diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index ce4dfa7acf..fcc7bbab5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Chainsaw
         uses: kyverno/action-install-chainsaw@v0.1.7
+        with:
+          release: v0.1.8-alpha.1
 
       - name: Run Scheduling Gates Integration Tests
         if: inputs.scheduling-gates == 'gates_on' && inputs.allowed-namespaces == 'allowed_ns_off'
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/chainsaw-test.yaml
index 98c8ac333c..51027982f0 100755
--- a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/chainsaw-test.yaml
+++ b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ kind: Test
 metadata:
   name: expose-keptn-metric
 spec:
+  bindings:
+    - name: service
+      value: (x_k8s_list($client, 'v1', 'Service', 'keptn-system') | items[?metadata.labels."control-plane" == 'metrics-operator'] | [0])
   steps:
     - name: step-00
       try:
-        - script:
-            timeout: 5m
-            content: |
-              export NAME=$( echo $NAMESPACE | tr -d -)
-              export SVCNAME=$( kubectl get svc -n keptn-system -l control-plane=metrics-operator -ojsonpath="{ .items[0].metadata.name }" )
-              echo "installing first job pointing to ${SVCNAME}"
-              envsubst < job-no-metric.yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+        - apply:
+            template: true
+            file: job-no-metric.yaml
         - wait:
             timeout: 5m
             resource: job
@@ -23,13 +22,9 @@ spec:
                 name: complete
     - name: step-01
       try:
-        - script:
-            timeout: 5m
-            content: |
-              export NAME=$( echo $NAMESPACE | tr -d -)
-              export SVCNAME=$( kubectl get svc -n keptn-system -l control-plane=metrics-operator -ojsonpath="{ .items[0].metadata.name }" )
-              echo "installing second job pointing to ${SVCNAME}"
-              envsubst < job-existing-metric.yaml  | kubectl apply -f -
+        - apply:
+            template: true
+            file: job-existing-metric.yaml
         - wait:
             timeout: 5m
             resource: job
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-existing-metric.yaml b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-existing-metric.yaml
index 6f4672346b..1c4fdb43d7 100644
--- a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-existing-metric.yaml
+++ b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-existing-metric.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
 kind: KeptnMetric
 metadata:
-  name: $NAME
-  namespace: $NAMESPACE
+  name: (replace_all($namespace, '-', ''))
 spec:
   provider:
     name: "provider"
@@ -12,8 +11,7 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
 metadata:
-  name: $NAME-job2
-  namespace: $NAMESPACE
+  name: (join('-', [$namespace, 'job2']))
   labels:
     kind: existing-metric
 spec:
@@ -23,6 +21,11 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: test-prometheus
           image: curlimages/curl:8.6.0
+          env:
+            - name: NAME
+              value: (replace_all($namespace, '-', ''))
+            - name: SVCNAME
+              value: ($service.metadata.name)
           args:
             - /bin/sh
             - -ec
@@ -36,6 +39,13 @@ spec:
               exit 1
         - name: test-api-endpoint
           image: curlimages/curl:8.6.0
+          env:
+            - name: NAME
+              value: (replace_all($namespace, '-', ''))
+            - name: SVCNAME
+              value: ($service.metadata.name)
+            - name: NAMESPACE
+              value: ($namespace)
           # yamllint disable rule:line-length
           args:
             - /bin/sh
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-no-metric.yaml b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-no-metric.yaml
index 102e1dc1a4..27d328fb19 100644
--- a/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-no-metric.yaml
+++ b/test/chainsaw/integration/expose-keptn-metric/job-no-metric.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: Job
 metadata:
-  name: $NAME-job1
-  namespace: $NAMESPACE
+  name: (join('-', [$namespace, 'job1']))
   labels:
     kind: no-metric
 spec:
@@ -12,6 +11,11 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: test-prometheus
           image: curlimages/curl:8.6.0
+          env:
+            - name: NAME
+              value: (replace_all($namespace, '-', ''))
+            - name: SVCNAME
+              value: ($service.metadata.name)
           args:
             - /bin/sh
             - -ec
@@ -23,6 +27,13 @@ spec:
               fi
         - name: test-api-endpoint
           image: curlimages/curl:8.6.0
+          env:
+            - name: NAME
+              value: (replace_all($namespace, '-', ''))
+            - name: SVCNAME
+              value: ($service.metadata.name)
+            - name: NAMESPACE
+              value: ($namespace)
           args:
             - /bin/sh
             - -ec