diff --git a/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_integration_test.go b/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea6129adf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//go:build integration
+
+package tekton
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/manifestival/manifestival"
+	"github.com/manifestival/manifestival/fake"
+
+	fn "knative.dev/func/pkg/functions"
+	. "knative.dev/func/pkg/testing"
+)
+
+func Test_createAndApplyPipelineTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range testData {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// save current function and restore it at the end
+			old := manifestivalClient
+			defer func() { manifestivalClient = old }()
+
+			manifestivalClient = func() (manifestival.Client, error) {
+				return fake.New(), nil
+			}
+
+			root := tt.root
+			defer Using(t, root)()
+
+			f, err := fn.NewFunction(root)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			f.Build.Builder = tt.builder
+			f.Runtime = tt.runtime
+			f.Image = "docker.io/alice/" + f.Name
+			f.Registry = TestRegistry
+
+			if err := createAndApplyPipelineTemplate(f, tt.namespace, tt.labels); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("createAndApplyPipelineTemplate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_test.go b/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_test.go
index 1ce07f3892..4fbc5e2863 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelines/tekton/templates_test.go
@@ -267,37 +267,6 @@ var testData = []struct {
 	},
 }
 
-func Test_createAndApplyPipelineTemplate(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tt := range testData {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			// save current function and restore it at the end
-			old := manifestivalClient
-			defer func() { manifestivalClient = old }()
-
-			manifestivalClient = func() (manifestival.Client, error) {
-				return fake.New(), nil
-			}
-
-			root := tt.root
-			defer Using(t, root)()
-
-			f, err := fn.NewFunction(root)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-
-			f.Build.Builder = tt.builder
-			f.Runtime = tt.runtime
-			f.Image = "docker.io/alice/" + f.Name
-			f.Registry = TestRegistry
-
-			if err := createAndApplyPipelineTemplate(f, tt.namespace, tt.labels); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("createAndApplyPipelineTemplate() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func Test_createAndApplyPipelineRunTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range testData {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {