diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11802fdb3..a20a00f46 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -439,3 +439,34 @@ zombienet-scale-net-config:
   retry: 2
   tags:
     - zombienet-polkadot-integration-test
+
+zombienet-upgrade-node:
+  stage:                           deploy
+  <<:                              *kubernetes-env
+  image:                           "paritypr/zombienet:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[0-9]+$/                         # PRs
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*$/              # i.e. v1.0, v2.1rc1
+  # needs:
+  #   - job:                         publish-docker-pr
+
+  variables:
+    GH_DIR:                        'https://github.com/paritytech/zombienet/tree/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/tests/k8s'
+
+  before_script:
+    - echo "Zombienet Upgrade node"
+    - echo "paritypr/zombienet:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
+    - echo "${GH_DIR}"
+    - export DEBUG=zombie*
+    - export ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE="docker.io/paritypr/polkadot-debug:master"
+    - export COL_IMAGE="docker.io/paritypr/colander:4519"
+
+  script:
+    - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/ci/run-test-local-env-manager.sh
+        --test="0001-upgrade-node.feature"
+  allow_failure:                   true
+  retry: 2
+  tags:
+    - zombienet-polkadot-integration-test
diff --git a/scripts/zombie-wrapper.sh b/scripts/zombie-wrapper.sh
index d5027abf1..d086a88b9 100755
--- a/scripts/zombie-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/zombie-wrapper.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ do
         if [[ $line =~ [^0-9]+([0-9]+) ]]; then
             restart "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
         else
-            restart
+            restart 0
         fi;
     elif [[ "$line" == "pause" ]]; then
         pause
diff --git a/src/providers/k8s/dynResourceDefinition.ts b/src/providers/k8s/dynResourceDefinition.ts
index 741464532..046afd3b7 100644
--- a/src/providers/k8s/dynResourceDefinition.ts
+++ b/src/providers/k8s/dynResourceDefinition.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,17 @@ function make_transfer_containter(): any {
     command: [
       "ash",
       "-c",
-      `until [ -f ${FINISH_MAGIC_FILE} ]; do echo waiting for tar to finish; sleep 1; done; echo copy files has finished`,
+      [
+        "wget https://github.com/moparisthebest/static-curl/releases/download/v7.83.1/curl-amd64 -O /cfg/curl",
+        "&&",
+        "echo downloaded",
+        "&&",
+        "chmod +x /cfg/curl",
+        "&&",
+        "echo chmoded",
+        "&&",
+        `until [ -f ${FINISH_MAGIC_FILE} ]; do echo waiting for tar to finish; sleep 1; done; echo copy files has finished`,
+      ].join(" "),
     ],
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.feature b/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f35a0088d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Description: Upgrade node
+Network: ./0001-upgrade-node.toml
+Creds: config
+
+
+validator-0: reports block height is at least 10 within 120 seconds
+# 15 secs to download aprox
+validator-0: run ./downloadPolkadot.sh within 200 seconds
+validator-0: restart
+sleep 20 seconds
+validator-0: reports block height is at least 25 within 120 seconds
diff --git a/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.toml b/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f15fef975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/k8s/0001-upgrade-node.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[settings]
+timeout = 1000
+bootnode = true
+
+[relaychain]
+default_image = "docker.io/parity/polkadot:v0.9.25"
+chain = "rococo-local"
+default_command = "polkadot"
+
+
+  [[relaychain.node_groups]]
+  name = "validator"
+  count = 2
+  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--db=paritydb"]
diff --git a/tests/k8s/downloadPolkadot.sh b/tests/k8s/downloadPolkadot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25b2f66a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/k8s/downloadPolkadot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+# add /cfg as first `looking dir` to allow to overrides commands.
+export PATH="/cfg":$PATH
+
+cd /cfg
+curl -L -O https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/download/v0.9.26/polkadot
+chmod +x /cfg/polkadot
+echo $(polkadot --version)