diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
index 88764ae5f5..6a1ca34a5a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-confidential-attestation.bats
@@ -90,11 +90,5 @@ teardown() {
 		skip "Test skipped as KBS not setup"
 	fi
 
-	[ -n "${pod_name:-}" ] && kubectl describe "pod/${pod_name}" || true
-	[ -n "${pod_config_dir:-}" ] && kubectl delete -f "${K8S_TEST_YAML}" || true
-
-	if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-	fi
+	teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-authenticated.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-authenticated.bats
index ff1c50cc1a..c26bac30c7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-authenticated.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-authenticated.bats
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@ teardown() {
 
     [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
 
+    teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
     kubectl delete secret cococred --ignore-not-found
-
-    kubectl describe pods
-    k8s_delete_all_pods_if_any_exists || true
-
-    if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-	fi
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-encrypted.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-encrypted.bats
index 5ecff42570..7b12eada91 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-encrypted.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-encrypted.bats
@@ -95,11 +95,5 @@ teardown() {
 
     [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
 
-    kubectl describe pods
-    k8s_delete_all_pods_if_any_exists || true
-
-    if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-        echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-        exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-    fi
+    teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-signature.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-signature.bats
index 69a2909152..542ca6394e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-signature.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image-signature.bats
@@ -146,11 +146,5 @@ teardown() {
 
     [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
 
-    kubectl describe pods
-    k8s_delete_all_pods_if_any_exists || true
-
-    if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-	fi
+    teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
index 4b2a896523..cb91158566 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-guest-pull-image.bats
@@ -230,8 +230,7 @@ teardown() {
 
     [ "${SNAPSHOTTER:-}" = "nydus" ] || skip "None snapshotter was found but this test requires one"
 
-    kubectl describe pods
-    k8s_delete_all_pods_if_any_exists || true
+    teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
     kubectl delete --ignore-not-found pvc trusted-pvc
     kubectl delete --ignore-not-found pv trusted-block-pv
     kubectl delete --ignore-not-found storageclass local-storage
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-liveness-probes.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-liveness-probes.bats
index 42557be8bc..d5500e7fe4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-liveness-probes.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-liveness-probes.bats
@@ -93,14 +93,7 @@ setup() {
 
 teardown() {
 	# Debugging information
-	kubectl describe "pod/$pod_name"
-
-	kubectl delete pod "$pod_name"
-
 	rm -f "${yaml_file}"
 
-	if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-	fi
+	teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
index 47355d0d6e..a33c457530 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-measured-rootfs.bats
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ setup() {
 	setup_common
 }
 
-teardown() {
-	check_and_skip
-
-	kubectl describe -f "${pod_config}" || true
-	kubectl delete -f "${pod_config}" || true
-}
-
 @test "Test cannnot launch pod with measured boot enabled and incorrect hash" {
 	pod_config="$(new_pod_config nginx "kata-${KATA_HYPERVISOR}")"
 
@@ -57,3 +50,9 @@ teardown() {
 	assert_logs_contain "$node" kata "$node_start_time" \
 		'verity: .* metadata block .* is corrupted'
 }
+
+teardown() {
+	check_and_skip
+
+	teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-sealed-secret.bats b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-sealed-secret.bats
index bdcd56066a..88a833e268 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-sealed-secret.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/k8s-sealed-secret.bats
@@ -107,14 +107,7 @@ teardown() {
 		skip "Test skipped as KBS not setup"
 	fi
 
-	[ -n "${pod_name:-}" ] && kubectl describe "pod/${pod_name}" || true
-	[ -n "${pod_config_dir:-}" ] && kubectl delete -f "${K8S_TEST_YAML}" || true
-
+	teardown_common "${node}" "${node_start_time:-}"
 	kubectl delete secret sealed-secret --ignore-not-found
 	kubectl delete secret not-sealed-secret --ignore-not-found
-
-	if [[ -n "${node_start_time:-}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
-		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
-		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
-	fi
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/lib.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/lib.sh
index 56713e950b..9c2297f0f5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/lib.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/lib.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ k8s_create_pod() {
 #
 exec_host() {
 	local node="$1"
+	# Validate the node
+	if ! kubectl get node "${node}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+		die "A given node ${node} is not valid"
+	fi
 	# `kubectl debug` always returns 0, so we hack it to return the right exit code.
 	local command="${@:2}"
 	# Make 7 character hash from the node name
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/tests_common.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/tests_common.sh
index 5339c64f07..3885de06f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/tests_common.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/tests_common.sh
@@ -359,3 +359,23 @@ pod_exec_blocked_command() {
 
 	(echo "${exec_output}" | grep "ExecProcessRequest is blocked by policy" > /dev/null) || die "exec was not blocked by policy!"
 }
+
+# Common teardown for tests.
+#
+# Parameters:
+#	$1	- node name where kata is installed
+#	$2	- start time at the node for the sake of fetching logs
+#
+teardown_common() {
+	local node="$1"
+	local node_start_time="$2"
+
+	kubectl describe pods
+	k8s_delete_all_pods_if_any_exists || true
+
+	# Print the node journal since the test start time if a bats test is not completed
+	if [[ -n "${node_start_time}" && -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]]; then
+		echo "DEBUG: system logs of node '$node' since test start time ($node_start_time)"
+		exec_host "${node}" journalctl -x -t "kata" --since '"'$node_start_time'"' || true
+	fi
+}