diff --git a/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/BaseTest.java b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/BaseTest.java
index 18735fa1db..3b79ed51c0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/BaseTest.java
+++ b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/BaseTest.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class BaseTest {
     protected static String encryptModelScript = "";
     protected static String validateModelScript = "";
     protected static String domainParentDir = "";
+    protected static String prepareModelScript = "";
     protected static final String ORACLE_DB_IMG = "phx.ocir.io/weblogick8s/database/enterprise";
     protected static final String ORACLE_DB_IMG_TAG = "12.2.0.1-slim";
     private static final String DB_CONTAINER_NAME = generateDatabaseContainerName();
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ protected static void initialize() {
         encryptModelScript = getWDTScriptsHome() + FS + "encryptModel.sh";
         validateModelScript = getWDTScriptsHome() + FS + "validateModel.sh";
         compareModelScript = getWDTScriptsHome() + FS + "compareModel.sh";
+        prepareModelScript = getWDTScriptsHome() + FS + "prepareModel.sh";
 
         domainParentDir = "." + FS + "target" + FS + "domains";
     }
diff --git a/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/ITWdt.java b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/ITWdt.java
index 7588310459..8edbda3837 100644
--- a/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/ITWdt.java
+++ b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/java/oracle/weblogic/deploy/integration/ITWdt.java
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInfo;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestMethodOrder;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeTrue;
 
 @IntegrationTest
@@ -964,6 +963,37 @@ void test31DiscoverDomainWithModelFile(TestInfo testInfo) throws Exception {
             stopAdminServer(domainHome);
         }
     }
+    /**
+     * test discoverDomain.sh with -domain_type as JRF
+     * @throws Exception - if any error occurs
+     */
+    @DisplayName("Test 32: Prepare model")
+    @Order(32)
+    @Tag("gate")
+    @Test
+    void test32PrepareModel(TestInfo testInfo) throws Exception {
+
+        try (PrintWriter out = getTestMethodWriter(testInfo)) {
+            String wkoModelFile = getSampleModelFile("-targetwko");
+            Path outputFiles = getTestOutputPath(testInfo);
+            String cmd = prepareModelScript
+                    + " -oracle_home " + mwhome_12213
+                    + " -output_dir " + outputFiles
+                    + " -model_file " + wkoModelFile
+                    + " -target " + "wko";
+
+            CommandResult result = Runner.run(cmd, getTestMethodEnvironment(testInfo), out);
+
+            verifyResult(result, "prepareModel.sh completed successfully");
+
+            // verify model file
+            String tempWkoModel = outputFiles + FS + wkoModelFile;
+
+            cmd = "grep -c 'Partition' " + tempWkoModel;
+            CommandResult result3 = Runner.run(cmd, getTestMethodEnvironment(testInfo), out);
+            assertNotEquals(0, result3.exitValue(), "Partition section was not removed from model");
+        }
+    }
 
     private boolean startAdminServer(String domainHome, Path outputFile) throws Exception {
         boolean isServerUp = false;
diff --git a/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/resources/simple-topology-targetwko.yaml b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/resources/simple-topology-targetwko.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6ba5a877d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/system-test/src/test/resources/simple-topology-targetwko.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+domainInfo:
+  AdminUserName: weblogic
+  AdminPassword: 'welcome1'
+topology:
+  Name: DemoDomain
+  Cluster:
+    staticCluster:
+      CoherenceClusterSystemResource: DataGridConfig
+      JTACluster:
+        # remove, attribute is online only
+        DeterminerCandidateResourceInfoList: []
+        Notes: not here
+    dynamicCluster:
+      DynamicServers:
+        # add CalculatedListenPorts set to false
+        MaxDynamicClusterSize: 4
+        DynamicClusterSize: 3
+    dynamicCluster2:
+      DynamicServers:
+        MaxDynamicClusterSize: 4
+        # change CalculatedListenPorts to false
+        CalculatedListenPorts: true
+        DynamicClusterSize: 3
+  Server:
+    m1:
+      Cluster: staticCluster
+      ListenPort: 5001
+      Machine: "machine-1"
+    m2:
+      Cluster: staticCluster
+      # string value should match numeric value
+      ListenPort: "5001"
+      Machine: "machine-1"
+    m3:
+      Cluster: staticCluster
+      # this should cause a warning message
+      ListenPort: 5002
+      Machine: "machine-1"
+  ServerTemplate:
+    'template-1':
+      Machine: "machine-1"
+  Machine:
+    # this machine and any references to it should be removed
+    machine-1:
+  VirtualTarget:
+    target-2:
+
+  # confirm that model traversal deals with artificial type folders correctly
+  SecurityConfiguration:
+    Realm:
+      yourRealm:
+        AuthenticationProvider:
+          DefaultAuthenticator:
+            DefaultAuthenticator:
+              ControlFlag: OPTIONAL
+              # remove, attribute is online only
+              ProviderClassName: 'com.defaultClass'
+
+resources:
+  Partition:
+    my-partition:
+  ResourceGroup:
+    my-resource-group:
+
+appDeployments:
+  Application:
+    myApp:
+      SourcePath: 'wlsdeploy/applications/sample-app.war'
+      # remove, attribute is online only
+      MultiVersionApp: false