diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
index d3815a75cd..19b9ef580a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         - k8s-executor-build-push integration-test-k8s
 
     steps:
+    - name: Maximize build space
+      uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
+      with:
+        root-reserve-mb: 512
+        swap-size-mb: 1024
+        remove-dotnet: 'true'
     - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
       with:
         go-version: '1.20'
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index 8e4b163e81..6846b7ab40 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -605,20 +605,15 @@ func buildImage(t *testing.T, dockerfile string, imageBuilder *DockerFileBuilder
 		// Define the command and arguments
 		cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "--kubeconfig=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml", "get", "po", "-n", "kube-system")
 
-		// Create a buffer to capture the output
-		var out bytes.Buffer
-		cmd.Stdout = &out
+		var podInfo bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stdout = &podInfo
 
-		// Run the command
-		err := cmd.Run()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+		cmdErr := cmd.Run()
+		if cmdErr != nil {
+			log.Fatal(cmdErr)
 		}
 
-		// Store the output in a string
-		cmdOutput := out.String()
-
-		t.Errorf("cmdOutput: %s\n", cmdOutput)
+		t.Errorf("cmdOutput: %s\n", podInfo.String())
 		t.Errorf("Error building image: %s", err)
 		t.FailNow()
 	}