diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 58801c8e73..21bf5195bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -176,30 +176,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: cargo build --bin qdrant --features "staging" --locked
       - name: Run Shard Snapshot API Tests (local)
-        shell: bash
         timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: |
-          cargo run --features "staging" &
-          trap 'kill $(jobs -p) &>/dev/null || :' EXIT
-          sleep 10
-
-          ./tests/shard-snapshot-api.sh test-all
+        run: ./tests/shard-snapshot-api-tests.sh
       - name: Run Shard Snapshot API Tests (s3)
-        shell: bash
         timeout-minutes: 15
-        run: |
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__SNAPSHOTS_STORAGE=s3
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__BUCKET=test-bucket
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__REGION=us-east-1
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__SECRET_KEY=minioadmin
-          export QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__ENDPOINT_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9000
-
-          cargo run --features "staging" &
-          trap 'kill $(jobs -p) &>/dev/null || :' EXIT
-          sleep 10
-
-          ./tests/shard-snapshot-api.sh test-all
+        env:
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__SNAPSHOTS_STORAGE: s3
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__BUCKET: test-bucket
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__REGION: us-east-1
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__ACCESS_KEY: minioadmin
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__SECRET_KEY: minioadmin
+          QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__S3_CONFIG__ENDPOINT_URL: http://127.0.0.1:9000
+        run: ./tests/shard-snapshot-api-tests.sh
 
   e2e-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/tests/shard-snapshot-api-tests.sh b/tests/shard-snapshot-api-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e5da2f65f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shard-snapshot-api-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Start a prebuilt Qdrant binary, wait until it is ready, then run shard snapshot API tests.
+# Snapshot storage (local vs s3) is controlled via QDRANT__STORAGE__SNAPSHOTS_CONFIG__* env vars.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../"
+
+QDRANT_EXECUTABLE="${QDRANT_EXECUTABLE:-./target/debug/qdrant}"
+QDRANT_HOST="${QDRANT_HOST:-localhost:6333}"
+READY_TIMEOUT_SEC="${READY_TIMEOUT_SEC:-60}"
+
+"$QDRANT_EXECUTABLE" &
+PID=$!
+
+clear_after_tests() {
+	echo "server is going down"
+	kill "$PID" &>/dev/null || :
+	wait "$PID" &>/dev/null || :
+	echo "END"
+}
+
+trap clear_after_tests EXIT
+
+for _ in $(seq 1 "$READY_TIMEOUT_SEC"); do
+	if curl --output /dev/null --silent --get --fail "http://$QDRANT_HOST/readyz"; then
+		echo "server ready to serve traffic"
+		./tests/shard-snapshot-api.sh test-all
+		exit 0
+	fi
+	printf 'waiting for server to start...\n'
+	sleep 1
+done
+
+echo "server did not become ready within ${READY_TIMEOUT_SEC}s" >&2
+exit 1