diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
index 00eb7d4b5bc..4de55ad3f79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-integration.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 2 * * *" # Run nightly at 2 AM UTC
 
+env:
+  CI: true
+
 jobs:
   build-nargo:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -211,36 +214,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: nightly
 
-      - name: Run Anvil
-        run: |
-          anvil > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-          sleep 10
-
-      - name: Create new Foundry project
-        run: forge init --no-git --no-commit --force foundry-project
-
-      - name: Run codegen-verifier for 1_mul
-        working-directory: tooling/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/1_mul
-        run: nargo codegen-verifier
-
-      - name: Run codegen-verifier for main
-        working-directory: compiler/integration-tests/test/circuits/main
-        run: nargo codegen-verifier
-
-      - name: Copy compiled contracts
-        run: |
-          cp tooling/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/1_mul/contract/1_mul/plonk_vk.sol foundry-project/src/1_mul.sol
-          cp compiler/integration-tests/test/circuits/main/contract/main/plonk_vk.sol foundry-project/src/main.sol
-
-      - name: Forge build
-        working-directory: foundry-project
-        run: forge build
-
-      - name: Forge deploy
-        working-directory: foundry-project
-        run: |
-          forge create --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545 --mnemonic "test test test test test test test test test test test junk" src/1_mul.sol:UltraVerifier --json > mul_output.json
-          forge create --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545 --mnemonic "test test test test test test test test test test test junk" src/main.sol:UltraVerifier  --json > main_output.json
+      - name: Deploy verifier contracts to Anvil
+        working-directory: compiler/integration-tests
+        run: bash ./scripts/setup-project.sh
 
       - name: Setup `integration-tests`
         run: |
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/.gitignore b/compiler/integration-tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ae88ef1783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foundry-project
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/codegen-verifiers.sh b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/codegen-verifiers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fd3cb7eccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/codegen-verifiers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+repo_root=$self_path/../../..
+
+# Run codegen-verifier for 1_mul
+mul_dir=$repo_root/tooling/nargo_cli/tests/execution_success/1_mul
+nargo --program-dir $mul_dir codegen-verifier
+
+# Run codegen-verifier for main
+main_dir=$repo_root/compiler/integration-tests/test/circuits/main
+nargo --program-dir $main_dir codegen-verifier
+
+# Copy compiled contracts from the root of compiler/integration-tests
+src_dir=$self_path/../foundry-project/src
+cp $mul_dir/contract/1_mul/plonk_vk.sol $src_dir/1_mul.sol
+cp $main_dir/contract/main/plonk_vk.sol $src_dir/main.sol
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/deploy-verifiers.sh b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/deploy-verifiers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b39d26f86aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/deploy-verifiers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+cd $self_path/../foundry-project
+
+forge build
+
+CI=${CI:-false}
+if [[ $CI = true ]]; then
+    anvil > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+else
+    anvil &
+    pid=$!
+fi
+
+sleep 10
+
+forge create --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545 --mnemonic "test test test test test test test test test test test junk" src/1_mul.sol:UltraVerifier --json > mul_output.json
+forge create --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545 --mnemonic "test test test test test test test test test test test junk" src/main.sol:UltraVerifier  --json > main_output.json
+
+if [[ $CI = false ]]; then
+    wait $pid
+fi
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/forge-init.sh b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/forge-init.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e2b86611e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/forge-init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+project_path=$self_path/../foundry-project
+
+# Create forge project
+forge init --no-git --no-commit --no-deps --force $project_path
+
+# Remove unwanted files
+rm -rf $project_path/script
+rm -rf $project_path/src/*.sol
+rm -rf $project_path/test
diff --git a/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/setup-project.sh b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/setup-project.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..202c53bce1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/integration-tests/scripts/setup-project.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+self_path=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+
+bash $self_path/forge-init.sh
+bash $self_path/codegen-verifiers.sh
+bash $self_path/deploy-verifiers.sh