diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d8cd1e00..0839c561 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,50 +9,31 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   Get-CI-Image-Tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      ci-image-version-linux: ${{ steps.step-ci-image-version-linux.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Install crane
-        uses: iarekylew00t/crane-installer@v1
-        with:
-          crane-release: v0.15.2
-      - name: Checkout opensearch-build repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: 'opensearch-project/opensearch-build'
-          ref: 'main'
-          path: 'opensearch-build'
-      - name: Get ci image version from opensearch-build repository scripts
-        id: step-ci-image-version-linux
-        run: |
-          crane version
-          CI_IMAGE_VERSION=`opensearch-build/docker/ci/get-ci-images.sh -p centos7 -u opensearch -t build | head -1`
-          echo $CI_IMAGE_VERSION
-          echo "ci-image-version-linux=$CI_IMAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT 
+    uses: opensearch-project/opensearch-build/.github/workflows/get-ci-image-tag.yml@main
+    with:
+        product: opensearch
 
   build-linux:
     needs: Get-CI-Image-Tag
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java: [21]
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
     name: Build and Test skills plugin on Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       # using the same image which is used by opensearch-build team to build the OpenSearch Distribution
       # this image tag is subject to change as more dependencies and updates will arrive over time
       image: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-version-linux }}
-      # need to switch to root so that github actions can install runner binary on container without permission issues.
-      options: --user root
+      options: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-start-options }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Run start commands
+        run: ${{ needs.Get-CI-Image-Tag.outputs.ci-image-start-command }}
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: temurin
@@ -64,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
                                ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal"
           
       - name: Upload Coverage Report
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -79,9 +60,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout skills
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: temurin
@@ -103,10 +84,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: temurin
@@ -120,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
           
       - name: Upload Coverage Report
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/integTest/BaseAgentToolsIT.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/integTest/BaseAgentToolsIT.java
index fa73d4fe..b83b05c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/integTest/BaseAgentToolsIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/integTest/BaseAgentToolsIT.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 
+
 public abstract class BaseAgentToolsIT extends OpenSearchSecureRestTestCase {
     public static final Gson gson = new Gson();
     private static final int MAX_TASK_RESULT_QUERY_TIME_IN_SECOND = 60 * 5;
@@ -90,8 +91,10 @@ protected void updateClusterSettings(String settingKey, Object value) {
 
     @SneakyThrows
     private Map<String, Object> parseResponseToMap(Response response) {
+        String responseBody= EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());
+        logger.info("responseBody: {}", responseBody);
         Map<String, Object> responseInMap = XContentHelper
-            .convertToMap(XContentType.JSON.xContent(), EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity()), false);
+            .convertToMap(XContentType.JSON.xContent(), responseBody, false);
         return responseInMap;
     }