diff --git a/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go b/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
index d6ab22957a2..95a0d4c7d84 100644
--- a/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
+++ b/integration-tests/docker/test_env/cl_node.go
@@ -153,8 +153,15 @@ func (n *ClNode) UpgradeVersion(newImage, newVersion string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("new version is empty")
 	}
 	if newImage == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("new image name is empty")
+		newImage = os.Getenv("CHAINLINK_IMAGE")
 	}
+	n.l.Info().
+		Str("Name", n.ContainerName).
+		Str("Old Image", os.Getenv("CHAINLINK_IMAGE")).
+		Str("Old Version", os.Getenv("CHAINLINK_VERSION")).
+		Str("New Image", newImage).
+		Str("New Version", newVersion).
+		Msg("Upgrading Chainlink Node")
 	n.ContainerImage = newImage
 	n.ContainerVersion = newVersion
 	return n.Restart(n.NodeConfig)
diff --git a/integration-tests/go.mod b/integration-tests/go.mod
index 73e353c5c1b..f981f303402 100644
--- a/integration-tests/go.mod
+++ b/integration-tests/go.mod
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ require (
 // avoids ambigious imports of indirect dependencies
 exclude github.com/hashicorp/consul v1.2.1
 
-// Pin K8s versions as their updates are highly disruptive and go mod keeps wanting to update them
 replace (
+	// Required until https://github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/pull/1971 is merged
 	github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go => github.com/Tofel/testcontainers-go v0.0.0-20231130110817-e6fbf9498b56
+	// Pin K8s versions as their updates are highly disruptive and go mod keeps wanting to update them
 	k8s.io/api => k8s.io/api v0.25.11
 	k8s.io/client-go => k8s.io/client-go v0.25.11
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi => k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230303024457-afdc3dddf62d
diff --git a/integration-tests/migration/upgrade_version_test.go b/integration-tests/migration/upgrade_version_test.go
index 97db2374bf3..6603fc1685d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/migration/upgrade_version_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/migration/upgrade_version_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package migration
 
 import (
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/utils/osutil"
+
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/integration-tests/docker/test_env"
 )
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func TestVersionUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	env, err := test_env.NewCLTestEnvBuilder().
 		WithTestInstance(t).
+		WithStandardCleanup().
 		WithGeth().
 		WithCLNodes(1).
 		Build()
@@ -23,16 +24,11 @@ func TestVersionUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Error getting upgrade image")
 	upgradeVersion, err := osutil.GetEnv("UPGRADE_VERSION")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Error getting upgrade version")
-
-	_ = os.Setenv("CHAINLINK_IMAGE", upgradeImage)
-	_ = os.Setenv("CHAINLINK_VERSION", upgradeVersion)
-
-	// just restarting CL container with the same name, DB is still the same
-	//
 	// [Database]
 	// MigrateOnStartup = true
 	//
 	// by default
-	err = env.ClCluster.Nodes[0].Restart(env.ClCluster.Nodes[0].NodeConfig)
+	err = env.ClCluster.Nodes[0].UpgradeVersion(upgradeImage, upgradeVersion)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 }