diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/system_table.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/system_table.go
index 3bbd90a84c..b2575b3b12 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/system_table.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/doltdb/system_table.go
@@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ var writeableSystemTables = []string{
 	ProceduresTableName,
 	IgnoreTableName,
 	RebaseTableName,
-	WorkflowsTableName,
-	WorkflowEventsTableName,
+
+	// todo: for now do not let users write to the tables or alter their schemas
+	//WorkflowsTableName,
+	//WorkflowEventsTableName,
 }
 
 var persistedSystemTables = []string{
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/ci-config.bats b/integration-tests/bats/ci-config.bats
deleted file mode 100644
index c7a15d3255..0000000000
--- a/integration-tests/bats/ci-config.bats
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bats
-load $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/helper/common.bash
-
-setup() {
-    setup_common
-}
-
-teardown() {
-    assert_feature_version
-    teardown_common
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflows table should exist on initialized database" {
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflows should allow user inserts and updates" {
-    run dolt sql -q "insert into dolt_ci_workflows (name, created_at, updated_at) values ('workflow_1', current_timestamp, current_timestamp);"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "workflow_1" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt add dolt_ci_workflows
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt commit -m 'add dolt_ci_workflow entry'
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "workflow_1" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt sql -q "update dolt_ci_workflows set name = 'workflow_2' where name = 'workflow_1'"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt add dolt_ci_workflows
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt commit -m 'update dolt_ci_workflow entry'
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "workflow_2" ]] || false
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflows should not allow users to alter the schema" {
-    run dolt sql -q "show create table dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "name" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt sql -q "alter table dolt_ci_workflows add column test_col int;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "table dolt_ci_workflows cannot be altered" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt sql -q "alter table dolt_ci_workflows drop column name;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "table dolt_ci_workflows cannot be altered" ]] || false
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflow_events table should exist on initialized database" {
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflow_events;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflow_events should allow user inserts and updates" {
-    run dolt sql -q "insert into dolt_ci_workflows (name, created_at, updated_at) values ('workflow_1', current_timestamp, current_timestamp);"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "workflow_1" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt sql -q "insert into dolt_ci_workflow_events (id, workflow_name_fk, event_type) values (uuid(), 'workflow_1', 0);"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflow_events;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt add .
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt commit -m 'add dolt_ci_workflow and dolt_ci_workflow_events entries'
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select event_type from dolt_ci_workflow_events limit 1;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "0" ]] || false
-
-    run dolt sql -q "update dolt_ci_workflow_events set event_type = 987 where event_type = 0;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt add dolt_ci_workflow_events
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt commit -m 'update dolt_ci_workflow_events entry'
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select event_type from dolt_ci_workflow_events limit 1;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [[ "$output" =~ "987" ]] || false
-}
-
-@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflow_events should error on foreign key violation at commit time" {
-    run dolt sql -q "insert into dolt_ci_workflow_events (id, workflow_name_fk, event_type) values (uuid(), 'workflow_1', 0);"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflow_events;"
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt add .
-    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-    run dolt commit -m 'add dolt_ci_workflow and dolt_ci_workflow_events entries'
-    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-}
diff --git a/integration-tests/bats/ci.bats b/integration-tests/bats/ci.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a4daa4584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/bats/ci.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+load $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/helper/common.bash
+
+setup() {
+    setup_common
+}
+
+teardown() {
+    assert_feature_version
+    teardown_common
+}
+
+@test "ci: init should create dolt ci workflow tables" {
+    run dolt ci init
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+    run dolt sql -q "select * from dolt_ci_workflows;"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+@test "ci: dolt_ci_workflows should not allow users to alter the rows or schema of dolt ci workflow tables directly" {
+    run dolt ci init
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+    run dolt sql -q "show create table dolt_ci_workflows;"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "name" ]] || false
+
+    run dolt sql -q "insert into dolt_ci_workflows (name, created_at, updated_at) values ('workflow_1', current_timestamp, current_timestamp);"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+
+    run dolt sql -q "alter table dolt_ci_workflows add column test_col int;"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "table dolt_ci_workflows cannot be altered" ]] || false
+
+    run dolt sql -q "alter table dolt_ci_workflows drop column name;"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "table dolt_ci_workflows cannot be altered" ]] || false
+}