diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index dfcdb3e4..e087c2ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   nats:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    matrix:
+        backend: [nats, eventmesh]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -28,21 +30,9 @@ jobs:
           kubectl version
           kubectl cluster-info
 
-      - name: Deploy lifecycle-manager
+      - name: Get NATS
         run: |
-          make -C hack/ci/ install-lifecycle-manager
-
-      - name: Install the latest NATS-manager module template
-        run: |
-          make -C hack/ci/ install-latest-nats-module-template-fast
-
-      - name: Enable NATS-manager module
-        run: |
-          make -C hack/ci/ enable-nats-module
-
-      - name: Wait for NATS to become Ready
-        run: |
-          ./hack/ci/check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh
+          make -C hack/ci/ get-nats-via-lifecycle-manager
 
       - name: Install eventing-manager 
         run: |
diff --git a/hack/ci/Makefile b/hack/ci/Makefile
index 6541ef29..408f458f 100644
--- a/hack/ci/Makefile
+++ b/hack/ci/Makefile
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ install-latest-nats-module-template-fast: ## Downloads and applies the latest na
 .PHONY: enable-nats-module
 enable-nats-module:
 	"${KYMA_CLI}" alpha enable module nats -c fast -f --ci -n kyma-system
+
+.PHONY: get-nats-via-lifecycle-manager
+get-nats-via-lifecycle-manager: install-lifecycle-manager install-latest-nats-module-template-fast enable-nats-module
+	./check-k8s-resource-is-ready.sh