diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-kuttl/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-kuttl/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5817478b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-kuttl/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Setup Kind
+description: Sets up a kind cluster and installs Helm and kubectl
+outputs:
+  krew-path:
+    description: The path to the Helm binary
+    value: ${{ steps.krew.outputs.path }}
+  kuttl-path:
+    description: The path to the Helm binary
+    value: ${{ steps.kuttl.outputs.path }}
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - id: krew
+      name: Install Krew
+      shell: bash
+      script: |
+        set -x; cd "$(mktemp -d)"
+        OS="$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+        ARCH="$(uname -m | sed -e 's/x86_64/amd64/' -e 's/\(arm\)\(64\)\?.*/\1\2/' -e 's/aarch64$/arm64/')"
+        KREW="krew-${OS}_${ARCH}"
+        curl -fsSLO "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew/releases/latest/download/${KREW}.tar.gz"
+        tar zxvf "${KREW}.tar.gz"
+        ./"${KREW}" install krew
+        echo "path=${KREW_ROOT:-$HOME/.krew}/bin/kubectl-krew" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - id: kuttl
+      name: Install KUTTL
+      shell: bash
+      script: |
+        kubectl krew install kuttl
+        echo "path=$(which kubectl-kuttl)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-cluster-standalone.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-cluster-standalone.yml
index d2b6166f8..8c72427f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-cluster-standalone.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-cluster-standalone.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy the operator
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-operator
 
-      - name: Deploy a standalone cluster
-        run: |
-          helm upgrade --install \
-            --values charts/cluster/examples/basic.yaml \
-            --namespace database \
-            --create-namespace \
-            --wait \
-            database ./charts/cluster
+      - name: Install KUTTL
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-kuttl
 
-      - name: Verify that the cluster is ready
-        uses: ./.github/actions/verify-ready-instances
-        with:
-          cluster-name: database-cluster
-          ready-instances: 1
+      - name: Run KUTTL tests
+        run: |
+          kubectl kuttl test
diff --git a/tests/cluster/00-assert.yaml b/tests/cluster/00-assert.yaml
index 645556edc..6551705cb 100644
--- a/tests/cluster/00-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/cluster/00-assert.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
 kind: TestAssert
-timeout: 60
+timeout: 180
 ---
 apiVersion: postgresql.cnpg.io/v1
 kind: Cluster
 metadata:
-  name: database-cluster
-  namespace: database
+  name: standalone-cluster
 status:
   readyInstances: 2
+---
+apiVersion: postgresql.cnpg.io/v1
+kind: Backup
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    cnpg.io/cluster: standalone-cluster
+    cnpg.io/immediateBackup: "true"
+    cnpg.io/scheduled-backup: standalone-cluster-daily-backup
+spec:
+  cluster:
+    name: standalone-cluster
+  method: barmanObjectStore
+status:
+  phase: completed
diff --git a/tests/cluster/00-cluster.yaml b/tests/cluster/00-cluster.yaml
index 807cb254f..e35be41ad 100644
--- a/tests/cluster/00-cluster.yaml
+++ b/tests/cluster/00-cluster.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ commands:
         --values ./standalone.yaml
         --wait
         standalone ../../charts/cluster
-timeout: 180
diff --git a/tests/cluster/standalone.yaml b/tests/cluster/standalone.yaml
index d0378a597..ebc8b3ea0 100644
--- a/tests/cluster/standalone.yaml
+++ b/tests/cluster/standalone.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ cluster:
   instances: 2
   postgresql:
     archive_timout: "10"
+  storage:
+    size: 256Mi
 backups:
   enabled: true
   provider: s3