diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e2b38cca3..b8abb25c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Integration 2
         env:
           TESTFLAGS_PARALLEL: 1
+          EXTRA_TESTFLAGS: "-short"
           CGO_ENABLED: 1
           GOTESTSUM_JUNITFILE: ${{github.workspace}}/test-integration-parallel-junit.xml
         run: mingw32-make.exe integration
diff --git a/integration/client/client_ttrpc_test.go b/integration/client/client_ttrpc_test.go
index 1c7aeb9da..774b6cf1d 100644
--- a/integration/client/client_ttrpc_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/client_ttrpc_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestClientTTRPC_New(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	client, err := ttrpcutil.NewClient(address + ".ttrpc")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ func TestClientTTRPC_New(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestClientTTRPC_Reconnect(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	client, err := ttrpcutil.NewClient(address + ".ttrpc")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
@@ -63,6 +69,9 @@ func TestClientTTRPC_Reconnect(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestClientTTRPC_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
 	client, err := ttrpcutil.NewClient(address + ".ttrpc")
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/integration/client/import_test.go b/integration/client/import_test.go
index c8a225a0b..661024b6d 100644
--- a/integration/client/import_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/import_test.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func TestImport(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := testContext(t)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	client, err := New(address)
+	client, err := newClient(t, address)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go b/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
index fa400cb2c..ef608c454 100644
--- a/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/oci"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/testutil"
 	srvconfig "github.com/containerd/containerd/services/server/config"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
 	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 )
 
@@ -97,21 +98,25 @@ func newDaemonWithConfig(t *testing.T, configTOML string) (*Client, *daemon, fun
 
 	cleanup := func() {
 		if err := client.Close(); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to close client: %v", err)
+			t.Errorf("failed to close client: %v", err)
 		}
 		if err := ctrd.Stop(); err != nil {
 			if err := ctrd.Kill(); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to signal containerd: %v", err)
+				t.Errorf("failed to signal containerd: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
 		if err := ctrd.Wait(); err != nil {
 			if _, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("failed to wait for: %v", err)
+				t.Errorf("failed to wait for: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
-		if err := os.RemoveAll(tempDir); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to remove %s: %v", tempDir, err)
+		if err := sys.ForceRemoveAll(tempDir); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to remove %s: %v", tempDir, err)
 		}
+		if t.Failed() {
+			t.Log("Daemon output:\n", buf.String())
+		}
+
 		// cleaning config-specific resources is up to the caller
 	}
 	return client, &ctrd, cleanup