diff --git a/test/actions.github.com/anonymous-proxy-setup.test.sh b/test/actions.github.com/anonymous-proxy-setup.test.sh
index b150df34..856b7607 100755
--- a/test/actions.github.com/anonymous-proxy-setup.test.sh
+++ b/test/actions.github.com/anonymous-proxy-setup.test.sh
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@ function install_arc() {
 function start_squid_proxy() {
     echo "Starting squid-proxy"
     docker run -d \
+        --rm \
         --name squid \
         --publish 3128:3128 \
         ubuntu/squid:latest
 }
 
+function stop_squid_proxy() {
+    echo "Stopping squid-proxy"
+    docker stop squid
+}
+
 function install_scale_set() {
     echo "Installing scale set ${SCALE_SET_NAMESPACE}/${SCALE_SET_NAME}"
     helm install "${SCALE_SET_NAME}" \
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ function main() {
     NAMESPACE="${ARC_NAMESPACE}" log_arc || failed+=("log_arc")
 
     delete_cluster
+    stop_squid_proxy
 
     print_results "${failed[@]}"
 }
diff --git a/test/actions.github.com/auth-proxy-setup.test.sh b/test/actions.github.com/auth-proxy-setup.test.sh
index 843d7541..ff0ad8a4 100755
--- a/test/actions.github.com/auth-proxy-setup.test.sh
+++ b/test/actions.github.com/auth-proxy-setup.test.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function start_squid_proxy() {
         huangtingluo/squid-proxy:latest
 
     echo "Creating scale set namespace"
-    kubectl create namespace "${SCALE_SET_NAMESPACE}"
+    kubectl create namespace "${SCALE_SET_NAMESPACE}" || true
 
     echo "Creating squid proxy secret"
     kubectl create secret generic proxy-auth \
diff --git a/test/actions.github.com/helper.sh b/test/actions.github.com/helper.sh
index 3a216697..0d4b2b09 100644
--- a/test/actions.github.com/helper.sh
+++ b/test/actions.github.com/helper.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ function create_cluster() {
 
     echo "Loading image into minikube cluster"
     minikube image load "${IMAGE}"
+
+    echo "Loading runner image into minikube cluster"
+    minikube image load "ghcr.io/actions/actions-runner:latest"
 }
 
 function delete_cluster() {