diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index fb07a12597..0842fba223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ jobs:
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: bash tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh install-dependencies
 
       - name: get-kata-tarball
diff --git a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
index fb0a057b9e..e9819da4ae 100644
--- a/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
+++ b/src/agent/rustjail/src/cgroups/notifier.rs
@@ -77,9 +77,17 @@ async fn register_memory_event_v2(
     let mut inotify = Inotify::init().context("Failed to initialize inotify")?;
 
     // watching oom kill
-    let ev_wd = inotify.add_watch(&event_control_path, WatchMask::MODIFY)?;
+    let ev_wd = inotify
+        .add_watch(&event_control_path, WatchMask::MODIFY)
+        .context(format!("failed to add watch for {:?}", &event_control_path))?;
+
     // Because no `unix.IN_DELETE|unix.IN_DELETE_SELF` event for cgroup file system, so watching all process exited
-    let cg_wd = inotify.add_watch(&cgroup_event_control_path, WatchMask::MODIFY)?;
+    let cg_wd = inotify
+        .add_watch(&cgroup_event_control_path, WatchMask::MODIFY)
+        .context(format!(
+            "failed to add watch for {:?}",
+            &cgroup_event_control_path
+        ))?;
 
     info!(sl(), "ev_wd: {:?}", ev_wd);
     info!(sl(), "cg_wd: {:?}", cg_wd);
diff --git a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
index 30f83aec7c..2ab66e3a62 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
@@ -342,24 +342,25 @@ impl AgentService {
     async fn do_start_container(&self, req: protocols::agent::StartContainerRequest) -> Result<()> {
         let mut s = self.sandbox.lock().await;
         let sid = s.id.clone();
-        let cid = req.container_id;
+        let cid = req.container_id.clone();
 
         let ctr = s
             .get_container(&cid)
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
-        ctr.exec().await?;
 
-        if sid == cid {
-            return Ok(());
+        if sid != cid {
+            // start oom event loop
+            if let Ok(cg_path) = ctr.cgroup_manager.as_ref().get_cgroup_path("memory") {
+                let rx = notifier::notify_oom(cid.as_str(), cg_path.to_string()).await?;
+                s.run_oom_event_monitor(rx, cid.clone()).await;
+            }
         }
 
-        // start oom event loop
-        if let Ok(cg_path) = ctr.cgroup_manager.as_ref().get_cgroup_path("memory") {
-            let rx = notifier::notify_oom(cid.as_str(), cg_path.to_string()).await?;
-            s.run_oom_event_monitor(rx, cid).await;
-        }
+        let ctr = s
+            .get_container(&cid)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Invalid container id"))?;
 
-        Ok(())
+        ctr.exec().await
     }
 
     #[instrument]
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 3e94798670..25f08d63ad 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -1033,20 +1033,6 @@ func (k *kataAgent) constrainGRPCSpec(grpcSpec *grpc.Spec, passSeccomp bool, dis
 		grpcSpec.Linux.Resources.CPU.Mems = ""
 	}
 
-	// We need agent systemd cgroup now.
-	// There are three main reasons to do not apply systemd cgroups in the VM
-	// - Initrd image doesn't have systemd.
-	// - Nobody will be able to modify the resources of a specific container by using systemctl set-property.
-	// - docker is not running in the VM.
-	// if resCtrl.IsSystemdCgroup(grpcSpec.Linux.CgroupsPath) {
-	// 	// Convert systemd cgroup to cgroupfs
-	// 	slice := strings.Split(grpcSpec.Linux.CgroupsPath, ":")
-	// 	// 0 - slice: system.slice
-	// 	// 1 - prefix: docker
-	// 	// 2 - name: abc123
-	// 	grpcSpec.Linux.CgroupsPath = filepath.Join("/", slice[1], slice[2])
-	// }
-
 	// Disable network namespace since it is already handled on the host by
 	// virtcontainers. The network is a complex part which cannot be simply
 	// passed to the agent.
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-job.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-job.bats
index c0112e4a96..9b64d4dec3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-job.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-job.bats
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../../common.bash"
 load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/tests_common.sh"
 
 setup() {
-	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == "qemu-coco-dev" ]; then
-		skip "Test not stable on qemu-coco-dev. See issue #10616"
-	fi
-
 	get_pod_config_dir
 	job_name="job-pi-test"
 	yaml_file="${pod_config_dir}/job.yaml"
@@ -42,10 +38,6 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 teardown() {
-	if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == "qemu-coco-dev" ]; then
-		skip "Test not stable on qemu-coco-dev. See issue #10616"
-	fi
-
 	# Debugging information
 	kubectl describe pod "$pod_name"
 	kubectl describe jobs/"$job_name"
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-policy-job.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-policy-job.bats
index 60caaae260..e3b7070fac 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-policy-job.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-policy-job.bats
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../../common.bash"
 load "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/tests_common.sh"
 
 setup() {
-    if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == "qemu-coco-dev" ]; then
-        skip "Test not stable on qemu-coco-dev. See issue #10616"
-    fi
-
     auto_generate_policy_enabled || skip "Auto-generated policy tests are disabled."
 
     get_pod_config_dir
@@ -145,10 +141,6 @@ test_job_policy_error() {
 }
 
 teardown() {
-    if [ "${KATA_HYPERVISOR}" == "qemu-coco-dev" ]; then
-        skip "Test not stable on qemu-coco-dev. See issue #10616"
-    fi
-
     auto_generate_policy_enabled || skip "Auto-generated policy tests are disabled."
 
     # Debugging information