diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/ConfigMapEventReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/ConfigMapEventReloadIT.java
index 8476daaa..9ce9a8ab 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/ConfigMapEventReloadIT.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/ConfigMapEventReloadIT.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.builder;
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.patchFour;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.patchOne;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.patchThree;
 import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.patchTwo;
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ class ConfigMapEventReloadIT {
 		testInformFromOneNamespaceEventTriggered();
 		testInform();
 		testInformFromOneNamespaceEventTriggeredSecretsDisabled();
+		testDataChangesInConfigMap();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -296,6 +298,12 @@ class ConfigMapEventReloadIT {
 
 	}
 
+	void testDataChangesInConfigMap() {
+		reCreateConfigMaps(util, client);
+		patchFour(util, DOCKER_IMAGE, IMAGE_NAME, NAMESPACE);
+		DataChangesInConfigMapReloadDelegate.testDataChangesInConfigMap(client);
+	}
+
 	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
 
 		InputStream deploymentStream = util.inputStream("deployment.yaml");
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadDelegate.java
similarity index 53%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadDelegate.java
index 032e32d0..f9d0ac0e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadDelegate.java
@@ -16,77 +16,34 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload;
 
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMapBuilder;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVar;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVarBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Service;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.apps.Deployment;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.Ingress;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.utils.Serialization;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
-import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
-import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
-import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
-import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Phase;
-import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.fabric8_client.Util;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
-import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.builder;
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.replaceConfigMap;
+import static org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload.TestUtil.retrySpec;
 
-class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
+final class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadDelegate {
 
 	private static final String IMAGE_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload";
 
-	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
-
 	private static final String LEFT_NAMESPACE = "left";
 
 	private static final K3sContainer K3S = Commons.container();
 
-	private static Util util;
-
-	private static KubernetesClient client;
-
-	@BeforeAll
-	static void beforeAll() throws Exception {
-		K3S.start();
-		Commons.validateImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
-		Commons.loadSpringCloudKubernetesImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
-
-		util = new Util(K3S);
-		client = util.client();
-
-		util.createNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
-		util.setUpClusterWide(NAMESPACE, Set.of(LEFT_NAMESPACE));
-	}
-
-	@AfterAll
-	static void afterAll() throws Exception {
-		util.deleteNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
-		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
-		Commons.systemPrune();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * <pre>
 	 *     - configMap with no labels and data: left.value = left-initial exists in namespace left
@@ -98,9 +55,7 @@ class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
 	 *     - then we change data inside the config map, and we must see the updated value
 	 * </pre>
 	 */
-	@Test
-	void testSimple() {
-		manifests(Phase.CREATE);
+	static void testDataChangesInConfigMap(KubernetesClient client) {
 		Commons.assertReloadLogStatements("added configmap informer for namespace",
 				"added secret informer for namespace", IMAGE_NAME);
 
@@ -117,7 +72,7 @@ class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
 				.withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace("left").withName("left-configmap").build())
 				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-initial")).build();
 
-		replaceConfigMap(configMap);
+		replaceConfigMap(client, configMap, "left");
 
 		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
 			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
@@ -136,7 +91,7 @@ class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
 						.withName("left-configmap").build())
 				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-after-change")).build();
 
-		replaceConfigMap(configMap);
+		replaceConfigMap(client, configMap, "left");
 
 		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
 			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
@@ -145,50 +100,9 @@ class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
 			return "left-after-change".equals(innerResult);
 		});
 
-		manifests(Phase.DELETE);
 	}
 
-	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
-
-		InputStream deploymentStream = util.inputStream("deployment.yaml");
-		InputStream serviceStream = util.inputStream("service.yaml");
-		InputStream ingressStream = util.inputStream("ingress.yaml");
-		InputStream configmapAsStream = util.inputStream("left-configmap.yaml");
-
-		Deployment deployment = Serialization.unmarshal(deploymentStream, Deployment.class);
-
-		List<EnvVar> envVars = new ArrayList<>(
-				deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv());
-		EnvVar activeProfileProperty = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE").withValue("one").build();
-		envVars.add(activeProfileProperty);
-
-		EnvVar secretsDisabledEnvVar = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_SECRETS_ENABLED")
-				.withValue("FALSE").build();
-
-		EnvVar debugLevel = new EnvVarBuilder()
-				.withName("LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_SPRINGFRAMEWORK_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CLIENT_CONFIG_RELOAD").withName("DEBUG")
-				.build();
-		envVars.add(debugLevel);
-
-		envVars.add(secretsDisabledEnvVar);
-		deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).setEnv(envVars);
-
-		Service service = Serialization.unmarshal(serviceStream, Service.class);
-		Ingress ingress = Serialization.unmarshal(ingressStream, Ingress.class);
-		ConfigMap configMap = Serialization.unmarshal(configmapAsStream, ConfigMap.class);
-
-		if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
-			util.createAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, configMap, null);
-			util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
-		}
-		else {
-			util.deleteAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, configMap, null);
-			util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, deployment, service, ingress);
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	private String logs() {
+	private static String logs() {
 		try {
 			String appPodName = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c",
 					"kubectl get pods -l app=" + IMAGE_NAME + " -o=name --no-headers | tr -d '\n'").getStdout();
@@ -202,16 +116,4 @@ class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private WebClient.Builder builder() {
-		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
-	}
-
-	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
-		return Retry.fixedDelay(120, Duration.ofSeconds(2)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
-	}
-
-	private static void replaceConfigMap(ConfigMap configMap) {
-		client.configMaps().inNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE).resource(configMap).createOrReplace();
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/TestUtil.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/TestUtil.java
index 992b242e..f0723aeb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/TestUtil.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/TestUtil.java
@@ -119,6 +119,39 @@ final class TestUtil {
 			}
 						""";
 
+	private static final String BODY_FOUR = """
+			{
+				"spec": {
+					"template": {
+						"spec": {
+							"containers": [{
+								"name": "spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload",
+								"image": "image_name_here",
+								"env": [
+								{
+									"name": "LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_SPRINGFRAMEWORK_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_FABRIC8_CONFIG_RELOAD",
+									"value": "DEBUG"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE",
+									"value": "one"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_SECRETS_ENABLED",
+									"value": "FALSE"
+								},
+								{
+									"name": "LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_SPRINGFRAMEWORK_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CLIENT_CONFIG_RELOAD",
+									"value": "DEBUG"
+								}
+								]
+							}]
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+						""";
+
 	private TestUtil() {
 
 	}
@@ -150,6 +183,10 @@ final class TestUtil {
 		util.patchWithReplace(dockerImage, deploymentName, namespace, BODY_THREE, POD_LABELS);
 	}
 
+	static void patchFour(Util util, String dockerImage, String deploymentName, String namespace) {
+		util.patchWithReplace(dockerImage, deploymentName, namespace, BODY_FOUR, POD_LABELS);
+	}
+
 	static WebClient.Builder builder() {
 		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
 	}