diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 87bde33ba90..b9052e8b8b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,25 +40,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: test deb package
         run: |
-          ls -l ./dist
           docker run --name debcontainer -it --detach jrei/systemd-debian:12 /bin/sh
           docker cp ./dist/tempo_*_linux_amd64.deb debcontainer:.
-          docker cp ./tools/packaging/wait-for-ready.sh debcontainer:.
-          docker exec debcontainer dpkg -i ./dist/tempo_*_linux_amd64.deb
-          docker exec debcontainer [ "$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
-          docker exec debcontainer apt update && apt install -y curl
-          docker exec debcontainer ./wait-for-ready.sh)
+          docker cp ./tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh debcontainer:.
+          docker exec debcontainer ./verify-deb-install.sh
 
       - name: test rpm package
         run: |
           docker run --name rpmcontainer -it --detach jrei/systemd-centos:8 /bin/sh
-          docker cp ./dist/tempo*_amd64.rpm rpmcontainer:.
-          docker cp ./tools/packaging/wait-for-ready.sh rpmcontainer:.
-          docker exec rpmcontainer rpm --import https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key
-          docker exec rpmcontainer rpm -i ./tempo*_amd64.rpm
-          docker exec rpmcontainer [ "$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
-          docker exec rpmcontainer apt update && apt install -y curl
-          docker exec rpmcontainer ./wait-for-ready.sh)
+          docker cp ./dist/tempo_*_linux_amd64.rpm rpmcontainer:.
+          docker cp ./tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh rpmcontainer:.
+          docker exec rpmcontainer ./verify-rpm-install.sh
 
       - name: release
         if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
diff --git a/tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh b/tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh
index 90c0cc41e3e..069f109f013 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/verify-deb-install.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-docker ps
-image="$(docker ps --filter ancestor=jrei/systemd-debian:12 --latest --format "{{.ID}}")"
-echo "Running on container: ${image}"
+# Install tempo and check it's running
+dpkg -i ./tempo_*_linux_amd64.deb
+[ "\$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
 
-dir="."
-if [ -n "${CI}" ]; then
-    dir="/drone/src"
-fi
-echo "Running on directory: ${dir}"
-
-cat <<EOF | docker exec --interactive "${image}" sh
-    set -x
-
-    # Install tempo and check it's running
-    dpkg -i ${dir}/dist/tempo*_amd64.deb
-    [ "\$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
-
-    # Wait for tempo to be ready. The script is cat-ed because it is passed to docker exec
-    apt update && apt install -y curl
-    $(cat ${dir}/tools/packaging/wait-for-ready.sh)
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+# Wait for tempo to be ready.
+apt update && apt install -y curl
+./wait-for-ready.sh
diff --git a/tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh b/tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh
index 198d65f80fe..833e8556231 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/verify-rpm-install.sh
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-docker ps
-image="$(docker ps --filter ancestor=jrei/systemd-centos:8 --latest --format "{{.ID}}")"
-echo "Running on container: ${image}"
+# Import the Grafana GPG key
+rpm --import https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key
 
-dir="."
-if [ -n "${CI}" ]; then
-    dir="/drone/src"
-fi
-echo "Running on directory: ${dir}"
+# Install tempo and check it's running
+rpm -i ./tempo_*_linux_amd64.rpm
+[ "\$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
 
-cat <<EOF | docker exec --interactive "${image}" sh
-    set -x
-
-    # Import the Grafana GPG key
-    rpm --import https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key
-
-    # Install tempo and check it's running
-    rpm -i ${dir}/dist/tempo*_amd64.rpm
-    [ "\$(systemctl is-active tempo)" = "active" ] || (echo "tempo is inactive" && exit 1)
-
-    # Wait for tempo to be ready. The script is cat-ed because it is passed to docker exec
-    $(cat ${dir}/tools/packaging/wait-for-ready.sh)
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+# Wait for tempo to be ready.
+./wait-for-ready.sh