diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef12127657..e9c16158f1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ pythonpath = [
 addopts = "--tb=native -ra --disable-warnings -x -l --profile -v"
 log_cli = true
 markers =[
-    "smoke",
-    "vsr",
-    "policies",
-    "vs",
-    "ts",
-    "ingresses",
     "appprotect",
+    "dos",
+    "ingresses",
+    "policies",
     "rewrite",
     "skip_for_nginx_oss",
+    "smoke",
+    "ts",
+    "vs",
+    "vsr",
 ]
 testpaths = [
     "tests",
diff --git a/tests/data/common/app/dos/app.yaml b/tests/data/common/app/dos/app.yaml
index f6b469c986..3fcc8c2164 100644
--- a/tests/data/common/app/dos/app.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/common/app/dos/app.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: dos-svc
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: dos-server
-  ports:
-  - protocol: "TCP"
-    port: 80
-    targetPort: 8080
-  type: NodePort
----
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -27,10 +14,23 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: dos-server
-        image:  nginxkic/test-dos-server:2.0.0
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-dos-server:0.2.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        command: ['sh', '-c', 'python3 /root/webserver.py;  tail -f "/dev/null"']
-        lifecycle:
-          preStop:
-            exec:
-              command: ['sh', '-c', 'python3 /root/webserver.py;']
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8000
+          name: http
+          protocol: TCP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: dos-svc
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: dos-server
+  ports:
+  - name: http
+    targetPort: 8000
+    port: 80
+    protocol: TCP
+  type: NodePort
diff --git a/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs-mixed/app.yaml b/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs-mixed/app.yaml
index 539684fa51..0a913f68af 100644
--- a/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs-mixed/app.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs-mixed/app.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: greeter
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.1.2
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 50051
 ---
diff --git a/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs/app.yaml b/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs/app.yaml
index 9eb8f1c9b1..9a5a744ae0 100644
--- a/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs/app.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/common/app/grpc-vs/app.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: greeter
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.1.2
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 50051
 ---
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: greeter
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.1.2
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 50051
 ---
diff --git a/tests/data/common/app/grpc/app.yaml b/tests/data/common/app/grpc/app.yaml
index 79673c72fe..4a66b1d653 100644
--- a/tests/data/common/app/grpc/app.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/common/app/grpc/app.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: greeter
-        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.1.2
+        image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 50051
 ---
diff --git a/tests/data/transport-server-tcp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml b/tests/data/transport-server-tcp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
index 3618d11e14..071ee38e7f 100644
--- a/tests/data/transport-server-tcp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/transport-server-tcp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: tcp-service
-          image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-tcp-server:0.1.2
+          image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-tcp-server:0.2.0
           ports:
             - containerPort: 3333
               name: tcp-server
diff --git a/tests/data/transport-server-udp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml b/tests/data/transport-server-udp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
index 208c8133a7..a367e50bf5 100644
--- a/tests/data/transport-server-udp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/transport-server-udp-load-balance/standard/service_deployment.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: udp-service
-          image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-udp-server:0.1.2
+          image: ghcr.io/nginxinc/kic-test-udp-server:0.2.0
           ports:
             - containerPort: 3334
               name: udp-server
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_virtual_server_dos.py b/tests/suite/test_virtual_server_dos.py
index 41ad3a45cd..92ae2e5cb4 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_virtual_server_dos.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_virtual_server_dos.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def virtual_server_setup_dos(request, kube_apis, ingress_controller_endpoint, te
     vs_name = create_virtual_server_from_yaml(kube_apis.custom_objects, vs_source, test_namespace)
     vs_host = get_first_host_from_yaml(vs_source)
     vs_paths = get_paths_from_vs_yaml(vs_source)
+    vs_paths[0] += f"good_path.html"
     if request.param["app_type"]:
         create_example_app(kube_apis, request.param["app_type"], test_namespace)
         wait_until_all_pods_are_ready(kube_apis.v1, test_namespace)
diff --git a/tests/suite/utils/resources_utils.py b/tests/suite/utils/resources_utils.py
index 88cdc9b316..d750f6a475 100644
--- a/tests/suite/utils/resources_utils.py
+++ b/tests/suite/utils/resources_utils.py
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ def are_all_pods_in_ready_state(v1: CoreV1Api, namespace) -> bool:
         return False
     pod_ready_amount = 0
     for pod in pods.items:
+        print(f"Pod {pod.metadata.name} has image {pod.spec.containers[0].image}")
         if pod.status.conditions is None:
             return False
         for condition in pod.status.conditions: