diff --git a/.github/workflows/ca-ds-connection-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ca-ds-connection-test.yml
index fc542c606f5..0df812deb67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ca-ds-connection-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ca-ds-connection-test.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,37 @@ jobs:
           docker exec pki pki-server restart --wait
           docker exec pki curl -s http://pki.example.com:8080/ca/admin/ca/getStatus
 
+      - name: Check DS backends
+        run: |
+          cat > expected << EOF
+          dc=ca,dc=pki,dc=example,dc=com (ca)
+          dc=example,dc=com (userroot)
+          EOF
+
+          docker exec ds dsconf localhost backend suffix list | tee actual
+
+          diff expected actual
+
+      - name: Check DS user
+        run: |
+            cat > expected << EOF
+            dn: uid=pkidbuser,ou=People,dc=ca,dc=pki,dc=example,dc=com
+            nsPagedSizeLimit: 20000
+
+            EOF
+
+            docker exec ds ldapsearch \
+                -H ldap://ds.example.com:3389 \
+                -D "cn=Directory Manager" \
+                -w Secret.123 \
+                -o ldif_wrap=no \
+                -LLL \
+                -b "uid=pkidbuser,ou=People,dc=ca,dc=pki,dc=example,dc=com" \
+                nsPagedSizeLimit \
+                | tee actual
+
+            diff expected actual
+
       - name: Initialize PKI client
         run: |
           docker exec pki pki-server cert-export ca_signing --cert-file ca_signing.crt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ca-existing-ds-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ca-existing-ds-test.yml
index 83cb4c4f00d..d48e1971f07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ca-existing-ds-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ca-existing-ds-test.yml
@@ -235,28 +235,6 @@ jobs:
               --pkcs12-password Secret.123
           docker exec pki pki -n caadmin ca-user-show caadmin
 
-      - name: Check DS suffix
-        run: |
-          echo "dc=example,dc=com (userroot)" > expected
-          docker exec ds dsconf localhost backend suffix list | tee actual
-          diff expected actual
-
-      - name: Check users have nsPagedSizeLimit attribute set
-        run: |
-            printf "dn: uid=pkidbuser,ou=People,dc=ca,dc=pki,dc=example,dc=com\nnsPagedSizeLimit: 20000\n\n" > expected
-
-            docker exec ds ldapsearch \
-                -H ldap://ds.example.com:3389 \
-                -D "cn=Directory Manager" \
-                -w Secret.123 \
-                -o ldif_wrap=no \
-                -LLL \
-                -b "uid=pkidbuser,ou=People,dc=ca,dc=pki,dc=example,dc=com" \
-                nsPagedSizeLimit \
-                | tee actual
-
-            diff expected actual
-
       - name: Gather artifacts
         if: always()
         run: |