diff --git a/crates/jstzd/src/task/jstzd.rs b/crates/jstzd/src/task/jstzd.rs
index 62c375d23..6240d9eb3 100644
--- a/crates/jstzd/src/task/jstzd.rs
+++ b/crates/jstzd/src/task/jstzd.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ impl JstzdServer {
         self.state.write().await.server_handle.replace(handle);
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub async fn baker_healthy(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(v) = &self.state.read().await.jstzd {
+            v.baker.read().await.health_check().await.unwrap_or(false)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 async fn health_check(state: &ServerState) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/jstzd/tests/jstzd_test.rs b/crates/jstzd/tests/jstzd_test.rs
index ef85afffd..2260fcac7 100644
--- a/crates/jstzd/tests/jstzd_test.rs
+++ b/crates/jstzd/tests/jstzd_test.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 mod utils;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use tempfile::{NamedTempFile, TempPath};
 
 use jstzd::task::utils::retry;
 use jstzd::{EXCHANGER_ADDRESS, JSTZ_NATIVE_BRIDGE_ADDRESS};
@@ -9,10 +8,9 @@ use octez::r#async::client::{OctezClient, OctezClientConfigBuilder};
 use octez::r#async::endpoint::Endpoint;
 use octez::r#async::node_config::{OctezNodeConfigBuilder, OctezNodeRunOptionsBuilder};
 use octez::r#async::protocol::{
-    BootstrapAccount, BootstrapContract, Protocol, ProtocolParameterBuilder,
+    BootstrapAccount, BootstrapContract, ProtocolParameterBuilder,
 };
 use octez::unused_port;
-use utils::get_block_level;
 
 const CONTRACT_INIT_BALANCE: f64 = 1.0;
 const CONTRACT_NAMES: [(&str, &str); 2] = [
@@ -50,12 +48,8 @@ async fn jstzd_test() {
         OctezClientConfigBuilder::new(octez_node_config.rpc_endpoint.clone())
             .build()
             .unwrap();
-
-    let baker_path =
-        create_baker_executable_copy(protocol_params.protocol().clone()).await;
-    let baker_executable_name = baker_path.file_name().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
     let baker_config = OctezBakerConfigBuilder::new()
-        .set_binary_path(BakerBinaryPath::Custom(baker_path.to_path_buf()))
+        .set_binary_path(BakerBinaryPath::Env(protocol_params.protocol().clone()))
         .set_octez_client_base_dir(
             PathBuf::from(octez_client_config.base_dir())
                 .to_str()
@@ -91,15 +85,7 @@ async fn jstzd_test() {
     .await;
     assert!(node_running);
 
-    let baker_running = retry(30, 1000, || async {
-        if run_ps().await.contains(baker_executable_name) {
-            let last_level = get_block_level(&rpc_endpoint.to_string()).await;
-            return Ok(last_level > 2);
-        }
-        Ok(false)
-    })
-    .await;
-    assert!(baker_running);
+    assert!(jstzd.baker_healthy().await);
     assert!(jstzd.health_check().await);
 
     let octez_client = OctezClient::new(octez_client_config);
@@ -132,48 +118,13 @@ async fn jstzd_test() {
     .await;
     assert!(node_destroyed);
 
-    let baker_destroyed = retry(30, 1000, || async {
-        Ok(!run_ps().await.contains(baker_executable_name))
-    })
-    .await;
-    assert!(baker_destroyed);
-
+    assert!(!jstzd.baker_healthy().await);
     assert!(!jstzd.health_check().await);
 
     // stop should be idempotent and thus should be okay after jstzd is already stopped
     jstzd.stop().await.unwrap();
 }
 
-async fn run_ps() -> String {
-    let output = tokio::process::Command::new("ps")
-        // print with extra columns so that commands don't get truncated too much
-        .args(["-o", "args"])
-        .env("COLUMNS", "1000")
-        .output()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap(), "");
-    String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap()
-}
-
-async fn create_baker_executable_copy(protocol: Protocol) -> TempPath {
-    let baker_path = PathBuf::from(
-        String::from_utf8(
-            tokio::process::Command::new("which")
-                .arg(BakerBinaryPath::Env(protocol).to_string())
-                .output()
-                .await
-                .unwrap()
-                .stdout,
-        )
-        .unwrap()
-        .trim(),
-    );
-    let tmp_path = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap().into_temp_path();
-    tokio::fs::copy(baker_path, &tmp_path).await.unwrap();
-    tmp_path
-}
-
 async fn read_bootstrap_contracts() -> Vec<BootstrapContract> {
     let mut contracts = vec![];
     for (contract_name, hash) in CONTRACT_NAMES {
diff --git a/nix/crates.nix b/nix/crates.nix
index d7a73f4ed..9d1fe9eae 100644
--- a/nix/crates.nix
+++ b/nix/crates.nix
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ in {
 
     cargo-test-int = craneLib.cargoNextest (commonWorkspace
       // {
-        buildInputs = commonWorkspace.buildInputs ++ [pkgs.iana-etc octez pkgs.cacert pkgs.which pkgs.ps];
+        buildInputs = commonWorkspace.buildInputs ++ [pkgs.iana-etc octez pkgs.cacert];
         doCheck = true;
         # Run the integration tests
         #
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ in {
 
     cargo-llvm-cov = craneLib.cargoLlvmCov (commonWorkspace
       // {
-        buildInputs = commonWorkspace.buildInputs ++ [pkgs.iana-etc octez pkgs.cacert pkgs.which pkgs.ps];
+        buildInputs = commonWorkspace.buildInputs ++ [pkgs.iana-etc octez pkgs.cacert];
         # Generate coverage reports for codecov
         cargoLlvmCovExtraArgs = "--workspace --exclude-from-test \"jstz_api\" --codecov --output-path $out";
       });