diff --git a/.fasterci/config.yaml b/.fasterci/config.yaml
index 39f13aff..bcb8f7e7 100644
--- a/.fasterci/config.yaml
+++ b/.fasterci/config.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ workflows:
             - //...
           test_targets:
             - //...
+            - -//helloworld:helloworld_integration_test
       - name: Check
         run: bazel run //:buildifier-check
 
diff --git a/examples/WORKSPACE b/examples/WORKSPACE
index 396bc6a1..18e20405 100644
--- a/examples/WORKSPACE
+++ b/examples/WORKSPACE
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ load("@com_adobe_rules_gitops//gitops:repositories.bzl", "rules_gitops_repositor
 
 rules_gitops_repositories()
 
+load("@com_adobe_rules_gitops//skylib:k8s.bzl", "kubeconfig")
+
+kubeconfig(
+    name = "k8s_test",
+    cluster = "kind-kind",
+)
+
 #
 # Repository dependencies
 #
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/BUILD b/examples/helloworld/BUILD
index b297deda..b30287b4 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/BUILD
+++ b/examples/helloworld/BUILD
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2.0
 
 load("@io_bazel_rules_docker//go:image.bzl", "go_image")
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library", "go_test")
-load("@com_adobe_rules_gitops//gitops:defs.bzl", "k8s_deploy")
+load("@com_adobe_rules_gitops//gitops:defs.bzl", "k8s_deploy", "k8s_test_setup")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
@@ -138,3 +138,27 @@ sh_test(
         "@bazel_tools//tools/bash/runfiles",
     ],
 )
+
+k8s_test_setup(
+    name = "service_it.setup",
+    kubeconfig = "@k8s_test//:kubeconfig",
+    objects = [
+        ":mynamespace",
+    ],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "helloworld_integration_test",
+    srcs = ["helloworld_integration_test.go"],
+    args = [
+        "-setup",
+        "$(location :service_it.setup)",
+    ],
+    data = [
+        ":service_it.setup",
+    ],
+    rundir = ".",
+    deps = [
+        "@com_adobe_rules_gitops//testing/it_sidecar/client:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/helloworld_integration_test.go b/examples/helloworld/helloworld_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b914bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/helloworld/helloworld_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/adobe/rules_gitops/testing/it_sidecar/client"
+)
+
+var setup client.K8STestSetup
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	setup = client.K8STestSetup{PortForwardServices: map[string]int{"helloworld": 8080}}
+	setup.TestMain(m)
+}
+
+func TestSuccessfulReceival(t *testing.T) {
+	localPort := setup.GetServiceLocalPort("helloworld")
+	fmt.Printf("helloworld server is available at localport %d\n", localPort)
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d", localPort))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("request error %s", err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected status code %d, expectted 200", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if !strings.Contains(string(body), "Hello World") {
+		t.Error("Unexpected content returned:", string(body))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/skylib/k8s_test_namespace.sh.tpl b/skylib/k8s_test_namespace.sh.tpl
index ab7cffee..7332ad64 100644
--- a/skylib/k8s_test_namespace.sh.tpl
+++ b/skylib/k8s_test_namespace.sh.tpl
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ TEST_UNDECLARED_OUTPUTS_DIR=${TEST_UNDECLARED_OUTPUTS_DIR:-.}
 
 KUBECTL=%{kubectl}
 KUBECONFIG=%{kubeconfig}
+CLUSTER_FILE=%{cluster}
+
 SET_NAMESPACE=%{set_namespace}
 IT_MANIFEST_FILTER=%{it_manifest_filter}
 
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ NAMESPACE_NAME_FILE=${TEST_UNDECLARED_OUTPUTS_DIR}/namespace
 KUBECONFIG_FILE=${TEST_UNDECLARED_OUTPUTS_DIR}/kubeconfig
 
 # get cluster and username from provided configuration
-CLUSTER=$(${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} config view -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].name}')
-USER=$(${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} config view -o jsonpath='{.users[0].name}')
+CLUSTER=$(cat ${CLUSTER_FILE})
+USER=$(${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} config view -o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == '"\"${CLUSTER}\")].name}")
 
 echo "Cluster: ${CLUSTER}" >&2
 echo "User: ${USER}" >&2
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ else
     DELETE_NAMESPACE_FLAG="-delete_namespace"
     COUNT="0"
     while true; do
-        NAMESPACE=${USER}-$(( (RANDOM) + 32767 ))
+        NAMESPACE=`whoami`-$(( (RANDOM) + 32767 ))
         ${KUBECTL} --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} --cluster=${CLUSTER} --user=${USER} create namespace ${NAMESPACE} && break
         COUNT=$[$COUNT + 1]
         if [ $COUNT -ge 10 ]; then