diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44df49eb77..0c7f7f0b0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ Run tests against local cluster:
 ```bash
 ./gradlew integTestRemote -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=docker-cluster -Dsecurity=true -Dhttps=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=admin -Dcommon_utils.version="2.2.0.0"
 ```
+OR
+```bash
+./scripts/integtest.sh
+```
 Note: To run against a remote cluster replace cluster-name and `localhost:9200` with the IPAddress:Port of that cluster.
 
 Build artifacts (zip, deb, rpm):
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ae34ea67e2..83e038662c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ tasks.named("integrationTest") {
     maxHeapSize = "2g"
 }
 
-tasks.integTest.dependsOn(integrationTest)
 tasks.integrationTest.finalizedBy(jacocoTestReport) // report is always generated after integration tests run
 
 //run the integrationTest task before the check task
diff --git a/scripts/integtest.sh b/scripts/integtest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4bdac1544b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/integtest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+function usage() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "This script is used to run integration tests for plugin installed on a remote OpenSearch/Dashboards cluster."
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [args]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Required arguments:"
+    echo "None"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Optional arguments:"
+    echo -e "-b BIND_ADDRESS\t, defaults to localhost | 127.0.0.1, can be changed to any IP or domain name for the cluster location."
+    echo -e "-p BIND_PORT\t, defaults to 9200, can be changed to any port for the cluster location."
+    echo -e "-s SECURITY_ENABLED\t(true | false), defaults to true. Specify the OpenSearch/Dashboards have security enabled or not."
+    echo -e "-c CREDENTIAL\t(usename:password), no defaults, effective when SECURITY_ENABLED=true."
+    echo -e "-h\tPrint this message."
+    echo -e "-v OPENSEARCH_VERSION\t, no defaults"
+    echo -e "-n SNAPSHOT\t, defaults to false"
+    echo -e "-m CLUSTER_NAME\t, defaults to docker-cluster"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+}
+
+while getopts ":h:b:p:s:c:v:n:t:m:u:" arg; do
+    case $arg in
+        h)
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        b)
+            BIND_ADDRESS=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        p)
+            BIND_PORT=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        t)
+            TRANSPORT_PORT=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        s)
+            SECURITY_ENABLED=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        c)
+            CREDENTIAL=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        m)
+            CLUSTER_NAME=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        v)
+            OPENSEARCH_VERSION=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        n)
+            # Do nothing as we're not consuming this param.
+            ;;
+        u)
+            COMMON_UTILS_VERSION=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        :)
+            echo "-${OPTARG} requires an argument"
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        ?)
+            echo "Invalid option: -${OPTARG}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+
+if [ -z "$BIND_ADDRESS" ]
+then
+  BIND_ADDRESS="localhost"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$BIND_PORT" ]
+then
+  BIND_PORT="9200"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$SECURITY_ENABLED" ]
+then
+  SECURITY_ENABLED="true"
+fi
+
+OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION="2.12.0"
+if [ -z "$CREDENTIAL" ]
+then
+  # Starting in 2.12.0, security demo configuration script requires an initial admin password
+  COMPARE_VERSION=`echo $OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION $OPENSEARCH_VERSION | tr ' ' '\n' | sort -V | uniq | head -n 1`
+  if [ "$COMPARE_VERSION" != "$OPENSEARCH_REQUIRED_VERSION" ]; then
+    CREDENTIAL="admin:admin"
+  else
+    CREDENTIAL="admin:myStrongPassword123!"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CLUSTER_NAME" ]
+then
+  CLUSTER_NAME="docker-cluster"
+fi
+
+USERNAME=`echo $CREDENTIAL | awk -F ':' '{print $1}'`
+PASSWORD=`echo $CREDENTIAL | awk -F ':' '{print $2}'`
+
+./gradlew integTestRemote -Dtests.rest.cluster="$BIND_ADDRESS:$BIND_PORT" -Dtests.cluster="$BIND_ADDRESS:$BIND_PORT" -Dsecurity_enabled=$SECURITY_ENABLED -Dtests.clustername=$CLUSTER_NAME -Dhttps=true -Duser=$USERNAME -Dpassword=$PASSWORD