diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 388ca005457..ce51b7e8b3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 * * Sun'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: weaveworks/wego-app
+
 name: Nightly
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -29,8 +33,35 @@ jobs:
           path: bin
           retention-days: 1
 
-  test-eks:
+  build-and-push:
     needs: [build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Unshallow
+      run: |
+        git fetch --prune --unshallow
+        git fetch --tags -f
+    - name: Log in to the Container registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v1
+      with:
+        registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Build and push Docker image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+      with:
+        context: .
+        push: true
+        tags: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:nightly-build
+
+
+  test-eks:
+    needs: [build-and-push]
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -148,6 +179,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export WEGO_BIN_PATH=$(pwd)/bin/gitops-${{matrix.os}}-nightly
         export CLUSTER_PROVIDER=kubectl
+        export USE_NIGHTLY_BUILD_TAG=true
         export DELETE_WEGO_RUNTIME_ON_EACH_TEST=true
         # cleanup the cluster
         $WEGO_BIN_PATH flux uninstall --silent
@@ -165,7 +197,7 @@ jobs:
         retention-days: 1
 
   test-gke:
-    needs: [build]
+    needs: [build-and-push]
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -282,6 +314,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export WEGO_BIN_PATH=$(pwd)/bin/gitops-${{matrix.os}}-nightly
         export CLUSTER_PROVIDER=kubectl
+        export USE_NIGHTLY_BUILD_TAG=true
         export DELETE_WEGO_RUNTIME_ON_EACH_TEST=true
         # cleanup the cluster
         $WEGO_BIN_PATH flux uninstall --silent
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d0f642089f8..41a0fb6db87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/pkg/models/manifest.go b/pkg/models/manifest.go
index 5a704213f2c..79ca967e200 100644
--- a/pkg/models/manifest.go
+++ b/pkg/models/manifest.go
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ func BootstrapManifests(ctx context.Context, fluxClient flux.Flux, gitProvider g
 	}
 
 	image, version := WegoImageAndVersion()
+
+	fmt.Println("!!!image")
+	fmt.Println(image)
+	fmt.Println("!!!version")
+	fmt.Println(version)
+
 	wegoAppManifests, err := manifests.GenerateWegoAppManifests(
 		manifests.Params{
 			AppVersion: version,
@@ -158,8 +164,16 @@ func BootstrapManifests(ctx context.Context, fluxClient flux.Flux, gitProvider g
 
 func WegoImageAndVersion() (string, string) {
 	version := version.Version
+
+	fmt.Println("version")
+	fmt.Println(version)
+
 	if os.Getenv("IS_TEST_ENV") != "" {
 		version = "latest"
+		fmt.Println(version)
+	} else if os.Getenv("USE_NIGHTLY_BUILD_TAG") != "" {
+		version = "nightly-build"
+		fmt.Println(version)
 	}
 
 	image := WegoImage
@@ -167,6 +181,8 @@ func WegoImageAndVersion() (string, string) {
 		image = localWegoImage
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println(version)
+
 	return image, version
 }
 
diff --git a/test/acceptance/test/profiles_test.go b/test/acceptance/test/profiles_test.go
index ef13c7756b8..bd8434b1d59 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/test/profiles_test.go
+++ b/test/acceptance/test/profiles_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Weave GitOps Profiles API", func() {
 		deleteNamespace(namespace)
 	})
 
-	It("gets deployed and is accessible via the service", func() {
+	FIt("gets deployed and is accessible via the service", func() {
 		By("Installing the Profiles API and setting up the profile helm repository")
 		appRepoRemoteURL = "git@github.com:" + githubOrg + "/" + tip.appRepoName + ".git"
 		installAndVerifyWego(namespace, appRepoRemoteURL)
diff --git a/test/acceptance/test/utils.go b/test/acceptance/test/utils.go
index bc59654ab85..46b0750c7ec 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/test/utils.go
+++ b/test/acceptance/test/utils.go
@@ -341,9 +341,19 @@ func getGitRepoVisibility(org string, repo string, providerName gitproviders.Git
 
 //Assumes resource will eventually contain a status.Conditions where Type=Ready exists
 func waitForResourceToBeReady(resourceType string, resourceName string, namespace string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	var getResourceOutput []byte
+
 	EventuallyWithOffset(1, func() error {
+		kubectlCommand := fmt.Sprintf(`kubectl get pods -n wego-system -o jsonpath="{.items[*].spec.containers[*].image}"`)
+		var err error
+		if getResourceOutput, err = exec.Command("sh", "-c", kubectlCommand).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("images: %s\n", string(getResourceOutput))
+
 		log.Infof("Waiting for %s/%s in namespace: %q to be ready : ", resourceType, resourceName, namespace)
-		kubectlCommand := fmt.Sprintf("kubectl -n %s wait --for=condition=ready %s %s", namespace, resourceType, resourceName)
+		kubectlCommand = fmt.Sprintf("kubectl -n %s wait --for=condition=ready %s %s", namespace, resourceType, resourceName)
 		if resourceName == "" {
 			kubectlCommand = kubectlCommand + " --all"
 		}
@@ -351,7 +361,7 @@ func waitForResourceToBeReady(resourceType string, resourceName string, namespac
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
-	}, timeout, "5s").Should(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find the resource %s of type %s, timeout reached", resourceName, resourceType))
+	}, timeout, "5s").Should(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find the resource %s of type %s, timeout reached. Last seen resources: %s", resourceName, resourceType, string(getResourceOutput)))
 }
 
 func waitForResourceToExist(resourceType string, resourceName string, namespace string, timeout time.Duration) {