diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index ebfb076b..817a2db2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "TEMP_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${creds[0]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "TEMP_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${creds[1]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "TEMP_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN=${creds[2]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Setup upterm session
+        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
 
       - name: 'Run Integration Tests'
         run: |
-          ./gradlew --no-parallel --no-daemon test-multi-az --info
+          ./gradlew --no-parallel --no-daemon test-pg-multi-az --info
         env:
           AURORA_CLUSTER_DOMAIN: ${{ secrets.DB_CONN_SUFFIX }}
           AURORA_DB_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ env.TEMP_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ env.TEMP_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           AWS_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ env.TEMP_AWS_SESSION_TOKEN }}
+          FILTER: "test_connect_to_writer__switch_read_only"
 
       - name: 'Archive results'
         if: always()
diff --git a/tests/integration/container/utils/rds_test_utility.py b/tests/integration/container/utils/rds_test_utility.py
index 28167083..4c7a54ad 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container/utils/rds_test_utility.py
+++ b/tests/integration/container/utils/rds_test_utility.py
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ def _open_connection(self, instance_info: TestInstanceInfo) -> Any:
         password = env.get_database_info().get_password()
         db = env.get_database_info().get_default_db_name()
 
+        print(f"asdfasdf Connecting using db: {db}")
         conn_params = DriverHelper.get_connect_params(
             instance_info.get_host(), instance_info.get_port(), user, password, db, test_driver)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java b/tests/integration/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
index 1b71ee5a..90d2c4a9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
+++ b/tests/integration/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
@@ -334,9 +334,14 @@ private static void createDbCluster(TestEnvironmentConfig env, int numOfInstance
     env.rdsUtil.ec2AuthorizeIP(env.runnerIP);
 
     DatabaseEngine engine = env.info.getRequest().getDatabaseEngine();
+    LOGGER.info("asdfasdf deployment: " + deployment + ", engine: " + engine);
+    LOGGER.info("asdfasdf Is deployment multi-az: " + DatabaseEngineDeployment.MULTI_AZ.equals(deployment));
+    LOGGER.info("asdfasdf Is engine pg: " + DatabaseEngine.PG.equals(engine));
     if (DatabaseEngineDeployment.MULTI_AZ.equals(deployment) && DatabaseEngine.PG.equals(engine)) {
+      LOGGER.info("asdfasdf Inside create extension branch");
       DriverHelper.registerDriver(engine);
 
+      LOGGER.info("asdfasdf Create extension will be executed for DB: " + env.info.getDatabaseInfo().getDefaultDbName());
       try (Connection conn = DriverHelper.getDriverConnection(env.info);
            Statement stmt = conn.createStatement()) {
         stmt.execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS rds_tools");