diff --git a/tests/common.bash b/tests/common.bash
index 64474d0fb9..486bb49096 100644
--- a/tests/common.bash
+++ b/tests/common.bash
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 # This file contains common functions that
 # are being used by our metrics and integration tests
 
+this_script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+export repo_root_dir="$(cd "${this_script_dir}/../" && pwd)"
+
 # Kata tests directory used for storing various test-related artifacts.
 KATA_TESTS_BASEDIR="${KATA_TESTS_BASEDIR:-/var/log/kata-tests}"
 
@@ -330,3 +333,10 @@ function check_containerd_config_for_kata() {
 		overwrite_containerd_config
 	fi
 }
+
+function ensure_yq() {
+    : "${GOPATH:=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}"
+    export GOPATH
+    export PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:${PATH}"
+    INSTALL_IN_GOPATH=true "${repo_root_dir}/ci/install_yq.sh"
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
index b38288efc1..1f594f4843 100755
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/gha-run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 kubernetes_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
-repo_root_dir="$(cd "${kubernetes_dir}/../../../" && pwd)"
+source "${kubernetes_dir}/../../common.bash"
 tools_dir="${repo_root_dir}/tools"
 
 function _print_cluster_name() {
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ function get_cluster_credentials() {
         -n "$(_print_cluster_name)"
 }
 
-function ensure_yq() {
-    : "${GOPATH:=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}"
-    export GOPATH
-    export PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:${PATH}"
-    INSTALL_IN_GOPATH=true "${repo_root_dir}/ci/install_yq.sh"
-}
-
 function run_tests() {
     platform="${1}"
     ensure_yq