# Use existing ElasticSearch tar while running integration/functional tests

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elasticsearch-tar-while-running-integration-functional-tests/324425>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 1, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elasticsearch-tar-while-running-integration-functional-tests/324425 "2023-02-01T12:48:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![NamB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@NamB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NamB)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elasticsearch-tar-while-running-integration-functional-tests/324425/1 "2023-02-01T12:48:59Z")

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While running Kibana integration tests, could see that a daily Elasticsearch snapshot is downloaded and started. Is there some way to avoid this download and use locally built Elasticsearch file?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-existing-elasticsearch-tar-while-running-integration-functional-tests/324425/2 "2023-03-01T12:49:32Z")

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