diff --git a/concierge.yaml b/concierge.yaml
index 0d2bbc8c7a..2729483876 100644
--- a/concierge.yaml
+++ b/concierge.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ juju:
   model-defaults:
     logging-config: <root>=INFO; unit=DEBUG
 providers:
-  microk8s:
+  k8s:
     enable: true
     bootstrap: true
-    addons:
-      - dns
-      - hostpath-storage
-      - rbac
+    features:
+      local-storage: {}
+      network: {}
+      dns: {}
 host:
   snaps:
     jhack:
diff --git a/spread.yaml b/spread.yaml
index be564d141d..aee84ac63a 100644
--- a/spread.yaml
+++ b/spread.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ backends:
       # For example, with microk8s, using `concierge restore` takes twice as long as this (e.g. 6
       # min instead of 3 min between every spread job)
       juju destroy-model --force --no-wait --destroy-storage --no-prompt testing
-      juju kill-controller --no-prompt concierge-microk8s
+      juju kill-controller --no-prompt concierge-k8s
     restore: |
       rm -rf "$SPREAD_PATH"
 
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ backends:
 
       ADDRESS localhost
 
-      sudo mkdir -p /var/snap/microk8s/common/default-storage
-      sudo mount --bind /mnt /var/snap/microk8s/common/default-storage
+      # Remove Docker/containerd from the runner so k8s can bootstrap cleanly.
+      # sudo apt-get remove -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
+      # sudo rm -rf /run/containerd
     # HACK: spread does not pass environment variables set on runner
     # Manually pass specific environment variables
     environment:
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ prepare: |
   # Install charmcraft & pipx (on lxd-vm backend)
   concierge prepare --trace
 
+  sudo k8s status
+  sudo k8s get dns
+
   pipx install tox poetry
 prepare-each: |
   cd "$SPREAD_PATH"
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.py b/tests/integration/helpers.py
index f56fcfc7c8..58bc85fca4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SecretNotFoundError(Exception):
     check_call(["kubectl", "version", "--client=true"])
     KUBECTL = "kubectl"
 except FileNotFoundError:
-    KUBECTL = "microk8s kubectl"
+    KUBECTL = "sudo k8s kubectl"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)