diff --git a/open-lens/integration/__tests__/cluster-pages.tests.ts b/open-lens/integration/__tests__/cluster-pages.tests.ts
index 30bbc79ed9..2a3c1a8584 100644
--- a/open-lens/integration/__tests__/cluster-pages.tests.ts
+++ b/open-lens/integration/__tests__/cluster-pages.tests.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describeIf(minikubeReady(TEST_NAMESPACE))("Minikube based tests", () => {
     ({ window, cleanup } = await utils.start());
     await utils.clickWelcomeButton(window);
 
-    frame = await utils.launchMinikubeClusterFromCatalog(window);
+    frame = await utils.launchClusterFromCatalog(window);
   }, 10 * 60 * 1000);
 
   afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/open-lens/integration/helpers/minikube.ts b/open-lens/integration/helpers/minikube.ts
index aa87d9e5a9..1516e57062 100644
--- a/open-lens/integration/helpers/minikube.ts
+++ b/open-lens/integration/helpers/minikube.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,36 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { spawnSync } from "child_process";
+import { clusterName, kubeConfigPath } from "./utils";
 
 export function minikubeReady(testNamespace: string): boolean {
+  if (clusterName !== "minikube") {
+    console.log("Not running against minikube");
+
+    {
+      const { status } = spawnSync(`kubectl --kubeconfig "${kubeConfigPath}" get namespace ${testNamespace}`, { shell: true });
+
+      if (status === 0) {
+        console.warn(`Removing existing ${testNamespace} namespace`);
+
+        const { status, stdout, stderr } = spawnSync(
+          `kubectl --kubeconfig "${kubeConfigPath}" delete namespace ${testNamespace}`,
+          { shell: true },
+        );
+
+        if (status !== 0) {
+          console.warn(`Error removing ${testNamespace} namespace: ${stderr.toString()}`);
+
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        console.log(stdout.toString());
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   // determine if minikube is running
   {
     const { status } = spawnSync("minikube status", { shell: true });
diff --git a/open-lens/integration/helpers/utils.ts b/open-lens/integration/helpers/utils.ts
index af7820136b..4ffa315131 100644
--- a/open-lens/integration/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/open-lens/integration/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { createHash } from "crypto";
-import { mkdirp, remove } from "fs-extra";
+import { mkdirp, remove, writeJson } from "fs-extra";
 import * as os from "os";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as uuid from "uuid";
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ async function getMainWindow(app: ElectronApplication, timeout = 50_000): Promis
   });
 }
 
+export const kubeConfigPath = process.env.LENS_INTEGRATION_TEST_KUBECONFIG || path.join(os.homedir(), ".kube", "config");
+export const clusterName = process.env.LENS_INTEGRATION_TEST_CLUSTER_NAME || "minikube";
+
 async function attemptStart() {
   const CICD = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "lens-integration-testing", uuid.v4());
 
@@ -63,6 +66,17 @@ async function attemptStart() {
   await remove(CICD).catch(noop);
   await mkdirp(CICD);
 
+  if (process.env.LENS_INTEGRATION_TEST_KUBECONFIG) {
+    await mkdirp(path.join(CICD, "OpenLens"));
+    await writeJson(path.join(CICD, "OpenLens", "lens-user-store.json"), {
+      preferences: {
+        syncKubeconfigEntries: [{
+          filePath: kubeConfigPath,
+        }]
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   const app = await electron.launch({
     args: ["--integration-testing"], // this argument turns off the blocking of quit
     executablePath: appPaths[process.platform],
@@ -109,22 +123,22 @@ export async function clickWelcomeButton(window: Page) {
   await window.click("[data-testid=welcome-menu-container] li a");
 }
 
-function minikubeEntityId() {
-  return createHash("md5").update(`${path.join(os.homedir(), ".kube", "config")}:minikube`).digest("hex");
+function entityId() {
+  return createHash("md5").update(`${kubeConfigPath}:${clusterName}`).digest("hex");
 }
 
 /**
  * From the catalog, click the minikube entity and wait for it to connect, returning its frame
  */
-export async function launchMinikubeClusterFromCatalog(window: Page): Promise<Frame> {
-  await window.click("div.TableCell >> text='minikube'");
+export async function launchClusterFromCatalog(window: Page): Promise<Frame> {
+  await window.click(`div.TableCell >> text='${clusterName}'`);
 
-  const minikubeFrame = await window.waitForSelector(`#cluster-frame-${minikubeEntityId()}`);
+  const minikubeFrame = await window.waitForSelector(`#cluster-frame-${entityId()}`);
 
   const frame = await minikubeFrame.contentFrame();
 
   if (!frame) {
-    throw new Error("No iframe for minikube found");
+    throw new Error(`No iframe for "${clusterName}" found`);
   }
 
   await frame.waitForSelector("[data-testid=cluster-sidebar]");