diff --git a/.github/workflows/live-testnet-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/live-testnet-tests.yml
index f79c40f3f1e..2dbb7c3e688 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/live-testnet-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/live-testnet-tests.yml
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.merge_group.head_sha }}
       - name: Build Tests
-        uses: smartcontractkit/chainlink-github-actions/chainlink-testing-framework/build-tests@912bed7e07a1df4d06ea53a031e9773bb65dc7bd # v2.3.0
+        uses: smartcontractkit/chainlink-github-actions/chainlink-testing-framework/build-tests@8872f6ea8c4a0351206336528d28ebf2f635d80d # v2.3.0
         with:
           test_download_vendor_packages_command: cd ./integration-tests && go mod download
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           go_mod_path: ./integration-tests/go.mod
+          go_tags: embed
           cache_key_id: core-e2e-${{ env.MOD_CACHE_VERSION }}
           cache_restore_only: "true"
           binary_name: tests
@@ -276,11 +277,18 @@ jobs:
           PYROSCOPE_ENVIRONMENT: ci-smoke-${{ matrix.product }}-sepolia
           PYROSCOPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.QA_PYROSCOPE_KEY }}          
         run: |
-          # load reusable functions
-          source ./.github/scripts/functions.sh
-    
-          # load reusable functions
-          source ./.github/scripts/functions.sh
+          convert_to_toml_array() {
+              local IFS=','
+              local input_array=($1)
+              local toml_array_format="["
+
+              for element in "${input_array[@]}"; do
+                  toml_array_format+="\"$element\","
+              done
+
+              toml_array_format="${toml_array_format%,}]"
+              echo "$toml_array_format"
+          }
 
           if [ -n "$PYROSCOPE_SERVER" ]; then
             pyroscope_enabled=true
@@ -366,11 +374,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download Tests Binary
         uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
         with:
-          name: tests
-      - name: Download TOML configs artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: toml_configs          
+          name: tests     
       - name: Unzip artifact with TOML configs
         run: unzip toml_configs.zip          
       - name: Prepare Base64 TOML override
@@ -379,8 +383,18 @@ jobs:
           PYROSCOPE_ENVIRONMENT: ci-smoke-${{ matrix.product }}-bsc-testnet
           PYROSCOPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.QA_PYROSCOPE_KEY }}     
         run: |
-          # load reusable functions
-          source ./.github/scripts/functions.sh
+          convert_to_toml_array() {
+              local IFS=','
+              local input_array=($1)
+              local toml_array_format="["
+
+              for element in "${input_array[@]}"; do
+                  toml_array_format+="\"$element\","
+              done
+
+              toml_array_format="${toml_array_format%,}]"
+              echo "$toml_array_format"
+          }
 
           if [ -n "$PYROSCOPE_SERVER" ]; then
             pyroscope_enabled=true
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_embed.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_embed.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b58f40f5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_embed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build embed
+// +build embed
+
+package testconfig
+
+import "embed"
+
+//go:embed default.toml
+//go:embed automation/automation.toml
+//go:embed functions/functions.toml
+//go:embed keeper/keeper.toml
+//go:embed logpoller/log_poller.toml
+//go:embed node/node.toml
+//go:embed ocr/ocr.toml
+//go:embed vrfv2/vrfv2.toml
+//go:embed vrfv2plus/vrfv2plus.toml
+var embeddedConfigsFs embed.FS
+
+func init() {
+	areConfigsEmbedded = true
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_noembed.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_noembed.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95572c4a044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/configs_noembed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//go:build !embed
+// +build !embed
+
+package testconfig
+
+import "embed"
+
+var embeddedConfigsFs embed.FS
+
+func init() {
+	areConfigsEmbedded = false
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/config.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/config.go
similarity index 100%
rename from integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/config.go
rename to integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/config.go
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/example.toml b/integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/example.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/example.toml
rename to integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/example.toml
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/log_poller.toml b/integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/log_poller.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller/log_poller.toml
rename to integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller/log_poller.toml
diff --git a/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go b/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
index 895dcdafd57..dcb9c1f729c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
+++ b/integration-tests/testconfig/testconfig.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package testconfig
 
 import (
+	"embed"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -16,18 +17,17 @@ import (
 
 	ctf_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/config"
 	ctf_test_env "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/docker/test_env"
+	k8s_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/k8s/config"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/logging"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/utils/osutil"
 	a_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/automation"
 	f_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/functions"
 	keeper_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/keeper"
-	lp_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller"
+	lp_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller"
 	ocr_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/ocr"
 	vrf_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/vrf"
 	vrfv2_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/vrfv2"
 	vrfv2plus_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/vrfv2plus"
-
-	k8s_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/k8s/config"
 )
 
 type TestConfig struct {
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ type TestConfig struct {
 	ConfigurationName string `toml:"-"`
 }
 
+var embeddedConfigs embed.FS
+var areConfigsEmbedded bool
+
+func init() {
+	embeddedConfigs = embeddedConfigsFs
+}
+
 // Returns Grafana URL from Logging config
 func (c *TestConfig) GetGrafanaURL() (string, error) {
 	if c.Logging.Grafana == nil || c.Logging.Grafana.Url == nil {
@@ -163,30 +170,14 @@ func GetConfig(configurationName string, product Product) (TestConfig, error) {
 
 	logger.Debug().Msgf("Will apply configuration named '%s' if it is found in any of the configs", configurationName)
 
-	for _, fileName := range fileNames {
-		logger.Debug().Msgf("Looking for config file %s", fileName)
-		filePath, err := osutil.FindFile(fileName, osutil.DEFAULT_STOP_FILE_NAME, 2)
-
-		if err != nil && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			logger.Debug().Msgf("Config file %s not found", fileName)
-			continue
-		} else if err != nil {
-			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error looking for file %s", filePath)
-		}
-		logger.Debug().Str("location", filePath).Msgf("Found config file %s", fileName)
-
-		content, err := readFile(filePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading file %s", filePath)
-		}
-
+	var byteToTestConfig = func(content []byte) (TestConfig, error) {
 		var readConfig TestConfig
-		err = toml.Unmarshal(content, &readConfig)
+		err := toml.Unmarshal(content, &readConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error unmarshaling config")
 		}
 
-		logger.Debug().Msgf("Successfully unmarshalled config file %s", fileName)
+		logger.Debug().Msgf("Successfully unmarshalled config file")
 		maybeTestConfigs = append(maybeTestConfigs, readConfig)
 
 		var someToml map[string]interface{}
@@ -196,8 +187,8 @@ func GetConfig(configurationName string, product Product) (TestConfig, error) {
 		}
 
 		if _, ok := someToml[configurationName]; !ok {
-			logger.Debug().Msgf("Config file %s does not contain configuration named '%s', will read only default configuration.", fileName, configurationName)
-			continue
+			logger.Debug().Msgf("Config file does not contain configuration named '%s', will read only default configuration.", configurationName)
+			return readConfig, nil
 		}
 
 		marshalled, err := toml.Marshal(someToml[configurationName])
@@ -211,6 +202,53 @@ func GetConfig(configurationName string, product Product) (TestConfig, error) {
 		}
 
 		logger.Debug().Msgf("Configuration named '%s' read successfully.", configurationName)
+
+		return readConfig, nil
+	}
+
+	// read embedded configs is build tag "embed" is set
+	// this makes our life much easier when using a binary
+	if areConfigsEmbedded {
+		logger.Info().Msg("Reading embedded configs")
+		embeddedFiles := []string{"default.toml", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.toml", product, product)}
+		for _, fileName := range embeddedFiles {
+			file, err := embeddedConfigs.ReadFile(fileName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading embedded config")
+			}
+
+			readConfig, err := byteToTestConfig(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading embedded config")
+			}
+
+			maybeTestConfigs = append(maybeTestConfigs, readConfig)
+		}
+	}
+
+	logger.Info().Msg("Reading configs from file system")
+	for _, fileName := range fileNames {
+		logger.Debug().Msgf("Looking for config file %s", fileName)
+		filePath, err := osutil.FindFile(fileName, osutil.DEFAULT_STOP_FILE_NAME, 2)
+
+		if err != nil && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			logger.Debug().Msgf("Config file %s not found", fileName)
+			continue
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error looking for file %s", filePath)
+		}
+		logger.Debug().Str("location", filePath).Msgf("Found config file %s", fileName)
+
+		content, err := readFile(filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading file %s", filePath)
+		}
+
+		readConfig, err := byteToTestConfig(content)
+		if err != nil {
+			return TestConfig{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading file %s", filePath)
+		}
+
 		maybeTestConfigs = append(maybeTestConfigs, readConfig)
 	}
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/universal/log_poller/helpers.go b/integration-tests/universal/log_poller/helpers.go
index 2b8c0a990a5..88aeb4df23f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/universal/log_poller/helpers.go
+++ b/integration-tests/universal/log_poller/helpers.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/contracts/ethereum"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/docker/test_env"
 	tc "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig"
-	lp_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/logpoller"
+	lp_config "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/testconfig/log_poller"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/types/config/node"
 )