diff --git a/charms/worker/lxd-profile.yaml b/charms/worker/lxd-profile.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b4c696d..00000000
--- a/charms/worker/lxd-profile.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
-# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
-description: "LXD profile for Canonical Kubernetes"
-config:
-  linux.kernel_modules: ip_vs,ip_vs_rr,ip_vs_wrr,ip_vs_sh,ip_tables,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,netlink_diag,nf_nat,overlay,br_netfilter,xt_socket
-  raw.lxc: |
-    lxc.apparmor.profile=unconfined
-    lxc.mount.auto=proc:rw sys:rw cgroup:rw
-    lxc.cgroup.devices.allow=a
-    lxc.cap.drop=
-  security.nesting: "true"
-  security.privileged: "true"
-devices:
-  aadisable:
-    path: /dev/kmsg
-    source: /dev/kmsg
-    type: unix-char
diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 322d4dbe..e9a5d49b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ def switch(self, name: str, path: Path):
         app["channel"] = None
 
 
+async def cloud_profile(ops_test: OpsTest):
+    """Apply lxd-profile to the model if the juju cloud is lxd."""
+    controller = await ops_test.model.get_controller()
+    cloud = await controller.cloud()
+    if cloud.cloud.type_ == "lxd":
+        lxd = LXDSubstrate(None, None)
+        profile_name = f"juju-{ops_test.model.name}"
+        lxd.remove_profile(profile_name)
+        lxd.apply_profile("k8s.profile", profile_name)
+
+
 @contextlib.asynccontextmanager
 async def deploy_model(
     request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
@@ -193,6 +204,7 @@ async def deploy_model(
             config=config,
         )
     with ops_test.model_context(model_name) as the_model:
+        await cloud_profile(ops_test)
         async with ops_test.fast_forward("60s"):
             await the_model.deploy(bundle.render)
             await the_model.wait_for_idle(
diff --git a/tests/integration/cos_substrate.py b/tests/integration/cos_substrate.py
index d2650b49..982df321 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cos_substrate.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cos_substrate.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def apply_profile(
             target_profile_name (Optional[str]): Name of the target profile. Defaults to 'cos-profile'.
         """
         profile_path = Path("tests/integration/data") / profile_name
-        with open(profile_path) as file:
+
+        with profile_path.open() as file:
             try:
                 raw_profile = yaml.safe_load(file)
                 config = raw_profile.get("config", {})
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ def apply_profile(
                 self.client.profiles.create(target_profile_name, config=config, devices=devices)
                 log.info(f"Profile {target_profile_name} applied successfully.")
             except (yaml.YAMLError, Exception) as e:
-                log.error(f"Failed to read or apply LXD profile: {e}")
+                log.exception(f"Failed to read or apply LXD profile: {e}")
 
     def create_container(self, name: str):
         """Create a container.
diff --git a/charms/worker/k8s/lxd-profile.yaml b/tests/integration/data/k8s.profile
similarity index 95%
rename from charms/worker/k8s/lxd-profile.yaml
rename to tests/integration/data/k8s.profile
index 6b4c696d..861f529e 100644
--- a/charms/worker/k8s/lxd-profile.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/data/k8s.profile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # See LICENSE file for licensing details.
 description: "LXD profile for Canonical Kubernetes"
 config:
+  boot.autostart: "true"
   linux.kernel_modules: ip_vs,ip_vs_rr,ip_vs_wrr,ip_vs_sh,ip_tables,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,netlink_diag,nf_nat,overlay,br_netfilter,xt_socket
   raw.lxc: |
     lxc.apparmor.profile=unconfined
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/test-bundle-etcd.yaml b/tests/integration/data/test-bundle-etcd.yaml
index b4b75a4d..9a99e86f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/data/test-bundle-etcd.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/data/test-bundle-etcd.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ applications:
     num_units: 1
     options:
       datastore: etcd
+  k8s-worker:
+    charm: k8s-worker
+    channel: latest/edge
+    num_units: 1
 relations:
+  - [k8s, k8s-worker:cluster]
   - [etcd, easyrsa:client]
   - [etcd, k8s:etcd]