diff --git a/.ci/lib.sh b/.ci/lib.sh
index 25d30fb552..5f0db45615 100644
--- a/.ci/lib.sh
+++ b/.ci/lib.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,3 @@ run_static_checks()
 	clone_tests_repo
 	bash "$tests_repo_dir/.ci/static-checks.sh" "github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder"
 }
-
-install_bats()
-{
-	bash "$tests_repo_dir/.ci/install_bats.sh"
-}
diff --git a/.ci/run.sh b/.ci/run.sh
index 57448a4345..a5d2ffc622 100755
--- a/.ci/run.sh
+++ b/.ci/run.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ export GOPATH="${GOPATH:-/tmp/go}"
 
 script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
 
-sudo -E PATH="$PATH" bats "${script_dir}/../tests/image_creation.bats"
+sudo -E PATH="$PATH" bash "${script_dir}/../tests/image_creation.sh"
diff --git a/.ci/setup.sh b/.ci/setup.sh
index 3aae750805..b014198b2f 100755
--- a/.ci/setup.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ bash "${cidir}/static-checks.sh"
 #Note: If add clearlinux as supported CI use a stateless os-release file
 source /etc/os-release
 
-install_bats
-
 if [ "$ID" == fedora ];then
 	sudo -E dnf -y install automake yamllint coreutils moreutils
 elif [ "$ID" == centos ];then
diff --git a/tests/image_creation.bats b/tests/image_creation.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 68%
rename from tests/image_creation.bats
rename to tests/image_creation.sh
index be90cd6e38..a0dbd7490b
--- a/tests/image_creation.bats
+++ b/tests/image_creation.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bats
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-readonly rootfs_sh="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh"
-readonly image_builder_sh="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../image-builder/image_builder.sh"
-readonly initrd_builder_sh="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../initrd-builder/initrd_builder.sh"
+set -e
+
+readonly script_dir="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
+
+readonly rootfs_sh="${script_dir}/../rootfs-builder/rootfs.sh"
+readonly image_builder_sh="${script_dir}/../image-builder/image_builder.sh"
+readonly initrd_builder_sh="${script_dir}/../initrd-builder/initrd_builder.sh"
 readonly tmp_dir=$(mktemp -t -d osbuilder-test.XXXXXXX)
 readonly tmp_rootfs="${tmp_dir}/rootfs-osbuilder"
 readonly images_dir="${tmp_dir}/images"
@@ -14,53 +18,16 @@ readonly osbuilder_file="/var/lib/osbuilder/osbuilder.yaml"
 readonly docker_image="busybox"
 readonly docker_config_file="/etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/kata-containers.conf"
 readonly tests_repo="github.com/kata-containers/tests"
-readonly tests_repo_dir="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../../tests"
+readonly tests_repo_dir="${script_dir}/../../tests"
 readonly mgr="${tests_repo_dir}/cmd/kata-manager/kata-manager.sh"
 readonly RUNTIME=${RUNTIME:-kata-runtime}
 
 # "docker build" does not work with a VM-based runtime
 readonly docker_build_runtime="runc"
 
-info()
+exit_handler()
 {
-	s="$*"
-	echo -e "INFO: $s\n" >&2
-}
-
-set_runtime()
-{
-	local name="$1"
-
-	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
-	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
-
-	sudo -E sed -i "s/--default-runtime=[^ ][^ ]*/--default-runtime=${name}/g" \
-		"${docker_config_file}"
-	sudo -E systemctl daemon-reload
-	sudo -E systemctl restart docker
-}
-
-setup()
-{
-	mkdir -p "${images_dir}"
-
-	export USE_DOCKER=true
-
-	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
-	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
-
-	[ ! -d "${tests_repo_dir}" ] && git clone "https://${tests_repo}" "${tests_repo_dir}"
-
-	chronic $mgr install-docker-system
-	chronic $mgr enable-debug
-
-	# Ensure "docker build" works
-	set_runtime "${docker_build_runtime}"
-}
-
-teardown()
-{
-	if [ "$BATS_ERROR_STATUS" -eq 0 ]
+	if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
 	then
 		# Rootfs and images are owned by root
 		sudo -E rm -rf "${tmp_rootfs}"
@@ -94,11 +61,63 @@ teardown()
 	sudo -E ps -efwww | egrep "docker|kata" >&2
 }
 
+trap exit_handler EXIT ERR
+
+die()
+{
+	msg="$*"
+	echo "ERROR: $msg" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+info()
+{
+	s="$*"
+	echo -e "INFO: $s\n" >&2
+}
+
+set_runtime()
+{
+	local name="$1"
+
+	[ -z "$name" ] && die "need name"
+
+	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
+	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
+
+	sudo -E sed -i "s/--default-runtime=[^ ][^ ]*/--default-runtime=${name}/g" \
+		"${docker_config_file}"
+	sudo -E systemctl daemon-reload
+	sudo -E systemctl restart docker
+}
+
+setup()
+{
+	[ -z "$images_dir" ] && die "need images directory"
+	mkdir -p "${images_dir}"
+
+	export USE_DOCKER=true
+
+	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
+	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
+
+	[ ! -d "${tests_repo_dir}" ] && git clone "https://${tests_repo}" "${tests_repo_dir}"
+
+	chronic $mgr install-docker-system
+	chronic $mgr enable-debug
+
+	# Ensure "docker build" works
+	set_runtime "${docker_build_runtime}"
+}
+
 build_rootfs()
 {
 	local distro="$1"
 	local rootfs="$2"
 
+	[ -z "$distro" ] && die "need distro"
+	[ -z "$rootfs" ] && die "need rootfs"
+
 	local full="${rootfs}${osbuilder_file}"
 
 	# clean up from any previous runs
@@ -118,6 +137,9 @@ build_image()
 	local file="$1"
 	local rootfs="$2"
 
+	[ -z "$file" ] && die "need file"
+	[ -z "$rootfs" ] && die "need rootfs"
+
 	sudo -E ${image_builder_sh} -o "${file}" "${rootfs}"
 
 	info "built image file '$file' for rootfs '$rootfs':"
@@ -129,6 +151,9 @@ build_initrd()
 	local file="$1"
 	local rootfs="$2"
 
+	[ -z "$file" ] && die "need file"
+	[ -z "$rootfs" ] && die "need rootfs"
+
 	sudo -E ${initrd_builder_sh} -o "${file}" "${rootfs}"
 
 	info "built initrd file '$file' for rootfs '$rootfs':"
@@ -156,6 +181,9 @@ install_image_create_container()
 {
 	local file="$1"
 
+	[ -z "$file" ] && die "need file"
+	[ ! -e "$file" ] && die "file does not exist: $file"
+
 	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
 	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
 
@@ -168,6 +196,9 @@ install_initrd_create_container()
 {
 	local file="$1"
 
+	[ -z "$file" ] && die "need file"
+	[ ! -e "$file" ] && die "file does not exist: $file"
+
 	# Travis doesn't support VT-x
 	[ -n "$TRAVIS" ] && return
 
@@ -182,6 +213,9 @@ handle_options()
 	local type="$2"
 	local options="$3"
 
+	[ -z "$distro" ] && die "need distro"
+	[ -z "$type" ] && die "need type"
+
 	local opt
 	local rootfs
 
@@ -241,7 +275,9 @@ create_and_run()
 	local image_options="$2"
 	local initrd_options="$3"
 
-	[ -n "$distro" ]
+	[ -z "$distro" ] && die "need distro"
+	[ -z "$image_options" ] && die "need image options"
+	[ -z "$initrd_options" ] && die "need initrd options"
 
 	local opt
 
@@ -256,27 +292,69 @@ create_and_run()
 	fi
 }
 
-@test "Can create and run fedora image" {
-	create_and_run fedora "service" "no"
+run_test()
+{
+	local -r name="$1"
+	local -r skip="$2"
+	local -r distro="$3"
+	local -r image_options="$4"
+	local -r initrd_options="$5"
+
+	[ -z "$name" ] && die "need name"
+	[ -z "$distro" ] && die "need distro"
+	[ -z "$image_options" ] && die "need image options"
+	[ -z "$initrd_options" ] && die "need initrd options"
+
+	[ -n "$skip" ] && info "Skipping test $name: $skip" && return
+
+	info "Running test: ${name}"
+
+	create_and_run "${distro}" "${image_options}" "${initrd_options}"
 }
 
-@test "Can create and run clearlinux image" {
-	create_and_run clearlinux "service" "no"
+test_fedora()
+{
+	local -r name="Can create and run fedora image"
+	run_test "${name}" "" "fedora" "service" "no"
 }
 
-@test "Can create and run centos image" {
-	create_and_run centos "service" "no"
+test_clearlinux()
+{
+	local -r name="Can create and run clearlinux image"
+
+	run_test "${name}" "" "clearlinux" "service" "no"
 }
 
-@test "Can create and run euleros image" {
-	if [ "$TRAVIS" = true ]
-	then
-		skip "travis timeout, see: https://github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder/issues/46"
-	fi
-
-	create_and_run euleros "service" "no"
+test_centos()
+{
+	local -r name="Can create and run centos image"
+	run_test "${name}" "" "centos" "service" "no"
 }
 
-@test "Can create and run alpine image" {
-	create_and_run alpine "no" "init"
+test_euleros()
+{
+	local -r name="Can create and run euleros image"
+
+	[ "$TRAVIS" = true ] && skip="travis timeout, see: https://github.com/kata-containers/osbuilder/issues/46"
+
+	run_test "${name}" "$skip" "euleros" "service" "no"
 }
+
+test_alpine()
+{
+	local -r name="Can create and run alpine image"
+	run_test "${name}" "" "alpine" "no" "init"
+}
+
+main()
+{
+	setup
+
+	test_fedora
+	test_clearlinux
+	test_centos
+	test_euleros
+	test_alpine
+}
+
+main "$@"