diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-manual-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-manual-tests.yaml
index 7d789f9150..277ccb3c03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-manual-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-manual-tests.yaml
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           ROLE_CREATE: false
           ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.EKS_CLUSTER_ROLE_ARN }}
           RUN_CONFORMANCE: true
+          RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI: false
         run: |
           ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-cron-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/weekly-cron-tests.yaml
index a567340633..c1bcd1ff56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly-cron-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-cron-tests.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
         with:
           role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.OSS_TEST_ROLE_ARN }}
-          role-duration-seconds: 14400 # 4 hours
+          role-duration-seconds: 28800 # 8 hours
           aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
       - name: Run perf tests
         env:
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUCKET_CREATE: false
           S3_BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
           ROLE_CREATE: false
-          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.ROLE_ARN }}
+          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.EKS_CLUSTER_ROLE_ARN }}
           PERFORMANCE_TEST_S3_BUCKET_NAME: cni-performance-tests
           RUN_PERFORMANCE_TESTS: true
           RUN_TESTER_LB_ADDONS: true
+          RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI: false
         run: |
           ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
       - name: Run kops tests
@@ -52,9 +53,10 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUCKET_CREATE: false
           S3_BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
           ROLE_CREATE: false
-          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.ROLE_ARN }}
+          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.EKS_CLUSTER_ROLE_ARN }}
           RUN_KOPS_TEST: true
           RUN_TESTER_LB_ADDONS: true
+          RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI: false
         run: |
           ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
         if: always()
@@ -64,9 +66,10 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUCKET_CREATE: false
           S3_BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
           ROLE_CREATE: false
-          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.ROLE_ARN }}
+          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.EKS_CLUSTER_ROLE_ARN }}
           RUN_BOTTLEROCKET_TEST: true
           RUN_TESTER_LB_ADDONS: true
+          RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI: false
         run: |
           ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
         if: always()
@@ -76,10 +79,11 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUCKET_CREATE: false
           S3_BUCKET_NAME: ${{ secrets.S3_BUCKET_NAME }}
           ROLE_CREATE: false
-          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.ROLE_ARN }}
+          ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.EKS_CLUSTER_ROLE_ARN }}
           RUN_CALICO_TEST: true
           RUN_LATEST_CALICO_VERSION: true
           RUN_TESTER_LB_ADDONS: true
+          RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI: false
         run: |
           ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
         if: always()
diff --git a/scripts/lib/common.sh b/scripts/lib/common.sh
index 38788454da..af2ca53851 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/common.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ function display_timelines() {
     echo "Displaying all step durations."
     echo "TIMELINE: Docker build took $DOCKER_BUILD_DURATION seconds."
     echo "TIMELINE: Upping test cluster took $UP_CLUSTER_DURATION seconds."
-    echo "TIMELINE: Default CNI integration tests took $DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION seconds." 
-    echo "TIMELINE: Updating CNI image took $CNI_IMAGE_UPDATE_DURATION seconds."
+    if [[ $RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI == true ]]; then
+        echo "TIMELINE: Default CNI integration tests took $DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION seconds."
+    fi
     echo "TIMELINE: Current image integration tests took $CURRENT_IMAGE_INTEGRATION_DURATION seconds."
     if [[ "$RUN_CONFORMANCE" == true ]]; then
         echo "TIMELINE: Conformance tests took $CONFORMANCE_DURATION seconds."
diff --git a/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh b/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
index d5e10d3fc0..45985b4df6 100755
--- a/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ source "$DIR"/lib/common.sh
 source "$DIR"/lib/aws.sh
 source "$DIR"/lib/cluster.sh
 source "$DIR"/lib/integration.sh
+source "$DIR"/lib/k8s.sh
 source "$DIR"/lib/performance_tests.sh
 
 # Variables used in /lib/aws.sh
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ ARCH=$(go env GOARCH)
 : "${RUN_CONFORMANCE:=false}"
 : "${RUN_TESTER_LB_ADDONS:=false}"
 : "${RUN_KOPS_TEST:=false}"
+: "${RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI:=true}"
 : "${RUN_BOTTLEROCKET_TEST:=false}"
 : "${RUN_PERFORMANCE_TESTS:=false}"
 : "${RUNNING_PERFORMANCE:=false}"
@@ -210,50 +212,34 @@ grep -r -q $TEST_IMAGE_VERSION $TEST_CONFIG_PATH
 sed -i'.bak' "s,602401143452.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon-k8s-cni-init,$INIT_IMAGE_NAME," "$TEST_CONFIG_PATH"
 grep -r -q $INIT_IMAGE_NAME $TEST_CONFIG_PATH
 
-
 if [[ $RUN_KOPS_TEST == true ]]; then
     export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config
-fi
-
-if [[ $RUN_KOPS_TEST == true ]]; then
     run_kops_conformance
 fi
-ADDONS_CNI_IMAGE=$($KUBECTL_PATH describe daemonset aws-node -n kube-system | grep Image | cut -d ":" -f 2-3 | tr -d '[:space:]')
 
-echo "*******************************************************************************"
-echo "Running integration tests on default CNI version, $ADDONS_CNI_IMAGE"
-echo ""
-START=$SECONDS
+if [[ $RUN_INTEGRATION_DEFAULT_CNI == true ]]; then
+    ADDONS_CNI_IMAGE=$($KUBECTL_PATH describe daemonset aws-node -n kube-system | grep Image | cut -d ":" -f 2-3 | tr -d '[:space:]')
 
-focus="CANARY"
-echo "Running ginkgo tests with focus: $focus"
-(cd "$INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/cni" && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 20m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBECONFIG" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="kubernetes.io/os" --ng-name-label-val="linux")
-(cd "$INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/ipamd" && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 10m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBECONFIG" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="kubernetes.io/os" --ng-name-label-val="linux")
-TEST_PASS=$?
-DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION=$((SECONDS - START))
-echo "TIMELINE: Default CNI integration tests took $DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION seconds."
+    echo "*******************************************************************************"
+    echo "Running integration tests on default CNI version, $ADDONS_CNI_IMAGE"
+    echo ""
+    START=$SECONDS
+
+    focus="CANARY"
+    echo "Running ginkgo tests with focus: $focus"
+    (cd "$INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/cni" && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 60m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBECONFIG" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="kubernetes.io/os" --ng-name-label-val="linux")
+    (cd "$INTEGRATION_TEST_DIR/ipamd" && CGO_ENABLED=0 ginkgo --focus="$focus" -v --timeout 60m --no-color --fail-on-pending -- --cluster-kubeconfig="$KUBECONFIG" --cluster-name="$CLUSTER_NAME" --aws-region="$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION" --aws-vpc-id="$VPC_ID" --ng-name-label-key="kubernetes.io/os" --ng-name-label-val="linux")
+    TEST_PASS=$?
+    DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION=$((SECONDS - START))
+    echo "TIMELINE: Default CNI integration tests took $DEFAULT_INTEGRATION_DURATION seconds."
+fi
 
 echo "*******************************************************************************"
 echo "Updating CNI to image $IMAGE_NAME:$TEST_IMAGE_VERSION"
 echo "Using init container $INIT_IMAGE_NAME:$TEST_IMAGE_VERSION"
 START=$SECONDS
 $KUBECTL_PATH apply -f "$TEST_CONFIG_PATH"
-NODE_COUNT=$($KUBECTL_PATH get nodes --no-headers=true | wc -l)
-echo "Number of nodes in the test cluster is $NODE_COUNT"
-UPDATED_PODS_COUNT=0
-MAX_RETRIES=20
-RETRY_ATTEMPT=0
-sleep 5
-while [[ $UPDATED_PODS_COUNT -lt $NODE_COUNT && $RETRY_ATTEMPT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]]; do
-    UPDATED_PODS_COUNT=$($KUBECTL_PATH get pods -A --field-selector=status.phase=Running -l k8s-app=aws-node --no-headers=true | wc -l)
-    let RETRY_ATTEMPT=RETRY_ATTEMPT+1
-    sleep 5
-    echo "Waiting for cni daemonset update. $UPDATED_PODS_COUNT are in ready state in retry attempt $RETRY_ATTEMPT"
-done
-echo "Updated!"
-
-CNI_IMAGE_UPDATE_DURATION=$((SECONDS - START))
-echo "TIMELINE: Updating CNI image took $CNI_IMAGE_UPDATE_DURATION seconds."
+check_ds_rollout "aws-node" "kube-system" "10m"
 
 echo "*******************************************************************************"
 echo "Running integration tests on current image:"