diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index b710bf5a..a7f18059 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ jobs:
       tox-version: "<4"
 
   func:
-    uses: canonical/bootstack-actions/.github/workflows/func.yaml@v2
+    uses: jneo8/bootstack-actions/.github/workflows/func.yaml@v3
     needs: lint-unit
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - juju-channel: "2.9/stable"
-            command: "make functional"
           - juju-channel: "3.1/stable"
             command: "make functional31"
     with:
diff --git a/tests/functional/bundle.yaml.j2 b/tests/functional/bundle.yaml.j2
index 92864128..d9abcdcd 100644
--- a/tests/functional/bundle.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/functional/bundle.yaml.j2
@@ -1,28 +1,6 @@
-# Test basic deployment:
-# ubuntu:juju-info <-> grafana-agent:juju-info
-# ubuntu:juju-info <-> hardware-observer:general-info
-# grafana-agent:cos-agent <-> hardware-observer:cos-agent
-
 series: {{ series }}
 
-machines:
-  "0":
-
 applications:
   ubuntu:
     charm: ubuntu
     num_units: 1
-    to:
-      - "0"
-  grafana-agent:
-    charm: grafana-agent
-    channel: edge # FIXME: currently no stable release
-  hardware-observer:
-    charm: {{ charm }}
-
-relations:
-- - grafana-agent:juju-info
-  - ubuntu:juju-info
-- - hardware-observer:general-info
-  - ubuntu:juju-info
-
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_charm.py b/tests/functional/test_charm.py
index a2fcf3da..b3edee99 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_charm.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # See LICENSE file for licensing details.
 
 import asyncio
+import inspect
 import logging
+import os
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -21,6 +23,12 @@
 TIMEOUT = 600
 
 
+def get_this_script_dir() -> Path:
+    filename = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filename))
+    return Path(path)
+
+
 class AppStatus(str, Enum):
     """Various workload status messages for the app."""
 
@@ -43,40 +51,50 @@ async def test_build_and_deploy(ops_test: OpsTest, series, sync_helper):
     charm = await ops_test.build_charm(".")
     assert charm, "Charm was not built successfully."
 
-    await asyncio.gather(
-        ops_test.model.deploy(
-            ops_test.render_bundle(
-                "tests/functional/bundle.yaml.j2",
-                charm=charm,
-                series=series,
-                resources={
-                    "storcli-deb": "empty-resource",
-                    "perccli-deb": "empty-resource",
-                    "sas2ircu-bin": "empty-resource",
-                    "sas3ircu-bin": "empty-resource",
-                },
-            )
-        ),
-        ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
-            apps=[APP_NAME],
-            status="blocked",
-            timeout=TIMEOUT,
-        ),
-        ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
-            apps=[GRAFANA_AGENT_APP_NAME],
-            status="blocked",
-            timeout=TIMEOUT,
-        ),
-        ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
-            apps=[PRINCIPAL_APP_NAME],
-            status="active",
-            raise_on_blocked=True,
-            timeout=TIMEOUT,
-        ),
+    bundle_template_path = get_this_script_dir() / "bundle.yaml.j2"
+
+    logger.info("Rendering bundle %s", bundle_template_path)
+    bundle = ops_test.render_bundle(
+        bundle_template_path,
+        charm=charm,
+        series=series,
+        resources={
+            "storcli-deb": "empty-resource",
+            "perccli-deb": "empty-resource",
+            "sas2ircu-bin": "empty-resource",
+            "sas3ircu-bin": "empty-resource",
+        },
     )
+    with open(bundle, "r") as f:
+        print(f.read())
+
+    await ops_test.model.deploy("ubuntu"),
+    await ops_test.model.deploy(bundle),
+    await ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
+        apps=[PRINCIPAL_APP_NAME],
+        status="active",
+        raise_on_blocked=True,
+        timeout=TIMEOUT,
+    )
+    await ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
+        apps=[GRAFANA_AGENT_APP_NAME],
+        status="blocked",
+        timeout=TIMEOUT,
+    )
+    await ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
+        apps=[APP_NAME],
+        status="blocked",
+        timeout=TIMEOUT,
+    )
+
+    for unit in ops_test.model.applications[GRAFANA_AGENT_APP_NAME].units:
+        logger.debug(unit.workload_status_message)
+        logger.debug(unit.workload_status)
 
     # Test initial workload status
     for unit in ops_test.model.applications[APP_NAME].units:
+        logger.debug(unit.workload_status_message)
+        logger.debug(unit.workload_status)
         assert AppStatus.MISSING_RESOURCES not in unit.workload_status_message
         assert unit.workload_status_message == AppStatus.MISSING_RELATION