diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 485dc9e3..963af4a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ All versions prior to 0.9.0 are untracked.
   [sigstore/timestamp-authority](https://github.com/sigstore/timestamp-authority)
   [#1377](https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/pull/1377)
 
+* Tests: Updated the `staging` and `sign_ctx_and_ident_for_env` fixtures to use the new methods
+  for generating a `SigningContext`.
+  [#1409](https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/pull/1409)
+
 ### Changed
 
 * API:
diff --git a/test/unit/conftest.py b/test/unit/conftest.py
index 44adac27..768625cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/test/unit/conftest.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from sigstore._internal import tuf
 from sigstore._internal.rekor import _hashedrekord_from_parts
 from sigstore._internal.rekor.client import RekorClient
+from sigstore._internal.trust import ClientTrustConfig
 from sigstore._utils import sha256_digest
 from sigstore.models import Bundle
 from sigstore.oidc import _DEFAULT_AUDIENCE, IdentityToken
@@ -188,10 +189,20 @@ def sign_ctx_and_ident_for_env(
     pytestconfig,
     env: str,
 ) -> tuple[type[SigningContext], type[IdentityToken]]:
+    """
+    Returns a SigningContext and IdentityToken for the given environment.
+    The SigningContext is behind a callable so that it may be lazily evaluated.
+    """
     if env == "staging":
-        ctx_cls = SigningContext.staging
+
+        def ctx_cls():
+            return SigningContext.from_trust_config(ClientTrustConfig.staging())
+
     elif env == "production":
-        ctx_cls = SigningContext.production
+
+        def ctx_cls():
+            return SigningContext.from_trust_config(ClientTrustConfig.production())
+
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown env {env}")
 
@@ -205,7 +216,14 @@ def sign_ctx_and_ident_for_env(
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def staging() -> tuple[type[SigningContext], type[Verifier], IdentityToken]:
-    signer = SigningContext.staging
+    """
+    Returns a SigningContext, Verifier, and IdentityToken for the staging environment.
+    The SigningContext and Verifier are both behind callables so that they may be lazily evaluated.
+    """
+
+    def signer():
+        return SigningContext.from_trust_config(ClientTrustConfig.staging())
+
     verifier = Verifier.staging
 
     # Detect env variable for local interactive tests.