diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
index a63cd3db..5ca10006 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         dbt_version: ["1.*"]
-        warehouse: ["postgres", "bigquery", "snowflake", "databricks", "redshift"] # TODO: Add RS self-hosted runner
+        warehouse: ["postgres", "bigquery", "snowflake", "databricks", "redshift","spark"] # TODO: Add RS self-hosted runner
     services:
       postgres:
         image: postgres:latest
@@ -82,7 +82,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
+      - name: Configure Docker credentials
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
+        with:
+          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          aws-region: eu-west-1
+      
       # Remove '*' and replace '.' with '_' in DBT_VERSION & set as SCHEMA_SUFFIX.
       # SCHEMA_SUFFIX allows us to run multiple versions of dbt in parallel without overwriting the output tables
       - name: Set SCHEMA_SUFFIX env
@@ -118,10 +129,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install spark dependencies
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
-          pip install -Iv "dbt-${{ matrix.warehouse }}[ODBC]"==${{ matrix.dbt_version }} --upgrade
+          pip install -Iv "dbt-${{ matrix.warehouse }}[PyHive]"==${{ matrix.dbt_version }} --upgrade
           dbt deps
         if: ${{matrix.warehouse == 'spark'}}
+      
+      - name: Install Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
+      
+      - name: Build and start Spark cluster
+        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
+        run: |
+          docker-compose up -d
+          echo "Waiting for Spark services to start..."
+          sleep 90
+        if: ${{matrix.warehouse == 'spark'}}
+    
       - name: "Pre-test: Drop ci schemas"
         run: |
           dbt run-operation post_ci_cleanup --target ${{ matrix.warehouse }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_tests_spark.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_tests_spark.yml
index 9f1cf133..5ab037eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_tests_spark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_tests_spark.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: pr_tests_spark
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    - 'pause'
 
 concurrency: dbt_integration_tests
 
@@ -78,50 +79,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "Waiting for Spark services to start..."
           sleep 90
 
-      - name: Check running containers
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: docker ps
-
-      - name: Check Docker network
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: |
-          docker network ls
-          # docker network inspect spark-network
-
-      - name: Print Docker logs
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: |
-          echo "Docker logs for spark-master:"
-          docker-compose logs --tail=1000 spark-master
-          echo "Docker logs for spark-worker:"
-          docker-compose logs --tail=1000 spark-worker
-          echo "Docker logs for thrift-server:"
-          docker-compose logs --tail=1000 thrift-server
-
-      - name: Verify Spark configuration
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: |
-          echo "Verifying Spark configuration..."
-          docker-compose exec -T spark-master bash -c "cat /spark/conf/spark-defaults.conf"
-
-      - name: Wait for Thrift Server
-        run: |
-          echo "Waiting for Thrift Server to be fully operational..."
-          sleep 60
-
-      - name: Check ThriftServer Process
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: docker-compose exec -T thrift-server bash -c "ps aux | grep ThriftServer"
-      
-      - name: Check Latest ThriftServer Log
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: docker-compose exec -T thrift-server bash -c "tail -n 50 /spark/logs/\$(ls -t /spark/logs/ | grep thriftserver | head -n1)"
-      
-      - name: Test ThriftServer connection with Beeline
-        working-directory: .github/workflows/spark_deployment
-        run: |
-          docker-compose exec -T thrift-server bash -c '/spark/bin/beeline -u "jdbc:hive2://localhost:10000" -e "SHOW DATABASES;"'
-
       - name: "Pre-test: Drop ci schemas"
         run: |
           dbt run-operation post_ci_cleanup --target spark