diff --git a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
index b674c18cf..2ca65b1db 100644
--- a/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/kubernetes/confidential_kbs.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ readonly KBS_NS="coco-tenant"
 readonly KBS_PRIVATE_KEY="${COCO_KBS_DIR}/config/kubernetes/base/kbs.key"
 # The kbs service name
 readonly KBS_SVC_NAME="kbs"
+# The kbs ingress name
+readonly KBS_INGRESS_NAME="kbs"
 
 # Set "allow all" policy to resources.
 #
@@ -243,7 +245,6 @@ function kbs_k8s_deploy() {
 	kustomize edit set image "kbs-container-image=${image}:${image_tag}"
 	popd
 	echo "::endgroup::"
-
 	[ -n "$ingress" ] && _handle_ingress "$ingress"
 
 	echo "::group::Deploy the KBS"
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ function kbs_k8s_deploy() {
 EOF
 		export DEPLOYMENT_DIR=custom_pccs
 	fi
+
 	./deploy-kbs.sh
 	popd
 
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ EOF
 	echo "::group::Check the service healthy"
 	kbs_ip=$(kubectl get -o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}' svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" 2>/dev/null)
 	kbs_port=$(kubectl get -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].port}' svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" 2>/dev/null)
+
 	local pod=kbs-checker-$$
 	kubectl run "$pod" --image=quay.io/prometheus/busybox --restart=Never -- \
 		sh -c "wget -O- --timeout=5 \"${kbs_ip}:${kbs_port}\" || true"
@@ -326,15 +329,14 @@ EOF
 #
 kbs_k8s_svc_host() {
 	if kubectl get ingress -n "$KBS_NS" 2>/dev/null | grep -q kbs; then
-		kubectl get ingress kbs -n "$KBS_NS" \
+		kubectl get ingress "$KBS_INGRESS_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" \
 			-o jsonpath='{.spec.rules[0].host}' 2>/dev/null
-	elif kubectl get svc kbs-nodeport -n "$KBS_NS" &>/dev/null; then
+	elif kubectl get svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" &>/dev/null; then
 			local host
-			host=$(kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.addresses[?(@.type=="ExternalIP")].address}' -n "$KBS_NS")
-			[ -z "$host"] && host=$(kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.addresses[?(@.type=="InternalIP")].address}' -n "$KBS_NS")
+			host=$(kubectl get nodes -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.addresses[?(@.type=="InternalIP")].address}' -n "$KBS_NS")
 			echo "$host"
 	else
-		kubectl get svc kbs -n "$KBS_NS" \
+		kubectl get svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" \
 			-o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}' 2>/dev/null
 	fi
 }
@@ -346,10 +348,10 @@ kbs_k8s_svc_port() {
 	if kubectl get ingress -n "$KBS_NS" 2>/dev/null | grep -q kbs; then
 		# Assume served on default HTTP port 80
 		echo "80"
-	elif kubectl get svc kbs-nodeport -n "$KBS_NS" &>/dev/null; then
-		kubectl get -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}' svc kbs-nodeport -n "$KBS_NS"
+	elif kubectl get svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" &>/dev/null; then
+		kubectl get svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}'
 	else
-		kubectl get svc kbs -n "$KBS_NS" \
+		kubectl get svc "$KBS_SVC_NAME" -n "$KBS_NS" \
 			-o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].port}' 2>/dev/null
 	fi
 }
@@ -449,28 +451,8 @@ _handle_ingress_aks() {
 }
 
 # Implements the ingress handler for servernode
-# this is useful on kcli or anywhere where cluster IPs are accessible
-# from the testing machines.
 #
 _handle_ingress_nodeport() {
-	pushd "${COCO_KBS_DIR}/config/kubernetes/overlays"
-
-	cat > nodeport_service.yaml <<EOF
-# Service to expose the KBS on nodes
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: kbs-nodeport
-  namespace: "$KBS_NS"
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: kbs
-  ports:
-  - protocol: TCP
-    port: 8080
-    targetPort: 8080
-  type: NodePort
-EOF
-	kustomize edit add resource nodeport_service.yaml
-	popd
+	# By exporting this variable the kbs deploy script will install the nodeport service
+	export DEPLOYMENT_DIR=nodeport
 }