diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
index d561dae50..724e97f5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           AZ_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZ_TENANT_ID }}
 
       - name: Create AKS cluster
+        timeout-minutes: 10
         run: bash tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh create-cluster
 
       - name: Install `bats`
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index ee4d26be3..d6d58ac37 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ function get_nodes_and_pods_info() {
 	echo "::endgroup::"
     fi
     kubectl debug $(kubectl get nodes -o name) -it --image=quay.io/kata-containers/kata-debug:latest
+    kubectl get pods -o name | grep node-debugger | xargs kubectl delete
 }
 
 function main() {