diff --git a/ci/build-docker-e2e-image b/ci/build-docker-e2e-image
index bb411c4..a680d60 100755
--- a/ci/build-docker-e2e-image
+++ b/ci/build-docker-e2e-image
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ mkdir -p ${docker_context_dir}
 cp -rp \
   e2e-tests/pom.xml \
   e2e-tests/src \
-  ci/e2e-tests/e2e-exec-pom.xml \
   .mvn \
   mvnw \
   ${docker_context_dir}
diff --git a/ci/e2e-tests/Dockerfile b/ci/e2e-tests/Dockerfile
index 6fa46b4..720e0af 100644
--- a/ci/e2e-tests/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/e2e-tests/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ADD target/src ./src
 #     org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.MultipleArtifactsNotFoundException: Missing:
 # then update the version number of surefire-junit4 in pom.xml under the
 # dynamicDependencies section of go-offline-maven-plugin configuration.
-RUN ./mvnw -P -dnastack -B -o package
+RUN ./mvnw -P -dnastack -B -o process-test-classes
 
 
 ##
@@ -45,14 +45,26 @@ RUN ./mvnw -P -dnastack -B -o package
 # This stage uses a JRE rather than JDK because it doesn't have to build anything; it just runs the fat jar
 # produced by the previous stage.
 FROM amazoncorretto:17-alpine
+
 ARG APP_NAME
 ARG APP_VERSION
 
-ADD target/e2e-exec-pom.xml /pom.xml
-ADD target/.mvn /.mvn
-ADD target/mvnw /
-COPY --from=0 /build/target/wes-service-e2e-tests-*.jar /e2e-tests.jar
-RUN ./mvnw -B de.qaware.maven:go-offline-maven-plugin:resolve-dependencies
+# Create a non-root user
+RUN adduser -D -h /home/testuser testuser
+
+USER root
+RUN mkdir /target && chown testuser /target
+
+# Copy required files from build stage into image
+COPY --from=build --chown=testuser /build/target/ /target
+COPY --from=build --chown=testuser /root/.m2 /home/testuser/.m2/
+COPY --chown=testuser target/pom.xml /pom.xml
+COPY --chown=testuser target/.mvn /.mvn
+COPY --chown=testuser target/mvnw /
+
+USER testuser
+
+ENV E2E_SCREENSHOT_DIR /target
 
 # If the container has a memory limit, that limit (in bytes) is present in a file under /sys/fs/cgroup
 # In Linux 5.10.76, the value comes from memory.max.
diff --git a/ci/e2e-tests/e2e-exec-pom.xml b/ci/e2e-tests/e2e-exec-pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f914742..0000000
--- a/ci/e2e-tests/e2e-exec-pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-    <groupId>com.dnastack</groupId>
-    <artifactId>test-runner</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-
-    <description>
-        Allows us to run `mvn test` against an arbitrary fat jar inside a Docker image with no additional
-        dependencies required.
-    </description>
-
-
-    <dependencies>
-        <!-- The e2e-tests.jar is a fat jar built into the Docker image that also contains this POM. -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.dnastack</groupId>
-            <artifactId>local-e2e-tests</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
-            <scope>system</scope>
-            <systemPath>${project.basedir}/e2e-tests.jar</systemPath>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.32</version>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <!-- Surefire guesses at which JUnit version to use based on project dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.8.2</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>5.8.2</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
-                <configuration>
-
-                    <!-- Tells surefire to run the tests in our fat jar -->
-                    <dependenciesToScan>
-                        <dependency>com.dnastack:local-e2e-tests</dependency>
-                    </dependenciesToScan>
-
-                    <!-- Only run the tests we wrote: the fat jar tends to contain other JUnit @Test annotated methods. -->
-                    <includes>
-                        <include>%regex[com.dnastack.*\.class]</include>
-                    </includes>
-
-                    <!-- Sets location for selenium screenshots so that they are copied out of test container. -->
-                    <environmentVariables>
-                        <E2E_SCREENSHOT_DIR>/target</E2E_SCREENSHOT_DIR>
-                    </environmentVariables>
-
-                    <!-- Forking doesn't work when we use dependenciesToScan (child VM dies with ClassNotFoundError) -->
-                    <forkCount>0</forkCount>
-                    <trimStackTrace>false</trimStackTrace>
-
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>de.qaware.maven</groupId>
-                <artifactId>go-offline-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.8</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <downloadSources>false</downloadSources>
-                    <downloadJavadoc>false</downloadJavadoc>
-                    <dynamicDependencies>
-                        <DynamicDependency>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>surefire-junit-platform</artifactId>
-                            <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
-                            <repositoryType>PLUGIN</repositoryType>
-                        </DynamicDependency>
-                        <dynamicDependency>
-                            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-                            <version>1.1</version>
-                            <repositoryType>MAIN</repositoryType>
-                        </dynamicDependency>
-                    </dynamicDependencies>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-</project>
diff --git a/e2e-tests/pom.xml b/e2e-tests/pom.xml
index 211af26..dfccf8d 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/e2e-tests/pom.xml
@@ -172,75 +172,18 @@
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.4</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <filters>
-                                <filter>
-                                    <!-- filter out signature files from signed dependencies, else repackaging fails with security ex -->
-                                    <artifact>*:*</artifact>
-                                    <excludes>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
-                                    </excludes>
-                                </filter>
-                            </filters>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.9.1</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <!-- This ensures our compiled tests land in the fat jar -->
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>add-source</id>
-                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>add-source</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <sources>
-                                <source>${project.basedir}/src/test/java/</source>
-                            </sources>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <!-- This ensures that the resources files also land in the fat jar (for example, simplelogger.properties)  -->
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>add-resource</id>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>add-resource</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <resources>
-                                <resource>
-                                    <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/resources</directory>
-                                </resource>
-                            </resources>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+                    <dependenciesToScan>
+                        <dependency>com.dnastack:actuator-e2e-test</dependency>
+                    </dependenciesToScan>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>de.qaware.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>go-offline-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/ActuatorE2eTest.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/ActuatorE2eTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/ActuatorE2eTest.java
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/ActuatorE2eTest.java
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/BaseE2eTest.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/BaseE2eTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/BaseE2eTest.java
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/BaseE2eTest.java
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/WesE2ETest.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/WesE2ETest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/WesE2ETest.java
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/WesE2ETest.java
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/WdlSupplier.java b/e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/WdlSupplier.java
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e-tests/src/main/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/WdlSupplier.java
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/java/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/WdlSupplier.java
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pem b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pem
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pem
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pub.pem b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pub.pem
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pub.pem
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/jwt.pub.pem
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/cat_file.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/cat_file.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/cat_file.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/cat_file.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/md5sum.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/md5sum.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/md5sum.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/md5sum.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_all_output_types.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_all_output_types.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_all_output_types.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_all_output_types.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports.json b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports.json
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports.json
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports.json
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_1.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_1.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_1.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_1.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_2.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_2.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_2.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_with_imports_2.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.json b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.json
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.json
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.json
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.wdl b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.wdl
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.wdl
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/com/dnastack/wes/service/wdl/workflow_without_file.wdl
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/junit-platform.properties b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/junit-platform.properties
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/junit-platform.properties
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/junit-platform.properties
diff --git a/e2e-tests/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties b/e2e-tests/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties
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rename from e2e-tests/src/main/resources/simplelogger.properties
rename to e2e-tests/src/test/resources/simplelogger.properties