diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 3fd61fe8..8e2f9ff6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@
 		<!-- configuration watcher is based on k8s-client, there's no fabric8 counterpart -->
 		<module>spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-configuration-watcher</module>
 
-		<module>spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it</module>
+		<!-- at the moment we have no integration test for the fabric8 client, only k8s native client -->
+		<module>spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer</module>
+
         <module>spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-configmap-event-reload-multiple-apps</module>
         <module>spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload-multiple-apps</module>
     </modules>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-service.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-service.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a2ee8e36..00000000
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-service.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  labels:
-    app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
-  name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
-spec:
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 8080
-      targetPort: 8080
-  selector:
-    app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
-  type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/pom.xml
similarity index 97%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/pom.xml
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/pom.xml
index 8aefe278..f6c56711 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-	<artifactId>spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it</artifactId>
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer</artifactId>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication.java
similarity index 88%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt.java
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication.java
index f9cdee80..15983231 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.loadbalancer.it;
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.k8s.client.loadbalancer;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
 @RestController
-public class KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt {
+public class KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication {
 
 	private static final String URL = "http://service-wiremock/__admin/mappings";
 
 	private final DiscoveryClient discoveryClient;
 
-	public KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt(DiscoveryClient discoveryClien) {
+	public KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication(DiscoveryClient discoveryClien) {
 		this.discoveryClient = discoveryClien;
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		SpringApplication.run(KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplicationIt.class, args);
+		SpringApplication.run(KubernetesClientLoadBalancerApplication.class, args);
 	}
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/main/resources/application.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/main/resources/application.yaml
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/main/resources/application.yaml
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/LoadBalancerIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/LoadBalancerIT.java
similarity index 83%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/LoadBalancerIT.java
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/LoadBalancerIT.java
index 909a078d..e07081ad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/loadbalancer/it/LoadBalancerIT.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/k8s/client/loadbalancer/LoadBalancerIT.java
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.loadbalancer.it;
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.k8s.client.loadbalancer;
 
-import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Deployment;
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Ingress;
@@ -34,8 +32,6 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestMethodOrder;
 import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
 import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
-import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
-import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.BasicJsonTester;
 import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ class LoadBalancerIT {
 					"template": {
 						"spec": {
 							"containers": [{
-								"name": "spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it",
+								"name": "spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer",
 								"env": [
 								{
 									"name": "SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_LOADBALANCER_MODE",
@@ -76,11 +72,12 @@ class LoadBalancerIT {
 						""";
 
 	private static final Map<String, String> POD_LABELS = Map.of("app",
-			"spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it");
+			"spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer");
 
 	private static final String SERVICE_URL = "http://localhost:80/loadbalancer-it/service";
 
-	private static final String SPRING_CLOUD_K8S_LOADBALANCER_APP_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it";
+	private static final String SPRING_CLOUD_K8S_LOADBALANCER_APP_NAME =
+		"spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer";
 
 	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
 
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ class LoadBalancerIT {
 	@Test
 	@Order(2)
 	void testLoadBalancerServiceMode() {
-		patchForServiceMode("spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-deployment", NAMESPACE);
+		patchForServiceMode();
 		testLoadBalancer();
 	}
 
@@ -141,9 +138,9 @@ class LoadBalancerIT {
 
 	private static void loadbalancerIt(Phase phase) {
 		V1Deployment deployment = (V1Deployment) util
-				.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-pod-it-deployment.yaml");
-		V1Service service = (V1Service) util.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-service.yaml");
-		V1Ingress ingress = (V1Ingress) util.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-ingress.yaml");
+				.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-deployment.yaml");
+		V1Service service = (V1Service) util.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-service.yaml");
+		V1Ingress ingress = (V1Ingress) util.yaml("spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-ingress.yaml");
 
 		if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
 			util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
@@ -157,12 +154,9 @@ class LoadBalancerIT {
 		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
 	}
 
-	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
-		return Retry.fixedDelay(15, Duration.ofSeconds(1)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
-	}
-
-	private static void patchForServiceMode(String deploymentName, String namespace) {
-		patchWithMerge(deploymentName, namespace, BODY_FOR_MERGE, POD_LABELS);
+	private static void patchForServiceMode() {
+		patchWithMerge("spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer", LoadBalancerIT.NAMESPACE,
+				BODY_FOR_MERGE, POD_LABELS);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-pod-it-deployment.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-deployment.yaml
similarity index 65%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-pod-it-deployment.yaml
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-deployment.yaml
index 8b1401e6..a0aab26b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-pod-it-deployment.yaml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-deployment
+  name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
+      app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
+        app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: spring-cloud-kubernetes-serviceaccount
       containers:
-        - name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
+        - name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
           env:
             - name: SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_LOADBALANCER_MODE
               value: POD
-          image: docker.io/springcloud/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
+          image: docker.io/springcloud/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-ingress.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-ingress.yaml
similarity index 81%
rename from spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-ingress.yaml
rename to spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-ingress.yaml
index 8e44f4e6..35c5d8da 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it-ingress.yaml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-ingress.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
             pathType: Prefix
             backend:
               service:
-                name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-loadbalancer-it
+                name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
                 port:
                   number: 8080
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-service.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fe86a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer/src/test/resources/spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
+  name: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 8080
+      targetPort: 8080
+  selector:
+    app: spring-cloud-kubernetes-k8s-client-loadbalancer
+  type: ClusterIP