diff --git a/integ-test/build.gradle b/integ-test/build.gradle
index fb5cb85f32..5a707a17b0 100644
--- a/integ-test/build.gradle
+++ b/integ-test/build.gradle
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'io.freefair.lombok'
 apply plugin: 'com.wiredforcode.spawn'
 
+String baseVersion = "2.7.0"
+String bwcVersion = baseVersion + ".0";
+String baseName = "sqlBwcCluster"
+String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/bwc/"
+
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
     maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
@@ -75,6 +80,10 @@ configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy.force "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36"
 }
 
+configurations {
+    zipArchive
+}
+
 dependencies {
     testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.test', name: 'framework', version: "${opensearch_version}"
     testImplementation group: 'org.opensearch.client', name: 'opensearch-rest-high-level-client', version: "${opensearch_version}"
@@ -90,6 +99,9 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '2.1.214'
     testImplementation group: 'org.xerial', name: 'sqlite-jdbc', version: '3.32.3.3'
     testImplementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
+
+    // Needed for BWC tests
+    zipArchive group: 'org.opensearch.plugin', name:'opensearch-sql-plugin', version: "${bwcVersion}-SNAPSHOT"
 }
 
 dependencyLicenses.enabled = false
@@ -230,34 +242,21 @@ task comparisonTest(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
     systemProperty "queries", System.getProperty("queries")
 }
 
-String baseVersion = "2.6.0"
-String bwcVersion = baseVersion + ".0";
-String baseName = "sqlBwcCluster"
-String bwcFilePath = "src/test/resources/bwc/"
-String bwcSqlPlugin = "opensearch-sql-" + bwcVersion + ".zip"
-String bwcRemoteFile = "https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/${baseVersion}/latest/linux/x64/tar/builds/opensearch/plugins/" + bwcSqlPlugin
-
 2.times { i ->
     testClusters {
         "${baseName}$i" {
             testDistribution = "ARCHIVE"
             versions = [baseVersion, opensearch_version]
             numberOfNodes = 3
-            plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>() {
+            plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>(){
                 @Override
                 RegularFile call() throws Exception {
                     return new RegularFile() {
                         @Override
                         File getAsFile() {
-                            File dir = new File('./integ-test/' + bwcFilePath + bwcVersion)
-                            if (!dir.exists()) {
-                                dir.mkdirs()
-                            }
-                            File f = new File(dir, bwcSqlPlugin)
-                            if (!f.exists()) {
-                                new URL(bwcRemoteFile).withInputStream{ ins -> f.withOutputStream{ it << ins }}
-                            }
-                            return fileTree(bwcFilePath + bwcVersion).getSingleFile()
+                            return configurations.zipArchive.asFileTree.matching {
+                                include '**/opensearch-sql-plugin*'
+                            }.singleFile
                         }
                     }
                 }