diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_kubernetes.yml b/.github/workflows/test_kubernetes.yml
index 0ac147c59..eb92d2b1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_kubernetes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_kubernetes.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ name: Kubernetes Integration Tests
 
 
 on:
-  push: # Run on pushes to the default branch
-    branches: [kube_mode_ci]
+#  push: # Run on pushes to the default branch
+#    branches: [kube_mode_ci]
   pull_request_target: # Also run on pull requests originated from forks
     branches: [kube_mode_ci]
 
diff --git a/scripts/test/kubernetes-setup.sh b/scripts/test/kubernetes-setup.sh
index 24763ddf9..9f951be2a 100644
--- a/scripts/test/kubernetes-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/test/kubernetes-setup.sh
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ wait_for_nodes_ready() {
 
 kubectl config set-context default
 
+# Create a docker image containing the dbt project files and dbt profile
+cd dev && docker build -t dbt-jaffle-shop:1.0.0 -f Dockerfile.postgres_profile_docker_k8s .
+# Make the build image available in the Kind K8s cluster
+kind load docker-image dbt-jaffle-shop:1.0.0
+
 # Deploy a Postgres pod to Kind
 helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
 helm repo update
 helm install postgres bitnami/postgresql -f scripts/test/values.yaml
 
-sleep 60
-
 # Retrieve the Postgres password and set it as an environment variable
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(kubectl get secret --namespace default postgres-postgresql -o jsonpath="{.data.postgres-password}" | base64 -d)
 export POSTGRES_PASSWORD
@@ -55,16 +58,10 @@ export POSTGRES_PASSWORD
 kubectl port-forward --namespace default svc/postgres-postgresql 5432:5432 &
 kubectl create secret generic postgres-secrets --from-literal=host=postgres-postgresql.default.svc.cluster.local --from-literal=password=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD
 
-# Create a docker image containing the dbt project files and dbt profile
-cd dev && docker build -t dbt-jaffle-shop:1.0.0 -f Dockerfile.postgres_profile_docker_k8s .
-
-wait_for_nodes_ready
-
-# Make the build image available in the Kind K8s cluster
-kind load docker-image dbt-jaffle-shop:1.0.0
-
-# Wait for the kind cluster to be in 'Ready' state
-wait_for_nodes_ready
+#wait_for_nodes_ready
+#
+## Wait for the kind cluster to be in 'Ready' state
+#wait_for_nodes_ready
 
 # For Debugging
 echo "nodes"