diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d7d8062d9f2..86fe25bfe2e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
@@ -349,6 +355,12 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
@@ -835,8 +847,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -1227,8 +1245,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -1301,8 +1325,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise2 --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise2 --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise2
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration-enterprise2
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise2
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -1821,8 +1851,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -2202,8 +2238,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -2276,8 +2318,14 @@ steps:
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
-  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise2 --tries 5
-  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise2 --tries 5
+  - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise2
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration-enterprise2
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
+  - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise2
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
 
@@ -2790,6 +2838,12 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition oss
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition oss
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
@@ -3142,6 +3196,12 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
@@ -3213,6 +3273,12 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - "[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq \"0\" ] || exit 1"
   - ./bin/grabpl test-backend --edition enterprise2
+  depends_on:
+  - lint-backend
+
+- name: test-backend-integration-enterprise2
+  image: grafana/build-container:1.4.3
+  commands:
   - ./bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition enterprise2
   depends_on:
   - lint-backend
@@ -3654,6 +3720,6 @@ get:
 
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: e021bf51fe756fded5330c3a1c3550b0d7cd6b73eea6a9a42716893c6a23ba79
+hmac: ff07b94decc99b1ecb5b7587bd4c2c438ffe6074eb7b877537f142f8c1098bb9
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
index dcece78f8d9..f29058cfed4 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/main.star
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ load(
     'codespell_step',
     'shellcheck_step',
     'test_backend_step',
+    'test_backend_integration_step',
     'test_frontend_step',
     'build_backend_step',
     'build_frontend_step',
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def get_steps(edition, is_downstream=False):
         lint_backend_step(edition=edition),
         lint_frontend_step(),
         test_backend_step(edition=edition),
+        test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition),
         test_frontend_step(),
         build_backend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode, is_downstream=is_downstream),
         build_frontend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode, is_downstream=is_downstream),
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ def get_steps(edition, is_downstream=False):
         steps.extend([
             lint_backend_step(edition=edition2),
             test_backend_step(edition=edition2),
+            test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition2),
             build_backend_step(edition=edition2, ver_mode=ver_mode, variants=['linux-x64'], is_downstream=is_downstream),
         ])
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
index 3b0b04c89ca..23d7eccddf6 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/pr.star
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ load(
     'build_frontend_step',
     'build_plugins_step',
     'test_backend_step',
+    'test_backend_integration_step',
     'test_frontend_step',
     'gen_version_step',
     'package_step',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def pr_pipelines(edition):
         lint_backend_step(edition=edition),
         lint_frontend_step(),
         test_backend_step(edition=edition),
+        test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition),
         test_frontend_step(),
         build_backend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode, variants=variants),
         build_frontend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ def pr_pipelines(edition):
         steps.extend([
             lint_backend_step(edition=edition2),
             test_backend_step(edition=edition2),
+            test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition2),
             build_backend_step(edition=edition2, ver_mode=ver_mode, variants=['linux-x64']),
         ])
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
index e2cd1d7a60f..ef4279c7a8a 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ load(
     'codespell_step',
     'shellcheck_step',
     'test_backend_step',
+    'test_backend_integration_step',
     'test_frontend_step',
     'build_backend_step',
     'build_frontend_step',
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ def get_steps(edition, ver_mode):
         shellcheck_step(),
         lint_backend_step(edition=edition),
         lint_frontend_step(),
-        test_backend_step(edition=edition, tries=tries),
+        test_backend_step(edition=edition),
+        test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition),
         test_frontend_step(),
         build_backend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
         build_frontend_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode),
@@ -100,7 +102,8 @@ def get_steps(edition, ver_mode):
         edition2 = 'enterprise2'
         steps.extend([
             lint_backend_step(edition=edition2),
-            test_backend_step(edition=edition2, tries=tries),
+            test_backend_step(edition=edition2),
+            test_backend_integration_step(edition=edition2),
             build_backend_step(edition=edition2, ver_mode=ver_mode, variants=['linux-x64']),
         ])
 
diff --git a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
index 49984d42b0f..1fac5558777 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/steps/lib.star
@@ -357,12 +357,7 @@ def build_plugins_step(edition, sign=False):
         ],
     }
 
-def test_backend_step(edition, tries=None):
-    test_backend_cmd = './bin/grabpl test-backend --edition {}'.format(edition)
-    integration_tests_cmd = './bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition {}'.format(edition)
-    if tries:
-        test_backend_cmd += ' --tries {}'.format(tries)
-        integration_tests_cmd += ' --tries {}'.format(tries)
+def test_backend_step(edition):
     return {
         'name': 'test-backend' + enterprise2_suffix(edition),
         'image': build_image,
@@ -372,10 +367,19 @@ def test_backend_step(edition, tries=None):
         'commands': [
             # First make sure that there are no tests with FocusConvey
             '[ $(grep FocusConvey -R pkg | wc -l) -eq "0" ] || exit 1',
-            # Then execute non-integration tests in parallel, since it should be safe
-            test_backend_cmd,
-            # Then execute integration tests in serial
-            integration_tests_cmd,
+            './bin/grabpl test-backend --edition {}'.format(edition),
+        ],
+    }
+
+def test_backend_integration_step(edition):
+    return {
+        'name': 'test-backend-integration' + enterprise2_suffix(edition),
+        'image': build_image,
+        'depends_on': [
+            'lint-backend',
+        ],
+        'commands': [
+            './bin/grabpl integration-tests --edition {}'.format(edition),
         ],
     }