diff --git a/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-1.bats b/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-1.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8a62e8d876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-1.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load test_helper
+
+TEST_APP="rdmtestapp"
+
+setup() {
+  uninstall_k3s || true
+  global_setup
+  dokku nginx:stop
+  export KUBECONFIG="/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml"
+}
+
+teardown_() {
+  global_teardown
+  dokku nginx:start
+  uninstall_k3s || true
+}
+
+@test "(scheduler-k3s) install traefik with taint" {
+  if [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" ]] || [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
+    skip "skipping due to missing docker.io credentials DOCKERHUB_USERNAME:DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
+  fi
+
+  TAINT_SCHEDULING=true install_k3s
+}
+
+@test "(scheduler-k3s) install nginx with taint" {
+  if [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" ]] || [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
+    skip "skipping due to missing docker.io credentials DOCKERHUB_USERNAME:DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
+  fi
+
+  INGRESS_CLASS=nginx TAINT_SCHEDULING=true install_k3s
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s.bats b/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-2.bats
similarity index 80%
rename from tests/unit/scheduler-k3s.bats
rename to tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-2.bats
index c2a4ffc4145..385fb503476 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/scheduler-k3s-2.bats
@@ -17,75 +17,6 @@ teardown_() {
   uninstall_k3s || true
 }
 
-install_k3s() {
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku proxy:set --global k3s"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global server hub.docker.com"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global image-repo-template '$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME/{{ .AppName }}'"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global push-on-release true"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler:set --global selected k3s"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:login docker.io $DOCKERHUB_USERNAME $DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-  assert_output_contains "Login Succeeded"
-
-  INGRESS_CLASS="${INGRESS_CLASS:-traefik}"
-  if [[ "$TAINT_SCHEDULING" == "true" ]]; then
-    run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:initialize --ingress-class $INGRESS_CLASS --taint-scheduling"
-    echo "output: $output"
-    echo "status: $status"
-    assert_success
-  else
-    run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:initialize --ingress-class $INGRESS_CLASS"
-    echo "output: $output"
-    echo "status: $status"
-    assert_success
-  fi
-}
-
-uninstall_k3s() {
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:uninstall"
-  echo "output: $output"
-  echo "status: $status"
-  assert_success
-}
-
-@test "(scheduler-k3s) install traefik with taint" {
-  if [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" ]] || [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
-    skip "skipping due to missing docker.io credentials DOCKERHUB_USERNAME:DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
-  fi
-
-  TAINT_SCHEDULING=true install_k3s
-}
-
-@test "(scheduler-k3s) install nginx with taint" {
-  if [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" ]] || [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
-    skip "skipping due to missing docker.io credentials DOCKERHUB_USERNAME:DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
-  fi
-
-  INGRESS_CLASS=nginx TAINT_SCHEDULING=true install_k3s
-}
-
 @test "(scheduler-k3s) deploy traefik [resource] [autoscaling]" {
   if [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME" ]] || [[ -z "$DOCKERHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
     skip "skipping due to missing docker.io credentials DOCKERHUB_USERNAME:DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 0ea1a45edbd..b141fd43704 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -621,3 +621,58 @@ install_nixpacks() {
     curl -sSL https://nixpacks.com/install.sh | FORCE=1 bash
   fi
 }
+
+install_k3s() {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku proxy:set --global k3s"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global server hub.docker.com"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global image-repo-template '$DOCKERHUB_USERNAME/{{ .AppName }}'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:set --global push-on-release true"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler:set --global selected k3s"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku registry:login docker.io $DOCKERHUB_USERNAME $DOCKERHUB_TOKEN"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Login Succeeded"
+
+  INGRESS_CLASS="${INGRESS_CLASS:-traefik}"
+  if [[ "$TAINT_SCHEDULING" == "true" ]]; then
+    run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:initialize --ingress-class $INGRESS_CLASS --taint-scheduling"
+    echo "output: $output"
+    echo "status: $status"
+    assert_success
+  else
+    run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:initialize --ingress-class $INGRESS_CLASS"
+    echo "output: $output"
+    echo "status: $status"
+    assert_success
+  fi
+
+  sleep 20
+}
+
+uninstall_k3s() {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku scheduler-k3s:uninstall"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+}