diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7288192..be74c8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -47,18 +47,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "version=v$(head ./version | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Check tag for current version
-        uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.0.0
-        id: check_tag
-        with:
-          tag: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
-      - name: Publishing Artifacts
-        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
+      - name: Generate Artifacts
         run: |
-          GITHUB_USER=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_USER }} GITHUB_PAT=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }} ./ci.sh publish ${{ steps.get_branch.outputs.branch }}
+          chmod u+x ./ci.sh
+          ./ci.sh gen_artifacts
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
         with:
@@ -85,7 +80,9 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
-            cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments \
+            && cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments \
+            && ls tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -132,6 +129,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -177,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -290,50 +291,49 @@ jobs:
           run: |
            ./ci.sh destroy_setup
 
-  # miscellaneous:
-  #     needs: build
-  #     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-  #     steps:
-  #       - name: Checkout source
-  #         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-  #       - name: Setup docker
-  #         uses: docker-practice/actions-setup-docker@master
-  #       - name: Setup Go
-  #         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
-  #         with:
-  #           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-  #       - name: Get Artifacts
-  #         uses: actions/download-artifact@master
-  #         with:
-  #           name: release-artifact
-  #           path: release/
-
-  #       - name: Copy Artifacts
-  #         run: |
-  #           cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
-
-  #       - name: Setup KNE cluster
-  #         run: |
-  #           GITHUB_USER=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_USER }} GITHUB_PAT=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }} ./ci.sh create_setup
-  #       - name: Setup Python
-  #         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-  #         with:
-  #           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-  #       - name: Setup Prerequisites
-  #         run: |
-  #           ./ci.sh setup_pre_test
-  #       - name: Run Tests
-  #         run: |
-  #           ./ci.sh run_test miscellaneous
-  #       - name: Archive logs
-  #         if: always()
-  #         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-  #         with:
-  #           name: miscellaneous
-  #           path: tests/logs-miscellaneous
-  #       - name: Destroy KNE cluster
-  #         run: |
-  #          ./ci.sh destroy_setup
+  miscellaneous:
+      needs: build
+      runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout source
+          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        - name: Setup docker
+          uses: docker-practice/actions-setup-docker@master
+        - name: Setup Go
+          uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+          with:
+            go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+        - name: Get Artifacts
+          uses: actions/download-artifact@master
+          with:
+            name: release-artifact
+            path: release/
+        - name: Copy Artifacts
+          run: |
+            cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
+        - name: Setup KNE cluster
+          run: |
+            GITHUB_USER=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_USER }} GITHUB_PAT=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }} ./ci.sh create_setup
+        - name: Setup Python
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+          with:
+            python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        - name: Setup Prerequisites
+          run: |
+            ./ci.sh setup_pre_test
+        - name: Run Tests
+          run: |
+            ./ci.sh run_test miscellaneous
+        - name: Archive logs
+          if: always()
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+          with:
+            name: miscellaneous
+            path: tests/logs-miscellaneous
+        - name: Destroy KNE cluster
+          run: |
+           ./ci.sh destroy_setup
 
   negative:
       needs: build
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -446,6 +448,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
             cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -490,7 +493,8 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: Copy Artifacts
           run: |
-            cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments/ixiatg-operator.yaml
+            cp release/ixiatg-operator.yaml tests/deployments
+            cp release/keng-operator.tar.gz tests/deployments
 
         - name: Setup KNE cluster
           run: |
@@ -517,8 +521,7 @@ jobs:
 
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    #needs: [b2b, dut, lag, license, liveness, miscellaneous, negative, performance, resource, rest]
-    needs: [b2b, dut, lag, license, liveness, negative, performance, resource, rest]
+    needs: [b2b, dut, lag, license, liveness, miscellaneous, negative, performance, resource, rest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         if: always()
@@ -540,7 +543,12 @@ jobs:
         id: get_version
         run: |
           echo "version=v$(head ./version | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "package_version=$(head ./version | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@master
+        with:
+          name: release-artifact
+          path: release/
 
       - name: Check tag for current version
         if: always()
@@ -551,27 +559,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
-      - name: Get Version ID from the Versions List
-        id: get_version_id
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          curl -X GET -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT}}" https://api.github.com/orgs/open-traffic-generator/packages/container/keng-operator/versions >> $HOME/versionIds.json
-            echo "version_id=$(jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "${{ steps.get_version.outputs.package_version }}").id' $HOME/versionIds.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Delete Non-Main Branch Images
-        if: steps.get_branch.outputs.branch != 'main' && always()
+      - name: Publishing Artifacts
+        if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
-          curl -i \
-            -X DELETE \
-            -H 'Authorization: Bearer ${{secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT}}' \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-            https://api.github.com/orgs/open-traffic-generator/packages/container/keng-operator/versions/173317052
-
-      - name: Get Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@master
-        with:
-          name: release-artifact
-          path: release/
+          GITHUB_USER=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_USER }} GITHUB_PAT=${{ secrets.ENV_GITHUB_PAT }} ./ci.sh publish ${{ steps.get_branch.outputs.branch }}
       
       - name: Create Release
         if: steps.check_tag.outputs.exists == 'false' && steps.get_branch.outputs.branch == 'main'
diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index b76e1f9..6c826a3 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ GO_VERSION=1.17.9
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 
-IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE=keng-operator
+KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE=keng-operator
 GO_TARGZ=""
 
 GITHUB_REPO="ghcr.io/open-traffic-generator"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ get_docker_build() {
     # Generating docker build using Makefile
     echo "Generating docker build ..."
     export VERSION=$(get_version)
-    export IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}
+    export IMAGE_TAG_BASE=${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}
     make docker-build
     docker rmi -f $(docker images | grep '<none>') 2> /dev/null || true
 }
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ publish() {
     branch=${1}
     docker images
     version=$(get_version)
-    img="${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version}"
-    github_img="${GITHUB_REPO}/${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version}"
-    github_img_latest="${GITHUB_REPO}/${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:latest"
+    docker load -i release/keng-operator.tar.gz
+    github_img="${GITHUB_REPO}/${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version}"
+    github_img_latest="${GITHUB_REPO}/${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:latest"
     docker tag ${img} "${github_img}"
     if [ "$branch" = "main" ]
     then
@@ -164,16 +164,23 @@ publish() {
         push_github_docker_image ${github_img_latest}
         verify_github_images ${github_img_latest}
     fi
-    cicd_gen_release_art
 }
 
-cicd_gen_release_art() {
+gen_artifacts() {
+    version=$(get_version)
     mkdir -p ${release}
-    rm -rf ./ixiatg-operator.yaml
-    rm -rf ${release}/*.yaml
-    gen_ixia_c_op_dep_yaml "${GITHUB_REPO}/${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}"
+
+    rm -rf ./keng-operator.tar.gz
+    rm -rf ${release}/*.tar.gz
+    img="${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version}"
+    github_img="${GITHUB_REPO}/${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version}"
+    docker tag $img $github_img
+    docker save ${github_img} | gzip > ${release}/keng-operator.tar.gz
+
+    
+    gen_ixia_c_op_dep_yaml "${GITHUB_REPO}/${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}"
     mv ./ixiatg-operator.yaml ${release}/
-     echo "Files in ./release: $(ls -lht ${release})"
+    echo "Files in ./release: $(ls -lht ${release})"
 }
 
 gen_operator_artifacts() {
@@ -183,12 +190,12 @@ gen_operator_artifacts() {
     rm -rf ${art}/*.yaml
     rm -rf ${art}/*.tar.gz
     mv ./ixiatg-operator.yaml ${art}/
-    docker save ${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version} | gzip > ${art}/keng-operator.tar.gz
+    docker save ${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE}:${version} | gzip > ${art}/keng-operator.tar.gz
 }
 
 build() {
     mkdir -p ${art}
-    gen_ixia_c_op_dep_yaml ${IXIA_C_OPERATOR_IMAGE} \
+    gen_ixia_c_op_dep_yaml ${KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE} \
     && get_docker_build \
     && gen_operator_artifacts ${art}
     version=$(get_version)
diff --git a/tests/setup.sh b/tests/setup.sh
index baa1f99..5c59715 100755
--- a/tests/setup.sh
+++ b/tests/setup.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ KIND_VERSION=v0.20.0
 METALLB_VERSION=v0.13.11
 MESHNET_COMMIT=d7c306c
 MESHNET_IMAGE="networkop/meshnet\:v0.3.0"
+KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE_FILE="deployments/keng-operator.tar.gz"
 KENG_OPERATOR_YAML="deployments/ixiatg-operator.yaml"
 ARISTA_CEOS_OPERATOR_VERSION="2.0.1"
 ARISTA_CEOS_OPERATOR_YAML="https://github.com/aristanetworks/arista-ceoslab-operator/config/default?ref=v${ARISTA_CEOS_OPERATOR_VERSION}"
@@ -202,10 +203,22 @@ get_meshnet() {
     && cd ${oldpwd}
 }
 
+get_keng_operator_image() {
+    if [ -f "$KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE_FILE" ]; 
+    then
+        echo "Operator tar found...."
+        docker load -i $KENG_OPERATOR_IMAGE_FILE
+        kind load docker-image "$(keng_operator_image)"
+    else 
+        echo "Operator tar not found!!!"\
+        load_image_to_kind $(keng_operator_image)
+    fi
+}
+
 get_keng_operator() {
     echo "Installing keng-operator ${KENG_OPERATOR_YAML} ..."
     cat ${KENG_OPERATOR_YAML}
-    load_image_to_kind $(keng_operator_image) \
+    get_keng_operator_image \
     && kubectl apply -f ${KENG_OPERATOR_YAML} \
     && wait_for_pods ixiatg-op-system \
     && kubectl get pods -A