diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 3808150c..ee869581 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -22,42 +22,76 @@
 ## --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##
 
-name: "Integration tests on IIC-OSIC-TOOLS"
+name: "Integration tests"
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml'
+env:
+  KLAYOUT_DEB: "klayout_0.29.10-1_amd64.deb"
+  KLAYOUT_URL: "https://www.klayout.org/downloads/Ubuntu-24/$KLAYOUT_DEB"
+
 
 jobs:
-  tests-inside-docker:
-    name: "Run tests"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  run-tests:
+    name: "Run integration tests"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24
     continue-on-error: true
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Generate Cache Key from Dockerfiles
-      id: generate_cache_key
+    - name: "Cache klayout deb 📦 download"
+      id: cache-klayout-deb
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: klayout-deb
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-klayout-deb
+
+    - name: "Download klayout deb 📦"
+      if: steps.cache-klayout-deb.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
-        files="./tests/fixtures/docker-compose.yml"
-        file_contents=$(cat $files)
-        key=$(echo "${file_contents}" | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}')
-        echo "key=${key}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        mkdir -p klayout-deb
+        pushd klayout-deb
+        wget "$KLAYOUT_URL"
+        find .
+        popd
 
-    - name: "Cache Docker images"
-      uses: ScribeMD/docker-cache@0.5.0
-      with:
-        key: docker-${{ runner.os }}-integration-tests-${{ steps.generate_cache_key.outputs.key }}
-        
-    - name: "Install Docker and run tests"
-      uses: adambirds/docker-compose-action@v1.5.0
-      with:
-        compose-file: "./tests/fixtures/docker-compose.yml"
-        test-container: iic-osic-tools
-        test-command: --skip ./run_integration_tests.sh
-      continue-on-error: true    # ensure docker cache is written nevertheless
+    - name: "Install klayout deb 📦"
+      run: |
+        apt install klayout-deb/$KLAYOUT_DEB
+        klayout -v
+       
+  # run-inside-docker:
+  #   name: "Run tests"
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   continue-on-error: true
+  # 
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  # 
+  #   - name: Generate Cache Key from Dockerfiles
+  #     id: generate_cache_key
+  #     run: |
+  #       files="./tests/fixtures/docker-compose.yml"
+  #       file_contents=$(cat $files)
+  #       key=$(echo "${file_contents}" | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}')
+  #       echo "key=${key}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+  # 
+  #   - name: "Cache Docker images"
+  #     uses: ScribeMD/docker-cache@0.5.0
+  #     with:
+  #       key: docker-${{ runner.os }}-integration-tests-${{ steps.generate_cache_key.outputs.key }}
+  #       
+  #   - name: "Install Docker and run tests"
+  #     uses: adambirds/docker-compose-action@v1.5.0
+  #     with:
+  #       compose-file: "./tests/fixtures/docker-compose.yml"
+  #       test-container: iic-osic-tools
+  #       test-command: --skip ./run_integration_tests.sh
+  #     continue-on-error: true    # ensure docker cache is written nevertheless