diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dafd398a..045a5c26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RISC0_DEV_MODE: "1"
           RUST_LOG: "debug"
-        run: cargo nextest run -p integration_tests indexer --test-threads=1
+        run: cargo nextest run -p integration_tests indexer -- indexer_test_run
 
       - name: Debug Docker state on failure
         if: failure()
diff --git a/integration_tests/src/lib.rs b/integration_tests/src/lib.rs
index ecebe38f..d7b30838 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/lib.rs
+++ b/integration_tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -187,11 +187,14 @@ impl TestContext {
 
         let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
 
-        // Wait for Bedrock consensus to stabilize after startup
-        // The cfgsync server coordinates all 4 nodes; we give them time to reach consensus
-        debug!("Bedrock services are up, waiting for consensus stabilization...");
-        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
-        debug!("Bedrock consensus stabilization complete");
+        // Wait for Bedrock consensus to stabilize and finalization to begin
+        // The cfgsync server coordinates all 4 nodes; finalization requires multiple rounds
+        // Extended timeout to ensure blocks can achieve finalized status
+        info!(
+            "Bedrock services are up at {addr}, waiting for consensus stabilization and finalization..."
+        );
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+        info!("Bedrock stabilization complete, proceeding with test");
 
         Ok((compose, addr))
     }
diff --git a/integration_tests/tests/indexer.rs b/integration_tests/tests/indexer.rs
index 826e6c97..0918f0a3 100644
--- a/integration_tests/tests/indexer.rs
+++ b/integration_tests/tests/indexer.rs
@@ -19,18 +19,41 @@ const L2_TO_L1_TIMEOUT_MILLIS: u64 = 600_000;
 async fn indexer_test_run() -> Result<()> {
     let ctx = TestContext::new().await?;
 
-    // RUN OBSERVATION
-    info!(
-        "Waiting {} ms for blocks to be created and finalized on Bedrock",
-        L2_TO_L1_TIMEOUT_MILLIS
-    );
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(L2_TO_L1_TIMEOUT_MILLIS)).await;
-    info!("Wait period complete");
+    info!("TestContext initialized, Bedrock + Sequencer + Indexer all running");
+
+    // Check finalization progress over time to diagnose stalls
+    for i in 0..6 {
+        let elapsed_secs = (i * 100) as u64;
+        if i > 0 {
+            info!(
+                "Waiting {} more seconds for blocks to finalize...",
+                elapsed_secs
+            );
+            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(elapsed_secs)).await;
+        }
+
+        let seq_block =
+            sequencer_service_rpc::RpcClient::get_last_block_id(ctx.sequencer_client()).await?;
+        let indexer_block = ctx
+            .indexer_client()
+            .get_last_finalized_block_id()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        info!(
+            "Status at +{elapsed_secs}s: sequencer at {seq_block}, indexer finalized at {indexer_block}"
+        );
+
+        if indexer_block > 1 {
+            info!("Finalization starting, breaking early");
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     let last_block_seq =
         sequencer_service_rpc::RpcClient::get_last_block_id(ctx.sequencer_client()).await?;
 
-    info!("Last block on sequencer: {last_block_seq}");
+    info!("Final: Sequencer at block {last_block_seq}");
 
     let last_block_indexer = ctx
         .indexer_client()
@@ -38,7 +61,7 @@ async fn indexer_test_run() -> Result<()> {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    info!("Last finalized block on indexer: {last_block_indexer}");
+    info!("Final: Indexer finalized at block {last_block_indexer}");
 
     assert!(last_block_indexer > 1);