diff --git a/tests/.dirac-ci-config.yaml b/tests/.dirac-ci-config.yaml
index e55e40091b3..126e8a12a65 100644
--- a/tests/.dirac-ci-config.yaml
+++ b/tests/.dirac-ci-config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
 config:
   DIRAC_CI_SETUP_SCRIPT: DIRAC/tests/Jenkins/dirac_ci.sh
+  PILOT_INSTALLATION_COMMAND: dirac-pilot.py --modules /home/dirac/LocalRepo/ALTERNATIVE_MODULES/DIRAC -M 1 -S dirac-JenkinsSetup -N jenkins.cern.ch -Q jenkins-queue_not_important -n DIRAC.Jenkins.ch --pilotUUID=whatever12345 --cert --certLocation=/home/dirac/PilotInstallDIR/etc/grid-security --CVMFS_locations=/home/dirac/PilotInstallDIR -o diracInstallOnly --wnVO=vo --debug
+  PILOT_JSON: "{
+        \"timestamp\": \"2023-02-13T14:34:26.725499\",
+        \"CEs\": {
+                \"jenkins.cern.ch\": {
+                        \"Site\": \"DIRAC.Jenkins.ch\",
+                        \"GridCEType\": \"TEST-FULL\"
+                }
+        },
+        \"Defaults\": {
+                \"Pilot\": {
+                        \"RemoteLogging\": \"False\",
+                        \"Version\": \"integration\",
+                        \"Commands\": {
+                                \"TEST-FULL\": \"CheckWorkerNode, InstallDIRAC, ConfigureBasics, RegisterPilot, CheckCECapabilities, CheckWNCapabilities, ConfigureSite, ConfigureArchitecture, ConfigureCPURequirements, LaunchAgent\"
+                        }
+                }
+        },
+        \"vo\": {
+                \"Pilot\": {
+                        \"CheckVersion\": \"False\",
+                        \"pilotFileServer\": \"should_not_matter\",
+                        \"pilotRepoBranch\": \"should_not_matter\",
+                        \"pilotRepo\": \"https://github.com/should_not_matter/Pilot.git\",
+                        \"GenericPilotGroup\": \"dirac_user\",
+                        \"GenericPilotDN\": \"/C=ch/O=DIRAC/OU=DIRAC CI/CN=ciuser\",
+                        \"PilotLogLevel\": \"DEBUG\"
+                }
+        },
+        \"ConfigurationServers\": [
+                \"https://server:9135/Configuration/Server\"
+        ]
+}"
+  PILOT_DOWNLOAD_COMMAND: "git clone --single-branch --branch master https://github.com/DIRACGrid/Pilot.git && mv Pilot/Pilot/*.py . && rm -rf Pilot"
 
 # List of feature variables which must be passed when preparing
 required-feature-flags: []
diff --git a/tests/CI/run_pilot.sh b/tests/CI/run_pilot.sh
index 4315ac83b83..d6f55fade97 100755
--- a/tests/CI/run_pilot.sh
+++ b/tests/CI/run_pilot.sh
@@ -8,60 +8,25 @@ set -eo pipefail
 # IFS=$'\n\t'
 set -x
 
-TESTCODE=$PWD/LocalRepo/ALTERNATIVE_MODULES/
-PILOTINSTALLDIR=$PWD/PilotInstallDIR/
+# Install jq
+# if ! command -v jq &> /dev/null
+# then
+#   sudo yum install -y jq
+# fi
 
 source CONFIG
 
 # Creating "the worker node"
-cd "${PILOTINSTALLDIR}"
+cd /home/dirac/PilotInstallDIR
 mkdir -p etc/grid-security/vomsdir
 mkdir -p etc/grid-security/vomses
 touch etc/grid-security/vomsdir/vomsdir
 touch etc/grid-security/vomses/vomses
 
-# Get the pilot code
-git clone --single-branch -b master https://github.com/DIRACGrid/Pilot.git
-mv Pilot/Pilot/*.py .
-rm -rf Pilot
+eval "${PILOT_DOWNLOAD_COMMAND}"
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-CSURL=https://$SERVER_HOST:9135/Configuration/Server
-
-echo "
-{
-	\"timestamp\": \"2023-02-13T14:34:26.725499\",
-	\"CEs\": {
-		\"jenkins.cern.ch\": {
-			\"Site\": \"DIRAC.Jenkins.ch\",
-			\"GridCEType\": \"TEST-FULL\"
-		}
-	},
-	\"Defaults\": {
-		\"Pilot\": {
-			\"RemoteLogging\": \"False\",
-			\"Version\": \"integration\",
-			\"Commands\": {
-				\"TEST-FULL\": \"CheckWorkerNode, InstallDIRAC, ConfigureBasics, RegisterPilot, CheckCECapabilities, CheckWNCapabilities, ConfigureSite, ConfigureArchitecture, ConfigureCPURequirements, LaunchAgent\"
-			}
-		}
-	},
-	\"vo\": {
-		\"Pilot\": {
-			\"CheckVersion\": \"False\",
-			\"pilotFileServer\": \"should_not_matter\",
-			\"pilotRepoBranch\": \"should_not_matter\",
-			\"pilotRepo\": \"https://github.com/should_not_matter/Pilot.git\",
-			\"GenericPilotGroup\": \"dirac_user\",
-			\"GenericPilotDN\": \"/C=ch/O=DIRAC/OU=DIRAC CI/CN=ciuser\",
-			\"PilotLogLevel\": \"DEBUG\"
-		}
-	},
-	\"ConfigurationServers\": [
-		\"${CSURL}\"
-	]
-}
-" > pilot.json
+# echo "${PILOT_JSON}" | jq . > pilot.json
+echo "${PILOT_JSON}" > pilot.json
 
 if command -v python &> /dev/null; then
   py='python'
@@ -71,7 +36,6 @@ elif command -v python2 &> /dev/null; then
   py='python2'
 fi
 
-pilotUUID="${GITHUB_JOB//-/}""$(shuf -i 2000-65000 -n 1)"
-pilotUUID=$(echo "$pilotUUID" | rev | cut -c 1-32 | rev)
+more pilot.json
 
-$py dirac-pilot.py --modules "${TESTCODE}/DIRAC" -M 1 -S dirac-JenkinsSetup -N jenkins.cern.ch -Q jenkins-queue_not_important -n DIRAC.Jenkins.ch --pilotUUID="${pilotUUID}" --cert --certLocation="${PILOTINSTALLDIR}"/etc/grid-security --CVMFS_locations="${PILOTINSTALLDIR}" -o diracInstallOnly --wnVO=vo --debug
+$py ${PILOT_INSTALLATION_COMMAND}