diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cc2fd543bb..3addc33777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
     steps:
-
     - name: Set up JDK for build and test
       uses: actions/setup-java@v2
       with:
@@ -26,25 +25,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout security
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Cache Gradle packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ~/.gradle/caches
-          ~/.gradle/wrapper
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*', '**/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-
-    - name: Package
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
-      with:
-        arguments: clean build -Dbuild.snapshot=false -x test -x integrationTest
-
-    - name: Test
+    - name: Clean Build and Test
       uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
       with:
-        arguments: test integrationTest
+        arguments: clean build -Dbuild.snapshot=false
+        arguments: -x spotlessCheck  # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
+        arguments: -x checkstyleMain # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
+        arguments: -x checkstyleTest # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
 
     - name: Coverage
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
@@ -63,6 +50,33 @@ jobs:
       if: always()
       run: echo "Check the artifact ${{ matrix.platform }}-JDK${{ matrix.jdk }}-reports for detailed test results"
 
+  integration-tests:
+    name: build
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        jdk: [17]
+        platform: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Set up JDK for build and test
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        distribution: temurin # Temurin is a distribution of adoptium
+        java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
+
+    - name: Checkout security
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Clean build and Test
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+      with:
+        arguments: clean integrationTest -Dbuild.snapshot=false
+        arguments: -x spotlessCheck  # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
+        arguments: -x checkstyleMain # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
+        arguments: -x checkstyleTest # Don't check for style issues, enforced in Code Hygiene workflow
+
   backward-compatibility:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bd8bc30eae..a629f99f8c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test {
     }
     retry {
         failOnPassedAfterRetry = false
-        // maxRetries = 5
+        maxRetries = 5
     }
     jacoco {
         excludes = [
@@ -278,20 +278,14 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-//add new task that runs integration tests
+//add new task that runs integration tests, only runs when explictly called
 task integrationTest(type: Test) {
     description = 'Run integration tests.'
     group = 'verification'
     systemProperty "java.util.logging.manager", "org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager"
     testClassesDirs = sourceSets.integrationTest.output.classesDirs
     classpath = sourceSets.integrationTest.runtimeClasspath
-    retry {
-        failOnPassedAfterRetry = false
-        maxRetries = 2
-        maxFailures = 10
-    }
-    //run the integrationTest task after the test task
-    shouldRunAfter test
+
 }
 
 //run the integrationTest task before the check task
@@ -376,12 +370,6 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly 'org.apache.santuario:xmlsec:2.2.3'
     runtimeOnly 'com.github.luben:zstd-jni:1.5.0-2'
     runtimeOnly 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.5.0'
-    // testRuntimeOnly 'io.netty:netty-tcnative:2.0.54.Final:windows-x86_64'
-    // runtimeOnly 'io.netty:netty-tcnative-boringssl-static:2.0.54.Final'
-    // testRuntimeOnly "io.netty:netty-all:${versions.netty}"
-    testRuntimeOnly 'io.netty:netty-tcnative-boringssl-static:2.0.54.Final:windows-x86_64'
-
-
 
     implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4'
     testImplementation "org.opensearch:common-utils:${common_utils_version}"