diff --git a/projects/spectator/jest/test/defer-block.spec.ts b/projects/spectator/jest/test/defer-block.spec.ts
index 56e2184b..06d84823 100644
--- a/projects/spectator/jest/test/defer-block.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/spectator/jest/test/defer-block.spec.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('empty defer block');
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('this is the placeholder text');
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderLoading();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderLoading();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('this is the loading text');
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderError();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderError();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('this is the error text');
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1');
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1.1');
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock().renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1.1.1');
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete(1);
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock(1).renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1.2');
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder(1);
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock(1).renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1.1.2');
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1');
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderLoading();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderLoading();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('loading state #1');
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderError();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderError();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('error state #1');
diff --git a/projects/spectator/src/lib/spectator/spectator.ts b/projects/spectator/src/lib/spectator/spectator.ts
index 7784c61b..db370871 100644
--- a/projects/spectator/src/lib/spectator/spectator.ts
+++ b/projects/spectator/src/lib/spectator/spectator.ts
@@ -51,42 +51,46 @@ export class Spectator<C> extends DomSpectator<C> {
     this.detectChanges();
   }
 
-  public get deferBlocks(): DeferBlocks {
-    return this._deferBlocksForGivenFixture(this.fixture.getDeferBlocks());
+  public deferBlock(deferBlockIndex = 0): DeferBlocks {
+    return this._deferBlocksForGivenFixture(deferBlockIndex, this.fixture.getDeferBlocks());
   }
 
   /**
    *
-   * @param deferBlockFixture Defer block fixture
+   * @param deferBlockFixtures Defer block fixture
    * @returns deferBlock object with methods to access the defer blocks
    */
-  private _deferBlocksForGivenFixture(deferBlockFixture: Promise<DeferBlockFixture[]>): DeferBlocks {
+  private _deferBlocksForGivenFixture(deferBlockIndex = 0, deferBlockFixtures: Promise<DeferBlockFixture[]>): DeferBlocks {
     return {
-      renderComplete: async (deferBlockIndex = 0) => {
+      renderComplete: async () => {
         const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(
           DeferBlockState.Complete,
           deferBlockIndex,
-          deferBlockFixture
+          deferBlockFixtures
         );
 
         return this._childrenDeferFixtures(renderedDeferFixture);
       },
-      renderPlaceholder: async (deferBlockIndex = 0) => {
+      renderPlaceholder: async () => {
         const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(
           DeferBlockState.Placeholder,
           deferBlockIndex,
-          deferBlockFixture
+          deferBlockFixtures
         );
 
         return this._childrenDeferFixtures(renderedDeferFixture);
       },
-      renderLoading: async (deferBlockIndex = 0) => {
-        const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(DeferBlockState.Loading, deferBlockIndex, deferBlockFixture);
+      renderLoading: async () => {
+        const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(
+          DeferBlockState.Loading,
+          deferBlockIndex,
+          deferBlockFixtures
+        );
 
         return this._childrenDeferFixtures(renderedDeferFixture);
       },
-      renderError: async (deferBlockIndex = 0) => {
-        const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(DeferBlockState.Error, deferBlockIndex, deferBlockFixture);
+      renderError: async () => {
+        const renderedDeferFixture = await this._renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(DeferBlockState.Error, deferBlockIndex, deferBlockFixtures);
 
         return this._childrenDeferFixtures(renderedDeferFixture);
       },
@@ -98,15 +102,15 @@ export class Spectator<C> extends DomSpectator<C> {
    *
    * @param deferBlockState complete, placeholder, loading or error
    * @param deferBlockIndex index of the defer block to render
-   * @param deferBlockFixture Defer block fixture
+   * @param deferBlockFixtures Defer block fixture
    * @returns Defer block fixture
    */
   private async _renderDeferStateAndGetFixture(
     deferBlockState: DeferBlockState,
     deferBlockIndex = 0,
-    deferBlockFixture: Promise<DeferBlockFixture[]>
+    deferBlockFixtures: Promise<DeferBlockFixture[]>
   ): Promise<DeferBlockFixture> {
-    const deferFixture = (await deferBlockFixture)[deferBlockIndex];
+    const deferFixture = (await deferBlockFixtures)[deferBlockIndex];
 
     await deferFixture.render(deferBlockState);
 
@@ -120,9 +124,7 @@ export class Spectator<C> extends DomSpectator<C> {
    */
   private _childrenDeferFixtures(deferFixture: DeferBlockFixture): NestedDeferBlocks {
     return {
-      deferBlocks: {
-        ...this._deferBlocksForGivenFixture(deferFixture.getDeferBlocks()),
-      },
+      deferBlock: (deferBlockIndex = 0) => this._deferBlocksForGivenFixture(deferBlockIndex, deferFixture.getDeferBlocks()),
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/projects/spectator/src/lib/types.ts b/projects/spectator/src/lib/types.ts
index 2beab309..e83133d1 100644
--- a/projects/spectator/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/projects/spectator/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export type KeysMatching<T, V> = { [K in keyof T]: T[K] extends V ? K : never }[
 export type SelectOptions = string | string[] | HTMLOptionElement | HTMLOptionElement[];
 
 export type NestedDeferBlocks = {
-  deferBlocks: DeferBlocks;
+  deferBlock: (deferBlockIndex?: number) => DeferBlocks;
 };
 
 export interface DeferBlocks {
-  renderComplete(deferBlockIndex?: number): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
-  renderPlaceholder(deferBlockIndex?: number): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
-  renderLoading(deferBlockIndex?: number): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
-  renderError(deferBlockIndex?: number): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
+  renderComplete(): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
+  renderPlaceholder(): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
+  renderLoading(): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
+  renderError(): Promise<NestedDeferBlocks>;
 }
 
 export interface KeyboardEventOptions {
diff --git a/projects/spectator/test/defer-block.spec.ts b/projects/spectator/test/defer-block.spec.ts
index febd210f..2bd8bfd9 100644
--- a/projects/spectator/test/defer-block.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/spectator/test/defer-block.spec.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('empty defer block');
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1');
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1.1');
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder();
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock().renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1.1.1');
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete(1);
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock(1).renderComplete();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('complete state #1.1.2');
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderComplete();
-      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder(1);
+      const parentCompleteState = await spectator.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      const childrenCompleteState = await parentCompleteState.deferBlock().renderComplete();
+      await childrenCompleteState.deferBlock(1).renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1.1.2');
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderPlaceholder();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderPlaceholder();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('placeholder state #1');
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderLoading();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderLoading();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('loading state #1');
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('DeferBlock', () => {
       const spectator = createComponent();
 
       // Act
-      await spectator.deferBlocks.renderError();
+      await spectator.deferBlock().renderError();
 
       // Assert
       expect(spectator.element.outerHTML).toContain('error state #1');