper = mitk::InteractionTestHelper();
-    //Add our test node to the DataStorage of our test helper
-    interactionTestHelper.AddNodeToStorage(testPointSetNode);
-
-
     //Create new PointSet which will receive the interaction input
     testPointSet = mitk::PointSet::New();
     testPointSetNode->SetData(testPointSet);
+
+    //Create test helper to initialize all necessary objects for interaction
+    interactionTestHelper = new mitk::InteractionTestHelper();
+    //Add our test node to the DataStorage of our test helper
+    interactionTestHelper->AddNodeToStorage(testPointSetNode);
   }
 
   void tearDown()
   {
     testPointSetNode = NULL;
     testPointSet = NULL;
     dataInteractor = NULL;
+    delete interactionTestHelper;
   }
 
   void AddPointInteraction()
   {
     //Path to the reference PointSet
     std::string referencePointSetPath = "/Users/schroedt/Desktop/pointsetTestRef.mps";
 
     //Path to the interaction xml file
     std::string interactionXmlPath = "/Users/schroedt/Desktop/pointsetTest.xml";
 
     //load interaction events
-    interactionTestHelper.LoadInteraction(interactionXmlPath);
+    interactionTestHelper->LoadInteraction(interactionXmlPath);
     //Start Interaction
-    interactionTestHelper.PlaybackInteraction();
+    interactionTestHelper->PlaybackInteraction();
 
     //Load the reference PointSet
     mitk::PointSet::Pointer referencePointSet = mitk::IOUtil::LoadPointSet(referencePointSetPath);
 
     //Compare reference with the result of the interaction
     MITK_ASSERT_EQUAL(testPointSet.GetPointer(), referencePointSet.GetPointer(), "");
   }
 
 };
 
 MITK_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(mitkPointSetDataInteractor)