diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
index 530e6d3..332ff0b 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
@@ -210,10 +210,11 @@
             // Push the intents
             if (isElectedLeader && isActivatedLeader) {
                 log.debug("Submitting all SDN-IP Peer Intents...");
-                // TODO: We should use a single Intent batch operation
+                IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder();
                 for (Intent intent : intents) {
-                    intentService.submit(intent);
+                    builder.addSubmitOperation(intent);
                 }
+                intentService.execute(builder.build());
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
index 3d9cd23..0c808ec 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expectLastCall;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reportMatcher;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reset;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
@@ -15,13 +14,9 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
-import org.easymock.IArgumentMatcher;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.junit.TestUtils;
@@ -42,14 +37,11 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.host.InterfaceIpAddress;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.Intent;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentId;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperation;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentState;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.MultiPointToSinglePointIntent;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
-import org.onlab.onos.sdnip.IntentSynchronizer.IntentKey;
 import org.onlab.onos.sdnip.config.Interface;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
@@ -334,14 +326,16 @@
         IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder();
         builder.addWithdrawOperation(intent2.id());
         builder.addWithdrawOperation(intent4.id());
-        intentService.execute(eqExceptId(builder.build()));
+        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
+                                builder.build()));
 
         builder = IntentOperations.builder();
         builder.addSubmitOperation(intent3);
         builder.addSubmitOperation(intent4Update);
         builder.addSubmitOperation(intent6);
         builder.addSubmitOperation(intent7);
-        intentService.execute(eqExceptId(builder.build()));
+        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
+                                builder.build()));
         replay(intentService);
 
         // Start the test
@@ -427,129 +421,4 @@
                 "ingressPoints", intent.ingressPoints());
         return intentNew;
     }
-
-    /*
-     * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link IntenOperations} but
-     * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
-     * <p/>
-     * The normal intent equals method tests that the intent IDs are equal,
-     * however in these tests we can't know what the intent IDs will be in
-     * advance, so we can't set up expected intents with the correct IDs. Thus,
-     * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
-     * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
-     * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
-     */
-    private static final class IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher implements
-                IArgumentMatcher {
-
-        private final IntentOperations intentOperations;
-        private String providedString;
-
-        /**
-         * Constructor taking the expected intent operations to match against.
-         *
-         * @param intentOperations the expected intent operations
-         */
-        public IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher(
-                        IntentOperations intentOperations) {
-            this.intentOperations = intentOperations;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void appendTo(StringBuffer strBuffer) {
-            strBuffer.append("IntentOperationsMatcher unable to match: "
-                    + providedString);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean matches(Object object) {
-            if (!(object instanceof IntentOperations)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            IntentOperations providedIntentOperations =
-                (IntentOperations) object;
-            providedString = providedIntentOperations.toString();
-
-            List<IntentKey> thisSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentId> thisWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> thisReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> thisUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentId> providedWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-            List<IntentKey> providedUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
-
-            extractIntents(intentOperations, thisSubmitIntents,
-                           thisWithdrawIntentIds, thisReplaceIntents,
-                           thisUpdateIntents);
-            extractIntents(providedIntentOperations, providedSubmitIntents,
-                           providedWithdrawIntentIds, providedReplaceIntents,
-                           providedUpdateIntents);
-
-            return CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisSubmitIntents,
-                                                     providedSubmitIntents) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisWithdrawIntentIds,
-                                                  providedWithdrawIntentIds) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisUpdateIntents,
-                                                  providedUpdateIntents) &&
-                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisReplaceIntents,
-                                                  providedReplaceIntents);
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Extracts the intents per operation type. Each intent is encapsulated
-         * in IntentKey so it can be compared by excluding the Intent ID.
-         *
-         * @param intentOperations the container with the intent operations
-         * to extract the intents from
-         * @param submitIntents the SUBMIT intents
-         * @param withdrawIntentIds the WITHDRAW intents IDs
-         * @param replaceIntents the REPLACE intents
-         * @param updateIntents the UPDATE intens
-         */
-        private void extractIntents(IntentOperations intentOperations,
-                                    List<IntentKey> submitIntents,
-                                    List<IntentId> withdrawIntentIds,
-                                    List<IntentKey> replaceIntents,
-                                    List<IntentKey> updateIntents) {
-            for (IntentOperation oper : intentOperations.operations()) {
-                IntentId intentId;
-                IntentKey intentKey;
-                switch (oper.type()) {
-                case SUBMIT:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    submitIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                case WITHDRAW:
-                    intentId = oper.intentId();
-                    withdrawIntentIds.add(intentId);
-                    break;
-                case REPLACE:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    replaceIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                case UPDATE:
-                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
-                    updateIntents.add(intentKey);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Matcher method to set an expected intent to match against (ignoring the
-     * the intent ID).
-     *
-     * @param intent the expected intent
-     * @return something of type IntentOperations
-     */
-    private static IntentOperations eqExceptId(
-                IntentOperations intentOperations) {
-        reportMatcher(new IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher(intentOperations));
-        return intentOperations;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
index b7cdbc0..362221c 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.sdnip;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
-import org.easymock.IArgumentMatcher;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.host.InterfaceIpAddress;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.Intent;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperations;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
 import org.onlab.onos.sdnip.bgp.BgpConstants;
@@ -550,69 +551,6 @@
                                         configInfoService, interfaceService);
     }
 
-    /*
-     * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link PointToPointIntent}s but
-     * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
-     * <p/>
-     * The normal intent equals method tests that the intent IDs are equal,
-     * however in these tests we can't know what the intent IDs will be in
-     * advance, so we can't set up expected intents with the correct IDs. Thus,
-     * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
-     * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
-     * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
-     */
-    private static final class IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher implements
-    IArgumentMatcher {
-
-        private final PointToPointIntent intent;
-        private String providedIntentString;
-
-        /**
-         * Constructor taking the expected intent to match against.
-         *
-         * @param intent the expected intent
-         */
-        public IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher(PointToPointIntent intent) {
-            this.intent = intent;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void appendTo(StringBuffer strBuffer) {
-            strBuffer.append("PointToPointIntentMatcher unable to match: "
-                    + providedIntentString);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean matches(Object object) {
-            if (!(object instanceof PointToPointIntent)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            PointToPointIntent providedIntent = (PointToPointIntent) object;
-            providedIntentString = providedIntent.toString();
-
-            PointToPointIntent matchIntent =
-                    new PointToPointIntent(providedIntent.appId(),
-                            intent.selector(), intent.treatment(),
-                            intent.ingressPoint(), intent.egressPoint());
-
-            return matchIntent.equals(providedIntent);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Matcher method to set an expected intent to match against (ignoring the
-     * the intent ID).
-     *
-     * @param intent the expected intent
-     * @return something of type PointToPointIntent
-     */
-    private static PointToPointIntent eqExceptId(
-            PointToPointIntent intent) {
-        reportMatcher(new IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher(intent));
-        return null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Tests whether peer connectivity manager can set up correct BGP and
      * ICMP intents according to specific configuration.
@@ -625,11 +563,13 @@
 
         reset(intentService);
 
-        // Sets up the expected PointToPoint intents.
-        for (int i = 0; i < intentList.size(); i++) {
-            intentService.submit(eqExceptId(intentList.get(i)));
+        // Setup the expected intents
+        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder();
+        for (Intent intent : intentList) {
+            builder.addSubmitOperation(intent);
         }
-
+        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
+                                builder.build()));
         replay(intentService);
 
         // Running the interface to be tested.
@@ -659,6 +599,9 @@
         replay(configInfoService);
 
         reset(intentService);
+        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder();
+        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
+                                builder.build()));
         replay(intentService);
         peerConnectivityManager.start();
         verify(intentService);
@@ -682,6 +625,9 @@
         replay(configInfoService);
 
         reset(intentService);
+        IntentOperations.Builder builder = IntentOperations.builder();
+        intentService.execute(TestIntentServiceHelper.eqExceptId(
+                                builder.build()));
         replay(intentService);
         peerConnectivityManager.start();
         verify(intentService);
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cc9053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/TestIntentServiceHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.sdnip;
+
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
+import org.easymock.IArgumentMatcher;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentId;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperation;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentOperations;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
+import org.onlab.onos.sdnip.IntentSynchronizer.IntentKey;
+
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reportMatcher;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for testing operations submitted to the IntentService.
+ */
+public final class TestIntentServiceHelper {
+    /**
+     * Default constructor to prevent instantiation.
+     */
+    private TestIntentServiceHelper() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Matcher method to set the expected intent operations to match against
+     * (ignoring the intent ID for each intent).
+     *
+     * @param intentOperations the expected Intent Operations
+     * @return the submitted Intent Operations
+     */
+    static IntentOperations eqExceptId(IntentOperations intentOperations) {
+        reportMatcher(new IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher(intentOperations));
+        return intentOperations;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Matcher method to set an expected point-to-point intent to match
+     * against (ignoring the intent ID).
+     *
+     * @param intent the expected point-to-point intent
+     * @return the submitted point-to-point intent
+     */
+    private static PointToPointIntent eqExceptId(
+            PointToPointIntent intent) {
+        reportMatcher(new IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher(intent));
+        return intent;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link IntenOperations} but
+     * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
+     * <p/>
+     * The normal intent equals method tests that the intent IDs are equal,
+     * however in these tests we can't know what the intent IDs will be in
+     * advance, so we can't set up expected intents with the correct IDs. Thus,
+     * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
+     * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
+     * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
+     */
+    private static final class IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher implements
+                IArgumentMatcher {
+
+        private final IntentOperations intentOperations;
+        private String providedString;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor taking the expected intent operations to match against.
+         *
+         * @param intentOperations the expected intent operations
+         */
+        public IdAgnosticIntentOperationsMatcher(
+                        IntentOperations intentOperations) {
+            this.intentOperations = intentOperations;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void appendTo(StringBuffer strBuffer) {
+            strBuffer.append("IntentOperationsMatcher unable to match: "
+                    + providedString);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matches(Object object) {
+            if (!(object instanceof IntentOperations)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            IntentOperations providedIntentOperations =
+                (IntentOperations) object;
+            providedString = providedIntentOperations.toString();
+
+            List<IntentKey> thisSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentId> thisWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentKey> thisReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentKey> thisUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentKey> providedSubmitIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentId> providedWithdrawIntentIds = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentKey> providedReplaceIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+            List<IntentKey> providedUpdateIntents = new LinkedList<>();
+
+            extractIntents(intentOperations, thisSubmitIntents,
+                           thisWithdrawIntentIds, thisReplaceIntents,
+                           thisUpdateIntents);
+            extractIntents(providedIntentOperations, providedSubmitIntents,
+                           providedWithdrawIntentIds, providedReplaceIntents,
+                           providedUpdateIntents);
+
+            return CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisSubmitIntents,
+                                                     providedSubmitIntents) &&
+                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisWithdrawIntentIds,
+                                                  providedWithdrawIntentIds) &&
+                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisUpdateIntents,
+                                                  providedUpdateIntents) &&
+                CollectionUtils.isEqualCollection(thisReplaceIntents,
+                                                  providedReplaceIntents);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Extracts the intents per operation type. Each intent is encapsulated
+         * in IntentKey so it can be compared by excluding the Intent ID.
+         *
+         * @param intentOperations the container with the intent operations
+         * to extract the intents from
+         * @param submitIntents the SUBMIT intents
+         * @param withdrawIntentIds the WITHDRAW intents IDs
+         * @param replaceIntents the REPLACE intents
+         * @param updateIntents the UPDATE intens
+         */
+        private void extractIntents(IntentOperations intentOperations,
+                                    List<IntentKey> submitIntents,
+                                    List<IntentId> withdrawIntentIds,
+                                    List<IntentKey> replaceIntents,
+                                    List<IntentKey> updateIntents) {
+            for (IntentOperation oper : intentOperations.operations()) {
+                IntentId intentId;
+                IntentKey intentKey;
+                switch (oper.type()) {
+                case SUBMIT:
+                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
+                    submitIntents.add(intentKey);
+                    break;
+                case WITHDRAW:
+                    intentId = oper.intentId();
+                    withdrawIntentIds.add(intentId);
+                    break;
+                case REPLACE:
+                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
+                    replaceIntents.add(intentKey);
+                    break;
+                case UPDATE:
+                    intentKey = new IntentKey(oper.intent());
+                    updateIntents.add(intentKey);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * EasyMock matcher that matches {@link PointToPointIntent}s but
+     * ignores the {@link IntentId} when matching.
+     * <p/>
+     * The normal intent equals method tests that the intent IDs are equal,
+     * however in these tests we can't know what the intent IDs will be in
+     * advance, so we can't set up expected intents with the correct IDs. Thus,
+     * the solution is to use an EasyMock matcher that verifies that all the
+     * value properties of the provided intent match the expected values, but
+     * ignores the intent ID when testing equality.
+     */
+    private static final class IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher implements
+                IArgumentMatcher {
+
+        private final PointToPointIntent intent;
+        private String providedIntentString;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor taking the expected intent to match against.
+         *
+         * @param intent the expected intent
+         */
+        public IdAgnosticPointToPointIntentMatcher(PointToPointIntent intent) {
+            this.intent = intent;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void appendTo(StringBuffer strBuffer) {
+            strBuffer.append("PointToPointIntentMatcher unable to match: "
+                    + providedIntentString);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matches(Object object) {
+            if (!(object instanceof PointToPointIntent)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            PointToPointIntent providedIntent = (PointToPointIntent) object;
+            providedIntentString = providedIntent.toString();
+
+            PointToPointIntent matchIntent =
+                    new PointToPointIntent(providedIntent.appId(),
+                            intent.selector(), intent.treatment(),
+                            intent.ingressPoint(), intent.egressPoint());
+
+            return matchIntent.equals(providedIntent);
+        }
+    }
+}