diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
index 6b3b16aeb..d561dae50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
@@ -67,9 +67,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download credentials for the Kubernetes CLI to use them
         run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh get-cluster-credentials
 
+      - name: Deploy Kata
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh deploy-kata-aks
+      
       - name: Run tests
         timeout-minutes: 60
-        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests-aks
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests
 
       - name: Delete AKS cluster
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-sev.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-sev.yaml
index 3b43751bc..bec1f4edf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-sev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-sev.yaml
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
+      - name: Deploy Kata
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh deploy-kata-sev
+  
       - name: Run tests
         timeout-minutes: 30
-        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests-sev
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests
 
       - name: Delete kata-deploy
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-snp.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-snp.yaml
index 49c55fb36..cb6512826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-snp.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-snp.yaml
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
+      - name: Deploy Kata
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh deploy-kata-snp
+  
       - name: Run tests
         timeout-minutes: 30
-        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests-snp
-
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests
+      
       - name: Delete kata-deploy
         if: always()
         run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh cleanup-snp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-tdx.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-tdx.yaml
index 791d7cba8..e7373e3de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-tdx.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-tdx.yaml
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
+      - name: Deploy Kata
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh deploy-kata-tdx
+  
       - name: Run tests
         timeout-minutes: 30
-        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests-tdx
-
+        run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh run-tests
+  
       - name: Delete kata-deploy
         if: always()
         run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh cleanup-tdx
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index adcbccfae..4d8f9a6f2 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -59,16 +59,13 @@ function get_cluster_credentials() {
         -n "$(_print_cluster_name)"
 }
 
-function run_tests() {
+function deploy_kata() {
     platform="${1}"
     ensure_yq
 
     # Emsure we're in the default namespace
     kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=default
 
-    # Delete any spurious tests namespace that was left behind
-    kubectl delete namespace kata-containers-k8s-tests &> /dev/null || true
-
     sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
 
     # Enable debug for Kata Containers
@@ -101,6 +98,11 @@ function run_tests() {
     else
         sleep 60s
     fi
+}
+
+function run_tests() {
+    # Delete any spurious tests namespace that was left behind
+    kubectl delete namespace kata-containers-k8s-tests &> /dev/null || true
 
     # Create a new namespace for the tests and switch to it
     kubectl apply -f ${kubernetes_dir}/runtimeclass_workloads/tests-namespace.yaml
@@ -190,10 +192,11 @@ function main() {
         install-bats) install_bats ;;
         install-kubectl) install_kubectl ;;
         get-cluster-credentials) get_cluster_credentials ;;
-        run-tests-aks) run_tests "aks" ;;
-        run-tests-sev) run_tests "sev" ;;
-        run-tests-snp) run_tests "snp" ;;
-        run-tests-tdx) run_tests "tdx" ;;
+        deploy-kata-aks) deploy_kata "aks" ;;
+        deploy-kata-sev) deploy_kata "sev" ;;
+        deploy-kata-snp) deploy_kata "snp" ;;
+        deploy-kata-tdx) deploy_kata "tdx" ;;
+        run-tests) run_tests ;;
         cleanup-sev) cleanup "sev" ;;
         cleanup-snp) cleanup "snp" ;;
         cleanup-tdx) cleanup "tdx" ;;