diff --git a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/installation/kroxylicious/KroxyliciousApp.java b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/installation/kroxylicious/KroxyliciousApp.java
index 571f3af643..76e1f690d2 100644
--- a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/installation/kroxylicious/KroxyliciousApp.java
+++ b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/installation/kroxylicious/KroxyliciousApp.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
 
 import io.kroxylicious.systemtests.executor.Exec;
 import io.kroxylicious.systemtests.templates.kroxylicious.KroxyConfigTemplates;
-import io.kroxylicious.systemtests.utils.TestUtils;
+
+import static org.testcontainers.shaded.org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
 
 /**
  * The type Kroxylicious app.
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ public void run() {
                 }
             });
             file = File.createTempFile("config", ".yaml");
-            file.deleteOnExit();
             Files.writeString(file.toPath(), KroxyConfigTemplates.getDefaultExternalKroxyConfigMap(clusterIp));
+            file.deleteOnExit();
         }
         catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ public String getBootstrap() {
      */
     public boolean isRunning() {
         if (thread.isAlive()) {
-            TestUtils.waitFor("Waiting for process being launched", 500, 3000, () -> ProcessHandle.of(pid).isPresent());
+            await().atMost(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS).until(() -> ProcessHandle.of(pid).isPresent());
         }
         return thread.isAlive() && ProcessHandle.of(pid).isPresent();
     }
diff --git a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/resources/manager/ResourceManager.java b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/resources/manager/ResourceManager.java
index 2827e78339..6288a85e46 100644
--- a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/resources/manager/ResourceManager.java
+++ b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/main/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/resources/manager/ResourceManager.java
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ private <T extends HasMetadata> ResourceType<T> findResourceType(T resource) {
                                                                                                                   long resourceTimeoutMs) {
         LOGGER.info("Waiting for {}: {}/{} will have desired state 'Ready'", kind, namespace, name);
 
-        TestUtils.waitFor(String.format("%s: %s#%s will have desired state 'Ready'", kind, namespace, name),
+        TestUtils.waitFor(String.format("%s: %s/%s will have desired state 'Ready'", kind, namespace, name),
                 Constants.POLL_INTERVAL_FOR_RESOURCE_READINESS_MILLIS, resourceTimeoutMs,
                 () -> {
                     final Status status = operation.inNamespace(namespace)
diff --git a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/test/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/extensions/KroxyliciousExtension.java b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/test/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/extensions/KroxyliciousExtension.java
index 9bb57329b3..bbbe9a8cec 100644
--- a/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/test/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/extensions/KroxyliciousExtension.java
+++ b/kroxylicious-systemtests/src/test/java/io/kroxylicious/systemtests/extensions/KroxyliciousExtension.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public Object resolveParameter(ParameterContext parameterContext, ExtensionConte
         Class<?> type = parameter.getType();
         LOGGER.trace("test {}: Resolving parameter ({} {})", extensionContext.getUniqueId(), type.getSimpleName(), parameter.getName());
         if (String.class.getTypeName().equals(type.getName())) {
-            if (parameter.getName().contains("namespace")) {
+            if (parameter.getName().toLowerCase().contains("namespace")) {
                 return extractK8sNamespace(extensionContext);
             }
         }