diff --git a/agent/local/state.go b/agent/local/state.go
index 9f2aebb29..69e136816 100644
--- a/agent/local/state.go
+++ b/agent/local/state.go
@@ -206,21 +206,13 @@ func (l *State) AddService(service *structs.NodeService, token string) error {
 		service.ID = service.Service
 	}
 
-	l.AddServiceState(&ServiceState{
+	l.SetServiceState(&ServiceState{
 		Service: service,
 		Token:   token,
 	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *State) AddServiceState(s *ServiceState) {
-	l.Lock()
-	defer l.Unlock()
-
-	l.services[s.Service.ID] = s
-	l.TriggerSyncChanges()
-}
-
 // RemoveService is used to remove a service entry from the local state.
 // The agent will make a best effort to ensure it is deregistered.
 func (l *State) RemoveService(id string) error {
@@ -285,6 +277,17 @@ func (l *State) ServiceState(id string) *ServiceState {
 	return s.Clone()
 }
 
+// SetServiceState is used to overwrite a raw service state with the given
+// state. This method is safe to be called concurrently but should only be used
+// during testing. You should most likely call AddService instead.
+func (l *State) SetServiceState(s *ServiceState) {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+
+	l.services[s.Service.ID] = s
+	l.TriggerSyncChanges()
+}
+
 // ServiceStates returns a shallow copy of all service state records.
 // The service record still points to the original service record and
 // must not be modified.
@@ -345,21 +348,13 @@ func (l *State) AddCheck(check *structs.HealthCheck, token string) error {
 	// hard-set the node name
 	check.Node = l.config.NodeName
 
-	l.AddCheckState(&CheckState{
+	l.SetCheckState(&CheckState{
 		Check: check,
 		Token: token,
 	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *State) AddCheckState(c *CheckState) {
-	l.Lock()
-	defer l.Unlock()
-
-	l.checks[c.Check.CheckID] = c
-	l.TriggerSyncChanges()
-}
-
 // RemoveCheck is used to remove a health check from the local state.
 // The agent will make a best effort to ensure it is deregistered
 // todo(fs): RemoveService returns an error for a non-existant service. RemoveCheck should as well.
@@ -484,6 +479,17 @@ func (l *State) CheckState(id types.CheckID) *CheckState {
 	return c.Clone()
 }
 
+// SetCheckState is used to overwrite a raw check state with the given
+// state. This method is safe to be called concurrently but should only be used
+// during testing. You should most likely call AddCheck instead.
+func (l *State) SetCheckState(c *CheckState) {
+	l.Lock()
+	defer l.Unlock()
+
+	l.checks[c.Check.CheckID] = c
+	l.TriggerSyncChanges()
+}
+
 // CheckStates returns a shallow copy of all health check state records.
 // The health check records and the deferred checks still point to
 // the original values and must not be modified.
diff --git a/agent/local/state_test.go b/agent/local/state_test.go
index b092998aa..d40300a4c 100644
--- a/agent/local/state_test.go
+++ b/agent/local/state_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_Services(t *testing.T) {
 		Tags:    []string{},
 		Port:    11211,
 	}
-	a.State.AddServiceState(&local.ServiceState{
+	a.State.SetServiceState(&local.ServiceState{
 		Service: srv6,
 		InSync:  true,
 	})
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ func TestAgentAntiEntropy_Checks(t *testing.T) {
 		Name:    "cache",
 		Status:  api.HealthPassing,
 	}
-	a.State.AddCheckState(&local.CheckState{
+	a.State.SetCheckState(&local.CheckState{
 		Check:  chk5,
 		InSync: true,
 	})