diff --git a/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/IntegrationTestConfiguration.java b/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/IntegrationTestConfiguration.java
index 1aff721143..12571face1 100644
--- a/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/IntegrationTestConfiguration.java
+++ b/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/IntegrationTestConfiguration.java
@@ -82,12 +82,14 @@
 import org.cloudfoundry.util.ResourceUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.DependsOn;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
@@ -95,6 +97,15 @@
 import reactor.util.function.Tuple2;
 import reactor.util.function.Tuples;
 
+/**
+ * Default configuration class for ALL integration tests.
+ * <p>
+ * Some beans are annotated as {@link Lazy}, meaning that they will only be initialized
+ * if a test class actually uses them through {@link Autowired} injection. This allows us
+ * to declare some CF applications as beans, but only push them when they are actually
+ * used by the class under tests. This makes our tests faster, as pushing an app can take
+ * several minutes.
+ */
 @Configuration
 @EnableAutoConfiguration
 public class IntegrationTestConfiguration {
@@ -460,6 +471,7 @@ Version serverVersion(@Qualifier("admin") CloudFoundryClient cloudFoundryClient)
                 .block();
     }
 
+    @Lazy
     @Bean(initMethod = "block")
     @DependsOn("cloudFoundryCleaner")
     Mono<String> serviceBrokerId(
@@ -572,6 +584,7 @@ Mono<String> stackName(CloudFoundryClient cloudFoundryClient) {
                 .cache();
     }
 
+    @Lazy
     @Bean(initMethod = "block")
     @DependsOn("cloudFoundryCleaner")
     Mono<ApplicationUtils.ApplicationMetadata> testLogCacheApp(
@@ -608,6 +621,7 @@ String testLogCacheAppName(NameFactory nameFactory) {
         return nameFactory.getApplicationName();
     }
 
+    @Lazy
     @Bean
     TestLogCacheEndpoints testLogCacheEndpoints(
             ConnectionContext connectionContext,
diff --git a/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/client/v2/BlobstoresTest.java b/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/client/v2/BlobstoresTest.java
index ea0855e004..f9368a0730 100644
--- a/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/client/v2/BlobstoresTest.java
+++ b/integration-test/src/test/java/org/cloudfoundry/client/v2/BlobstoresTest.java
@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import org.cloudfoundry.AbstractIntegrationTest;
+import org.cloudfoundry.ApplicationUtils;
 import org.cloudfoundry.client.CloudFoundryClient;
 import org.cloudfoundry.client.v2.blobstores.DeleteBlobstoreBuildpackCachesRequest;
 import org.cloudfoundry.util.JobUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
 public final class BlobstoresTest extends AbstractIntegrationTest {
 
     @Autowired private CloudFoundryClient cloudFoundryClient;
 
+    // The buildpacks cache needs to be non-empty for the DELETE call to succeed.
+    // We pull the "testLogCacheApp" bean, which ensures the bean will be initialized,
+    // the app will be pushed, and it will add some data to the cache.
+    @Autowired private Mono<ApplicationUtils.ApplicationMetadata> testLogCacheApp;
+
     @Test
     public void delete() {
         this.cloudFoundryClient