diff --git a/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py b/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
index 8396aca4e2..a80de7973d 100644
--- a/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
+++ b/Tools/autotest/arducopter.py
@@ -9225,13 +9225,7 @@ class AutoTestCopter(vehicle_test_suite.TestSuite):
             (current_log_filepath, os.path.getsize(current_log_filepath))
         ))
 
-        util.run_cmd(
-            ['build/sitl/tool/Replay', current_log_filepath],
-            directory=util.topdir(),
-            checkfail=True,
-            show=True,
-            output=True,
-        )
+        self.run_replay(current_log_filepath)
 
         self.context_pop()
 
diff --git a/Tools/autotest/vehicle_test_suite.py b/Tools/autotest/vehicle_test_suite.py
index 73c84b83a3..20165f0ab9 100644
--- a/Tools/autotest/vehicle_test_suite.py
+++ b/Tools/autotest/vehicle_test_suite.py
@@ -13852,6 +13852,17 @@ switch value'''
         # heading seemingly indefinitely.
         self.reboot_sitl()
 
+    def run_replay(self, filepath):
+        '''runs replay in filepath, returns filepath to Replay logfile'''
+        util.run_cmd(
+            ['build/sitl/tool/Replay', filepath],
+            directory=util.topdir(),
+            checkfail=True,
+            show=True,
+            output=True,
+        )
+        return self.current_onboard_log_filepath()
+
     def AHRS_ORIENTATION(self):
         '''test AHRS_ORIENTATION parameter works'''
         self.context_push()