diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-integration-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-integration-reusable.yml
index 5c4748f550..4607fc136b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-integration-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-integration-reusable.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ on:
       gitRef:
         type: string
         default: ${{github.event.workflow_run.head_sha}}
+      nodes:
+        type: number
+        default: 8
 
 env:
-  NODES: ${{ vars.TEST_NODES || '10' }}
+  NODES: ${{ inputs.nodes }}
   FLAKE_ATTEMPTS: ${{ vars.TEST_FLAKE_ATTEMPTS || '2' }}
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
index b947dd7f14..951f638644 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ on:
           - run-integration-tests-cf-env
           - run-integration-tests-cf-env-with-client-creds
           - run-cats-cf-env
+      nodes:
+        description: Number of test nodes
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 8
+
   push:
     tags:
       - "v8.*"
@@ -225,6 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Integration
       gitRef: ${{needs.get-sha.outputs.gitRef}}
       lease-id: ${{ needs.claim-env.outputs.leaseid }}
+      nodes: ${{ inputs.nodes }}
     secrets: inherit
 
   run-integration-tests-cf-env-with-client-creds: