diff --git a/.github/workflows/fabric_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/fabric_integration_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cbcabc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fabric_integration_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Fabric Integration Tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone the repository
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v2"
+      - name: Setup JDK 8
+        uses: "actions/setup-java@v2"
+        with:
+          java-version: '8'
+          distribution: 'adopt-openj9'
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
+          ./scripts/run-integration-tests.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45feb7d3..e53391d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ target/
 *.iml
 
 #env
-.env
 /config/application.yml
 application.yml
 /config/connection-*
diff --git a/src/test/java/fabricSetup/.env b/src/test/java/fabricSetup/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12126fbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/fabricSetup/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#default env. vars settings
+#TLS:
+#ORG_HYPERLEDGER_FABRIC_SDKTEST_INTEGRATIONTESTS_TLS=true
+#ORG_HYPERLEDGER_FABRIC_SDKTEST_INTEGRATIONTESTS_CA_TLS=--tls.enabled
+ORG_HYPERLEDGER_FABRIC_SDKTEST_INTEGRATIONTESTS_TLS=false
+ORG_HYPERLEDGER_FABRIC_SDKTEST_INTEGRATIONTESTS_CA_TLS=
+ORG_HYPERLEDGER_FABRIC_SDKTEST_INTEGRATIONTESTS_CLIENT_AUTH_REQUIRED=false
+#
+#Image tags - Fabric versions.
+
+##V 2.1
+FAB_CONFIG_GEN_VERS=v2.1
+V11_IDENTITIES_ALLOWREMOVE=--cfg.identities.allowremove
+V11_AFFILIATIONS_ALLOWREMOVE=--cfg.affiliations.allowremove
+IMAGE_TAG_FABRIC=:2.1
+IMAGE_TAG_FABRIC_CA=:1.4
diff --git a/src/test/java/hlf/java/rest/client/IT/ChannelIT.java b/src/test/java/hlf/java/rest/client/IT/ChannelIT.java
index 23bd6678..9ff4bf25 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hlf/java/rest/client/IT/ChannelIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hlf/java/rest/client/IT/ChannelIT.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 public class ChannelIT {
 
   @Autowired ChannelService channelService;
-  private static final String CHANNEL_NAME = "test2";
+  private static final String CHANNEL_NAME = "test1";
   private static final String ORG_MSP = "Org1MSP";
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/resources/application.yml b/src/test/resources/application.yml
index bd0807c1..ef2e07eb 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/test/resources/application.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fabric:
       name: clientUser
   orgConnectionConfig:
     path: "src/test/resources/testconfig"
-    filename: connection.yml
+    filename: fabric-connection.yml
   client:
     rest:
       apikey: ePVYHwAaQ0V1XOTX6U
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testconfig/fabric-connection.yml b/src/test/resources/testconfig/fabric-connection.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a5d9a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/testconfig/fabric-connection.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: fabric-network
+version: 1.0.0
+client:
+  organization: Org1
+  connection:
+    timeout:
+      peer:
+        endorser: '300'
+organizations:
+  Org1:
+    mspid: Org1MSP
+    peers:
+      - peer0.org1.example.com
+    certificateAuthorities:
+      - ca-org1
+peers:
+  peer0.org1.example.com:
+    url: grpc://localhost:7051
+    tlsCACerts:
+      path: src/test/java/fabricSetup/e2e-2Orgs/v2.1/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/tlsca/tlsca.org1.example.com-cert.pem
+
+certificateAuthorities:
+  ca-org1:
+    url: https://localhost:7054
+    caName: ca0
+    tlsCACerts:
+      path: src/test/java/fabricSetup/e2e-2Orgs/v2.1/crypto-config/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/ca/ca.org1.example.com-cert.pem
+    httpOptions:
+      verify: true