diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
index 131430e7e..21551bae5 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_test_case.test.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$test = new FixturizedTestCase('testFixturePresent');
 		$manager = $this->getMock('CakeFixtureManager');
 		$manager->fixturize($test);
-		$test->sharedFixture = $manager;
+		$test->fixtureManager = $manager;
 		$manager->expects($this->once())->method('load');
 		$manager->expects($this->once())->method('unload');
 		$result = $test->run();
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$test->autoFixtures = false;
 		$manager = $this->getMock('CakeFixtureManager');
 		$manager->fixturize($test);
-		$test->sharedFixture = $manager;
+		$test->fixtureManager = $manager;
 		$manager->expects($this->once())->method('loadSingle');
 		$result = $test->run();
 		$this->assertEquals(0, $result->errorCount());
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$test->autoFixtures = false;
 		$manager = $this->getMock('CakeFixtureManager');
 		$manager->fixturize($test);
-		$test->sharedFixture = $manager;
+		$test->fixtureManager = $manager;
 		$manager->expects($this->once())->method('loadSingle');
 		$result = $test->run();
 		$this->assertEquals(0, $result->errorCount());
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class CakeTestCaseTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$test->autoFixtures = false;
 		$manager = $this->getMock('CakeFixtureManager');
 		$manager->fixturize($test);
-		$test->sharedFixture = $manager;
+		$test->fixtureManager = $manager;
 		$manager->expects($this->once())->method('unload');
 		$result = $test->run();
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $result->errorCount());
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/sanitize.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/sanitize.test.php
index c002d272f..d74ffde43 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/sanitize.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/sanitize.test.php
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ HTML;
  */
 	function testFormatColumns() {
 		$this->autoFixtures = true;
-		$this->sharedFixture->load($this);
+		$this->fixtureManager->load($this);
 		$this->loadFixtures('DataTest', 'Article');
 
 		$this->DataTest =& new SanitizeDataTest(array('alias' => 'DataTest'));
diff --git a/cake/tests/fixtures/fixturized_test_case.php b/cake/tests/fixtures/fixturized_test_case.php
index c0fa3058a..c9b932b3e 100644
--- a/cake/tests/fixtures/fixturized_test_case.php
+++ b/cake/tests/fixtures/fixturized_test_case.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class FixturizedTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testFixturePresent() {
-		$this->assertType('CakeFixtureManager', $this->sharedFixture);
+		$this->assertType('CakeFixtureManager', $this->fixtureManager);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
index b33f107ab..a63c2dd3f 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_case.php
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ require_once CAKE_TESTS_LIB . 'cake_test_fixture.php';
  */
 class CakeTestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 
+/**
+ * The class responsible for managinf the creation, loading and removing of fixtures
+ *
+ * @var CakeFixtureManager
+ * @access public
+ */
+	public $fixtureManager = null;
+
 /**
  * By default, all fixtures attached to this class will be truncated and reloaded after each test.
  * Set this to false to handle manually
@@ -77,12 +85,12 @@ class CakeTestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
 */
 	public function run(PHPUnit_Framework_TestResult $result = NULL) {
-		if (!empty($this->sharedFixture)) {
-			$this->sharedFixture->load($this);
+		if (!empty($this->fixtureManager)) {
+			$this->fixtureManager->load($this);
 		}
 		$result = parent::run($result);
-		if (!empty($this->sharedFixture)) {
-			$this->sharedFixture->unload($this);
+		if (!empty($this->fixtureManager)) {
+			$this->fixtureManager->unload($this);
 		}
 		return $result;
 	}
@@ -178,12 +186,12 @@ class CakeTestCase extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
  * @see CakeTestCase::$autoFixtures
  */
 	function loadFixtures() {
-		if (empty($this->sharedFixture)) {
+		if (empty($this->fixtureManager)) {
 			throw new Exception(__('No fixture manager to load the test fixture'));
 		}
 		$args = func_get_args();
 		foreach ($args as $class) {
-			$this->sharedFixture->loadSingle($class);
+			$this->fixtureManager->loadSingle($class);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite.php b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite.php
index 0bfb74d8e..c1ad5adb5 100644
--- a/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite.php
+++ b/cake/tests/lib/cake_test_suite.php
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class CakeTestSuite extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite {
 		$classes = array();
 		foreach ($this->getIterator() as $test) {
 			$this->_fixtureManager->fixturize($test);
+			$test->fixtureManager = $this->_fixtureManager;
 		}
-		$this->sharedFixture = $this->_fixtureManager;
 	}
 
 /**