diff --git a/.github/actions/build/build-binaries/action.yml b/.github/actions/build/build-binaries/action.yml
index 262082b..a0b8d1c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build/build-binaries/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build/build-binaries/action.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ runs:
     # Common build steps
     #############################################################
     - name: Run tests and verification
+      # Tests for operators repo are in separated workflow and this is just a redundant step
+      if: ${{ inputs.clusterOperatorBuild == 'true' }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
           make java_install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yml
index b881934..87fa769 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integrations.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
             buildContainers: true
             modules: "./"
             nexusCheck: "kafka-bridge"
-            javaVersion: "17"
+            javaVersion: "21"
             helmChartName: "none"
             releaseVersion: "6.6.6"
             imagesDir: "kafka-bridge-amd64.tar.gz"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
             modules: "./,api"
             nexusCheck: "kafka-access-operator"
             javaVersion: "21"
-            helmChartName: "none"
+            helmChartName: "strimzi-access-operator-helm-3-chart"
             releaseVersion: "6.6.6"
             imagesDir: "access-operator-container-amd64.tar.gz"
             clusterOperatorBuild: false
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
             artifactSuffix: "kafka-oauth"
             architecture: "amd64"
             buildContainers: false
-            modules: "./,oauth-common,oauth-client,oauth-server"
+            modules: "!examples/producer','!examples/consumer"
             nexusCheck: "kafka-oauth-common"
             javaVersion: "17"
             helmChartName: "none"