diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be953c945e4e24a2e0612155aea756abc8ae37fe..c54011eab72b649620ab2a0b323b1a027946c4dc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -244,9 +244,8 @@ full_fat_epi:
       --outdir ${TEST_WORKSPACE_DIR}/integration/full/
       --email_cred /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/credentials/Cred_gmail.json
       --test_report_dir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_reports
-      --run_date_type $FULL_FAT_RUN_DATE_TYPE
       --custom_run_date $CUSTOM_RUN_DATE
-      --custom_dir_prefix temp_advisory_$RUN_TIME
+      --custom_dir_prefix temp_epi_$RUN_TIME
 
       python3 full_test_env_suit.py 
       --sys_config /storage/app/EWS_prod/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/fc/sys_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json
@@ -254,9 +253,8 @@ full_fat_epi:
       --outdir ${TEST_WORKSPACE_DIR}/integration/full/
       --email_cred /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/credentials/Cred_gmail.json
       --test_report_dir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_reports
-      --run_date_type $FULL_FAT_RUN_DATE_TYPE
       --custom_run_date $CUSTOM_RUN_DATE
-      --custom_dir_prefix temp_advisory_$RUN_TIME
+      --custom_dir_prefix temp_epi_$RUN_TIME
 
       python3 full_test_epi.py 
       --sys_config /storage/app/EWS_prod/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/fc/sys_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json
@@ -264,9 +262,8 @@ full_fat_epi:
       --outdir ${TEST_WORKSPACE_DIR}/integration/full/
       --email_cred /storage/app/EWS_prod/envs/credentials/Cred_gmail.json
       --test_report_dir $CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_reports
-      --run_date_type $FULL_FAT_RUN_DATE_TYPE
       --custom_run_date $CUSTOM_RUN_DATE
-      --custom_dir_prefix temp_advisory_$RUN_TIME
+      --custom_dir_prefix temp_epi_$RUN_TIME
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/test_reports
diff --git a/tests/integration/full/full_test_advisory.py b/tests/integration/full/full_test_advisory.py
index 1e9e235ce8cd0be6c19752d2bcab7f716a4e899f..2fe4a1b7c9152c1630bfed449f6cf876f7046079 100644
--- a/tests/integration/full/full_test_advisory.py
+++ b/tests/integration/full/full_test_advisory.py
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 from ews.coordinator.processor_advisory import ProcessorAdvisory
-from ews.coordinator.processor_deposition import ProcessorDeposition
-from ews.coordinator.processor_environment import ProcessorEnvironment
-from ews.coordinator.processor_surveys import ProcessorSurveys
 from ews.coordinator.utils.processor_utils import parse_json_file_with_tokens
 from integration.partial.integration_test_utils import IntegrationTestUtils
 from integration.test_suites.advisory_test_suite import BaseAdvisoryTestSuite
-from integration.test_suites.depo_test_suite import BaseDepoTestSuite
-from integration.test_suites.env_suit_test_suite import BaseEnvSuitTestSuite
-from integration.test_suites.survey_test_suite import BaseSurveyTestSuite
 
 
 class FullTestAdvisory(BaseAdvisoryTestSuite.AdvisoryTestSuite):
@@ -30,7 +24,6 @@ class FullTestAdvisory(BaseAdvisoryTestSuite.AdvisoryTestSuite):
                 or not os.path.exists(IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_JOB_DIR):
             # if True:
             FullTestAdvisory.write_temp_run_config_files()
-            # FullTestAdvisory.run_dependent_pipelines()
             FullTestAdvisory.run_advisory_pipeline()
         else:
             string = f"output in {IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_JOB_DIR} already written, skipping rerun"
@@ -41,17 +34,6 @@ class FullTestAdvisory(BaseAdvisoryTestSuite.AdvisoryTestSuite):
     @staticmethod
     def write_temp_run_config_files():
 
-        # default_config = IntegrationTestUtils.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH
-        # default_config_dict: dict = IntegrationTestUtils.load_json_file(default_config)
-        # run_dict: dict = copy.deepcopy(default_config_dict)
-        # run_dict['WorkspacePathout'] = IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_OUT_PATH
-        # run_dict['WorkspacePath'] = IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_OUT_PATH
-        #
-        # # may be reusing a non-timestamped output file during development, so allow extant TEST_OUT_PATH
-        # os.makedirs(IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_OUT_PATH, exist_ok = True)
-        # IntegrationTestUtils.RUN_CONFIG_FILE_PATH = IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_OUT_PATH + "temp_config.json"
-        # IntegrationTestUtils.write_json_file(run_dict, IntegrationTestUtils.RUN_CONFIG_FILE_PATH)
-
         """
         IntegrationTestUtils.RUN_SYS_CONFIG_FILE_PATH will have been set from the command line args, and point to the
         production sys config file. We need to modify this file to point to the test output directory.
@@ -80,28 +62,6 @@ class FullTestAdvisory(BaseAdvisoryTestSuite.AdvisoryTestSuite):
         # set the run config file path to the new job-specific file
         IntegrationTestUtils.RUN_CONFIG_FILE_PATH = job_run_config_file
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def run_dependent_pipelines():
-        depo_processor = ProcessorDeposition()
-        IntegrationTestUtils.run_external_pipeline(BaseDepoTestSuite.DepoTestSuite.DEPO_COMPONENT_NAME,
-                                                   BaseDepoTestSuite.DepoTestSuite.DEPO_PROCESSOR_DIR,
-                                                   IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_START_DATE,
-                                                   depo_processor)
-
-        env_processor = ProcessorEnvironment()
-        IntegrationTestUtils.run_external_pipeline(BaseEnvSuitTestSuite.EnvSuitTestSuite.ENV_COMPONENT_NAME,
-                                                   BaseEnvSuitTestSuite.EnvSuitTestSuite.ENV_PROCESSOR_DIR,
-                                                   IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_START_DATE,
-                                                   env_processor)
-
-        survey_processor = ProcessorSurveys()
-        previous_day_string: str = IntegrationTestUtils.get_day_before_as_string(IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_START_DATE)
-        IntegrationTestUtils.run_external_pipeline(BaseSurveyTestSuite.SurveyTestSuite.SURVEY_COMPONENT_NAME,
-                                                   BaseSurveyTestSuite.SurveyTestSuite.SURVEY_PROCESSOR_DIR,
-                                                   previous_day_string,
-                                                   survey_processor)
-        pass
-
     @staticmethod
     def run_advisory_pipeline():
         advisory_processor = ProcessorAdvisory()
diff --git a/tests/integration/partial/integration_test_utils.py b/tests/integration/partial/integration_test_utils.py
index 73b4f6c4cc98bbee1b2311b63364381f3cfb3d4b..54e48dde6ba9d1537c471be4da184902ad888057 100644
--- a/tests/integration/partial/integration_test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/integration/partial/integration_test_utils.py
@@ -123,12 +123,14 @@ class IntegrationTestUtils:
         tests: TestSuite = TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(test_case)
 
         if _test_report_dir is None:
-            _test_report_dir = IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_JOB_DIR
+            _test_report_dir = IntegrationTestUtils.TEST_OUT_PATH
 
         """
         the HTMLTestRunner will create the directory if it does not exist, we are putting the output into the 
-        TEST_OUT_PATH, which is the top-level test directory for this run, not the TEST_JOB_DIR, which is the dir
-        for the pipeline being tested
+        _test_report_dir, which defaults to TEST_OUT_PATH, which is the top-level test directory for this run, not the 
+        TEST_JOB_DIR, which is the dir for the pipeline being tested. We need to make sure the TEST_JOB_DIR does not
+        exist before the test is instantiated, to ensure the initial pipeline run takes place. Setting the test report
+        to go into the TEST_JOB_DIR will create the parent dir and stop the pipeline from running
         """
         runner = HTMLTestRunner(output = _test_report_dir, log = True, report_name = f"{test_prefix}_results")
         result: TestResult = runner.run(tests)
diff --git a/tests/test_data/test_deployment/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/survey_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json b/tests/test_data/test_deployment/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/survey_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json
index 5e50015a27ceb5abb94603ac186a7010da71ebb9..5133d04de8f2cae1a02ac8e323bbdeb4223244a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/test_deployment/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/survey_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json
+++ b/tests/test_data/test_deployment/regions/EastAfrica/resources/configs/coordinator/survey_config_EastAfrica_fc_live.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     ],
     "ODKDatabasePathTemplate": "${WorkspacePathout}/ODK_DB/",
     "SurveyFormat": "WRT",
-    "SurveyorNameCol" : "surveyor_infromation-surveyor_name",
+    "SurveyorNameCol" : "NOT_USED?",
     "SourcesRegionName" : "EastAfrica",
     "SourcesConfigs": {
         "WRT-Publ": "${ConfigsPath}/source_gen/config_EastAfrica_mapspam2017.json"