diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpc-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/rpc-integration-tests.yml
index 4c7f65681c..ef3e303dc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpc-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpc-integration-tests.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: self-hosted
     env:
       ERIGON_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon/datadir
-      RPC_TEST_DIR: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/rpc-tests
       RPC_PAST_TEST_DIR: /opt/rpc-past-tests
 
     steps:
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout rpc-tests repository & install requirements
         run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/erigontech/rpc-tests $RPC_TEST_DIR
-          cd $RPC_TEST_DIR
+          git clone https://github.com/erigontech/rpc-tests ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests
+          cd ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests
           git checkout main
           pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
@@ -64,11 +63,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./rpcdaemon --datadir $ERIGON_DATA_DIR --api admin,debug,eth,parity,erigon,trace,web3,txpool,ots,net --log.verbosity 1 --erigon_compatibility --jwt ./jwt.hex --skip_protocol_check &
           RPC_DAEMON_PID=$!
+          echo "RPC_DAEMON_PID=$RPC_DAEMON_PID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Run integration tests
         id: test_step
         run: |
-          cd $RPC_TEST_DIR/integration
+          cd ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests/integration
           
           # Run Erigon, send ctrl-c and check logs
           python3 ./run_tests.py --continue --blockchain mainnet --jwt ${{runner.workspace}}/silkworm/build/cmd/jwt.hex --display-only-fail --port 8545 -x admin_,eth_mining,eth_getWork,eth_coinbase,eth_createAccessList/test_16.json
@@ -77,28 +77,30 @@ jobs:
           monitoring_exit_status=$?
           
           # Save test result to a directory with timestamp and commit hash
-          mv $RPC_TEST_DIR/integration/mainnet/results $RPC_PAST_TEST_DIR/mainnet_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_integration_$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-          
-          # Clean up Erigon process if it's still running
-          if kill -0 $RPC_DAEMON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
-            echo "Terminating rpc-daemon"
-            kill $RPC_DAEMON_PID
-            wait $RPC_DAEMON_PID
-          else
-            echo "rpc-daemon has already terminated"
-          fi
+          mv ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests/integration/mainnet/results $RPC_PAST_TEST_DIR/mainnet_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_integration_$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)        
           
           # Check monitoring script exit status
           if [ $monitoring_exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "Tests completed successfully"
-            echo "::notice::Tests completed successfully"
             echo "TEST_RESULT=success" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
             echo "Error detected during tests"
-            echo "::error::Error detected during tests"
             echo "TEST_RESULT=failure" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
+      - name: Stop SilkRpc
+        working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/silkworm/build/cmd
+        run: |
+          # Clean up rpcdaemon process if it's still running
+          echo "RPC_DAEMON_PID=$RPC_DAEMON_PID"
+          if kill -0 $RPC_DAEMON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
+            echo "Terminating rpc-daemon"
+            kill $RPC_DAEMON_PID
+            wait $RPC_DAEMON_PID
+          else
+            echo "rpc-daemon has already terminated"
+          fi
+
       #- name: Resume Erigon ("db-producer")
       #  if: always()
       #  run: |