diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/kind-integration.yml
index d5adac01f..2b9b097bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind-integration.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           NAMESPACE: ${{ env.DSPA_NAMESPACE }}
           DSPA_NAME: ${{ env.DSPA_NAME }}
         run: |
-          go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=test_integration -- -kubeconfig=$HOME/.kube/config -k8sApiServerHost=$(oc whoami --show-server) -DSPANamespace=${{ env.DSPA_NAMESPACE }} -DSPAPath=resources/dspa-lite.yaml -ginkgo.v
+          make integrationtest K8SAPISERVERHOST=$(oc whoami --show-server) DSPANAMESPACE=dspa
 
       - name: Clean up
         run: |
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1ea49cb4..6089ec6e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.25.0
 # Namespace to deploy the operator
 OPERATOR_NS ?= odh-applications
 
+# Integration Test ENVvars
+KUBECONFIGPATH ?= $(HOME)/.kube/config
+K8SAPISERVERHOST ?= http://localhost:6443
+DSPANAMESPACE ?= default
+DSPAPATH ?= resources/dspa-lite.yaml
+
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
 ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
 GOBIN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
@@ -115,6 +121,11 @@ unittest: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
 functest: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
 	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) --bin-dir $(LOCALBIN) -p path)" go test ./... --tags=test_functional -coverprofile cover.out
 
+.PHONY: integrationtest
+integrationtest: ## Run integration tests
+	cd tests && \
+	go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo --tags=test_integration -- -kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIGPATH} -k8sApiServerHost=${K8SAPISERVERHOST} -DSPANamespace=${DSPANAMESPACE} -DSPAPath=${DSPAPATH} -ginkgo.v
+
 ##@ Build
 
 .PHONY: build