diff --git a/tests/integration/ps.bats b/tests/integration/ps.bats
index 0d96cb250..b63260f83 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ps.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/ps.bats
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
 load helpers
 
 function setup() {
+	# ps requires cgroups
+	[ $EUID -ne 0 ] && requires rootless_cgroup
+
 	setup_busybox
+
+	# Rootless does not have default cgroup path.
+	[ $EUID -ne 0 ] && set_cgroups_path
+
+	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
+	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+	testcontainer test_busybox running
 }
 
 function teardown() {
@@ -11,67 +21,26 @@ function teardown() {
 }
 
 @test "ps" {
-	# ps is not supported, it requires cgroups
-	requires root
-
-	# start busybox detached
-	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-	# check state
-	testcontainer test_busybox running
-
 	runc ps test_busybox
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ ${lines[0]} =~ UID\ +PID\ +PPID\ +C\ +STIME\ +TTY\ +TIME\ +CMD+ ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" == *"$(id -un 2>/dev/null)"*[0-9]* ]]
+	[[ "$output" =~ UID\ +PID\ +PPID\ +C\ +STIME\ +TTY\ +TIME\ +CMD+ ]]
+	[[ "$output" == *"$(id -un 2>/dev/null)"*[0-9]* ]]
 }
 
 @test "ps -f json" {
-	# ps is not supported, it requires cgroups
-	requires root
-
-	# start busybox detached
-	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-	# check state
-	testcontainer test_busybox running
-
 	runc ps -f json test_busybox
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ ${lines[0]} =~ [0-9]+ ]]
+	[[ "$output" =~ [0-9]+ ]]
 }
 
 @test "ps -e -x" {
-	# ps is not supported, it requires cgroups
-	requires root
-
-	# start busybox detached
-	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-	# check state
-	testcontainer test_busybox running
-
 	runc ps test_busybox -e -x
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ ${lines[0]} =~ \ +PID\ +TTY\ +STAT\ +TIME\ +COMMAND+ ]]
-	[[ "${lines[1]}" =~ [0-9]+ ]]
+	[[ "$output" =~ \ +PID\ +TTY\ +STAT\ +TIME\ +COMMAND+ ]]
+	[[ "$output" =~ [0-9]+ ]]
 }
 
 @test "ps after the container stopped" {
-	# ps requires cgroups
-	[ $EUID -ne 0 ] && requires rootless_cgroup
-	set_cgroups_path
-
-	# start busybox detached
-	runc run -d --console-socket "$CONSOLE_SOCKET" test_busybox
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-
-	# check state
-	testcontainer test_busybox running
-
 	runc ps test_busybox
 	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]