diff --git a/integration-tests/actions/ocr_helpers.go b/integration-tests/actions/ocr_helpers.go
index 17e536ec839..dd0e6606e43 100644
--- a/integration-tests/actions/ocr_helpers.go
+++ b/integration-tests/actions/ocr_helpers.go
@@ -343,6 +343,25 @@ func StartNewRound(
 	return nil
 }
 
+// WatchNewRound watches for a new OCR round, similarly to StartNewRound, but it does not explicitly request a new
+// round from the contract, as this can cause some odd behavior in some cases
+func WatchNewRound(
+	roundNumber int64,
+	ocrInstances []contracts.OffchainAggregator,
+	client blockchain.EVMClient,
+	logger zerolog.Logger,
+) error {
+	for i := 0; i < len(ocrInstances); i++ {
+		ocrRound := contracts.NewOffchainAggregatorRoundConfirmer(ocrInstances[i], big.NewInt(roundNumber), client.GetNetworkConfig().Timeout.Duration, logger)
+		client.AddHeaderEventSubscription(ocrInstances[i].Address(), ocrRound)
+		err := client.WaitForEvents()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for event subscriptions of OCR instance %d: %w", i+1, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SetAdapterResponse sets a single adapter response that correlates with an ocr contract and a chainlink node
 func SetAdapterResponse(
 	response int,
diff --git a/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go b/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
index d7228b1ce8f..c28959dadc9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
+++ b/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package test_env
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"maps"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	tc "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
@@ -361,6 +364,28 @@ func (n *ClNode) StartContainer() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *ClNode) ExecGetVersion() (string, error) {
+	cmd := []string{"chainlink", "--version"}
+	_, output, err := n.Container.Exec(context.Background(), cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "could not execute cmd %s", cmd)
+	}
+	outputBytes, err := io.ReadAll(output)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	outputString := strings.TrimSpace(string(outputBytes))
+
+	// Find version in cmd output
+	re := regexp.MustCompile("@(.*)")
+	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(outputString)
+
+	if len(matches) > 1 {
+		return matches[1], nil
+	}
+	return "", errors.Errorf("could not find chainlink version in command output '%'", output)
+}
+
 func (n *ClNode) getContainerRequest(secrets string) (
 	*tc.ContainerRequest, error) {
 	configFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "node_config")
diff --git a/integration-tests/scripts/buildTestMatrixList.sh b/integration-tests/scripts/buildTestMatrixList.sh
index 7f058b5b659..f02362aa47a 100755
--- a/integration-tests/scripts/buildTestMatrixList.sh
+++ b/integration-tests/scripts/buildTestMatrixList.sh
@@ -40,24 +40,26 @@ jq -c '.tests[]' ${JSONFILE} | while read -r test; do
   effective_node_count=${node_count:-$NODE_COUNT}
   subTests=$(echo ${test} | jq -r '.run[]?.name // empty')
   output=""
+
+  if [ $COUNTER -ne 1 ]; then
+      echo -n ","
+  fi
   
   # Loop through subtests, if any, and print in the desired format
   if [ -n "$subTests" ]; then
+    subTestString=""
+    subTestCounter=1
     for subTest in $subTests; do
-      if [ $COUNTER -ne 1 ]; then
-        echo -n ","
+      if [ $subTestCounter -ne 1 ]; then
+        subTestString+="|"
       fi
-      matrix_output $COUNTER $MATRIX_JOB_NAME "${testName}/${subTest}" ${effective_node_label} ${effective_node_count}
-      ((COUNTER++))
+      subTestString+="${testName}\/${subTest}"
+      ((subTestCounter++))
     done
-  else
-    if [ $COUNTER -ne 1 ]; then
-      echo -n ","
-    fi
-    matrix_output $COUNTER $MATRIX_JOB_NAME "${testName}" ${effective_node_label} ${effective_node_count}
-    ((COUNTER++))
+    testName="${subTestString}"
   fi
-
+  matrix_output $COUNTER $MATRIX_JOB_NAME "${testName}" ${effective_node_label} ${effective_node_count}
+  ((COUNTER++))
 done > "./tmpout.json"
 OUTPUT=$(cat ./tmpout.json)
 echo "[${OUTPUT}]"
diff --git a/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go b/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go
index 5ee2e57ff5d..ca52bcc1b8e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ func SetupAutomationBasic(t *testing.T, nodeUpgrade bool) {
 		"registry_2_1_with_logtrigger_and_mercury_v02": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			l := logging.GetTestLogger(t)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func SetupAutomationBasic(t *testing.T, nodeUpgrade bool) {
 					g.Expect(counter.Int64()).Should(gomega.BeNumerically(">=", int64(expect)),
 						"Expected consumer counter to be greater than %d, but got %d", expect, counter.Int64())
 				}
-			}, "5m", "1s").Should(gomega.Succeed()) // ~1m for cluster setup, ~2m for performing each upkeep 5 times, ~2m buffer
+			}, "10m", "1s").Should(gomega.Succeed()) // ~1m for cluster setup, ~2m for performing each upkeep 5 times, ~2m buffer
 
 			l.Info().Msgf("Total time taken to get 5 performs for each upkeep: %s", time.Since(startTime))
 
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ func TestAutomationAddFunds(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			a := setupAutomationTestDocker(
@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ func TestAutomationRegisterUpkeep(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			l := logging.GetTestLogger(t)
@@ -640,9 +640,9 @@ func TestAutomationPauseRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			a := setupAutomationTestDocker(
@@ -709,9 +709,9 @@ func TestAutomationKeeperNodesDown(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			l := logging.GetTestLogger(t)
@@ -809,9 +809,9 @@ func TestAutomationPerformSimulation(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			a := setupAutomationTestDocker(
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@ func TestAutomationCheckPerformGasLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			l := logging.GetTestLogger(t)
@@ -986,9 +986,9 @@ func TestUpdateCheckData(t *testing.T) {
 		"registry_2_1": ethereum.RegistryVersion_2_1,
 	}
 
-	for n, rv := range registryVersions {
-		name := n
-		registryVersion := rv
+	for name, registryVersion := range registryVersions {
+		name := name
+		registryVersion := registryVersion
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			l := logging.GetTestLogger(t)
diff --git a/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go_test_list.json b/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go_test_list.json
index 5bf941ed2ce..b88684599c7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go_test_list.json
+++ b/integration-tests/smoke/automation_test.go_test_list.json
@@ -2,8 +2,30 @@
   "tests": [
     {
       "name": "TestAutomationBasic",
-      "label": "ubuntu-latest-32cores-128GB",
-      "nodes": 6
+      "label": "ubuntu-latest",
+      "nodes": 2,
+      "run":[
+        {"name":"registry_2_0"},
+        {"name":"registry_2_1_conditional"}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TestAutomationBasic",
+      "label": "ubuntu-latest",
+      "nodes": 2,
+      "run":[
+        {"name":"registry_2_1_logtrigger"},
+        {"name":"registry_2_1_with_mercury_v02"}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TestAutomationBasic",
+      "label": "ubuntu-latest",
+      "nodes": 2,
+      "run":[
+        {"name":"registry_2_1_with_mercury_v03"},
+        {"name":"registry_2_1_with_logtrigger_and_mercury_v02"}
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "TestSetUpkeepTriggerConfig"
diff --git a/integration-tests/smoke/forwarder_ocr_test.go b/integration-tests/smoke/forwarder_ocr_test.go
index c71c6e31516..64128ed4a8c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/smoke/forwarder_ocr_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/smoke/forwarder_ocr_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestForwarderOCRBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = actions.CreateOCRJobsWithForwarderLocal(ocrInstances, bootstrapNode, workerNodes, 5, env.MockAdapter, env.EVMClient.GetChainID().String())
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to setup forwarder jobs")
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = env.EVMClient.WaitForEvents()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Error waiting for events")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestForwarderOCRBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = actions.SetAllAdapterResponsesToTheSameValueLocal(10, ocrInstances, workerNodes, env.MockAdapter)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = env.EVMClient.WaitForEvents()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Error waiting for events")
diff --git a/integration-tests/smoke/ocr_test.go b/integration-tests/smoke/ocr_test.go
index ba158923812..ebfbf698e98 100644
--- a/integration-tests/smoke/ocr_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/smoke/ocr_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestOCRBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	err = actions.CreateOCRJobsLocal(ocrInstances, bootstrapNode, workerNodes, 5, env.MockAdapter, env.EVMClient.GetChainID())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	answer, err := ocrInstances[0].GetLatestAnswer(testcontext.Get(t))
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestOCRBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = actions.SetAllAdapterResponsesToTheSameValueLocal(10, ocrInstances, workerNodes, env.MockAdapter)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	answer, err = ocrInstances[0].GetLatestAnswer(testcontext.Get(t))
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestOCRJobReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	err = actions.CreateOCRJobsLocal(ocrInstances, bootstrapNode, workerNodes, 5, env.MockAdapter, env.EVMClient.GetChainID())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	answer, err := ocrInstances[0].GetLatestAnswer(testcontext.Get(t))
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestOCRJobReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 
 	err = actions.SetAllAdapterResponsesToTheSameValueLocal(10, ocrInstances, workerNodes, env.MockAdapter)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(2, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	answer, err = ocrInstances[0].GetLatestAnswer(testcontext.Get(t))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestOCRJobReplacement(t *testing.T) {
 	err = actions.CreateOCRJobsLocal(ocrInstances, bootstrapNode, workerNodes, 5, env.MockAdapter, env.EVMClient.GetChainID())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	err = actions.StartNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
+	err = actions.WatchNewRound(1, ocrInstances, env.EVMClient, l)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	answer, err = ocrInstances[0].GetLatestAnswer(testcontext.Get(t))