diff --git a/tests/integration/1_minute/testpurchasing.nim b/tests/integration/1_minute/testpurchasing.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/1_minute/testpurchasing.nim
rename to tests/integration/1_minute/testpurchasing.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/integration/30_minutes/testmarketplace.nim b/tests/integration/30_minutes/testmarketplace.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/30_minutes/testmarketplace.nim
rename to tests/integration/30_minutes/testmarketplace.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/integration/30_minutes/testproofs.nim b/tests/integration/30_minutes/testproofs.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/30_minutes/testproofs.nim
rename to tests/integration/30_minutes/testproofs.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/integration/30_minutes/testslotrepair.nim b/tests/integration/30_minutes/testslotrepair.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/30_minutes/testslotrepair.nim
rename to tests/integration/30_minutes/testslotrepair.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/integration/30_minutes/testvalidator.nim b/tests/integration/30_minutes/testvalidator.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/30_minutes/testvalidator.nim
rename to tests/integration/30_minutes/testvalidator.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/integration/5_minutes/testsales.nim b/tests/integration/5_minutes/testsales.nim.ignore
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration/5_minutes/testsales.nim
rename to tests/integration/5_minutes/testsales.nim.ignore
diff --git a/tests/testIntegration.nim b/tests/testIntegration.nim
index 17a1de7d..eef2f79e 100644
--- a/tests/testIntegration.nim
+++ b/tests/testIntegration.nim
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ when includes != "":
   importAll(includes.split(","))
 else:
   # import all tests in the integration/ directory
-  importTests(
-    currentSourcePath().parentDir() / "integration" / "1_minute", "testpurchasing"
-  )
-  importTests(
-    currentSourcePath().parentDir() / "integration" / "5_minutes", "testsales"
-  )
+  importTests(currentSourcePath().parentDir() / "integration")
 
 {.warning[UnusedImport]: off.}
diff --git a/tools/scripts/ci-job-matrix.sh b/tools/scripts/ci-job-matrix.sh
index 206ac307..15dfa9fb 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/ci-job-matrix.sh
+++ b/tools/scripts/ci-job-matrix.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ find_tests () {
 batch () {
   local batch_size=$1
   local separator=$2
-  xargs -n $batch_size bash -c "IFS=\"$separator\"; echo \"\$*\"" _
+  xargs -n "$batch_size" | sed 's/ /'"$separator"'/g'
 }
 
 # outputs a single integration test job