diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5a84ca02..3a6592b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -90,4 +90,6 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
       - name: run Rekor end-to-end test
         run: ./pkg/test/rekor_e2e/rekor_monitor_e2e_test.sh
+      - name: run CT end-to-end test
+        run: ./pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.sh
 
diff --git a/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.go b/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.go
similarity index 86%
rename from pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.go
rename to pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.go
index 2a8ae55d..d5d60a72 100644
--- a/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	ctclient "github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go/client"
 	"github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go/jsonclient"
 	"github.com/sigstore/rekor-monitor/pkg/ct"
+	"github.com/sigstore/rekor-monitor/pkg/identity"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func TestCTConsistencyCheck(t *testing.T) {
-	fulcioClient, err := ctclient.New("http://localhost:8080/testlog", http.DefaultClient, jsonclient.Options{})
+	fulcioClient, err := ctclient.New("http://127.0.0.1:8080/testlog", http.DefaultClient, jsonclient.Options{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error instantiating ct client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -50,8 +51,20 @@ func TestCTConsistencyCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	tempLogInfoFileName := tempLogInfoFile.Name()
 	defer os.Remove(tempLogInfoFileName)
 
-	err = ct.RunConsistencyCheck(fulcioClient, tempLogInfoFileName)
+	_, _, err = ct.RunConsistencyCheck(fulcioClient, tempLogInfoFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to successfully complete consistency check: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	_, err = ct.IdentitySearch(fulcioClient, 0, 1, identity.MonitoredValues{
+		CertificateIdentities: []identity.CertificateIdentity{
+			{
+				CertSubject: "test-cert-subject",
+				Issuers:     []string{},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to successfully complete identity search: %v", err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.sh b/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.sh
similarity index 75%
rename from pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.sh
rename to pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.sh
index a70a1032..d651895e 100755
--- a/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_e2e_test.sh
+++ b/pkg/test/ct_e2e/ct_monitor_e2e_test.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pushd $HOME
 echo "downloading service repos"
 for repo in certificate-transparency-go trillian; do
     if [[ ! -d $repo ]]; then
-        git clone https://github.com/sigstore/${repo}.git
+        git clone https://github.com/google/${repo}.git
     fi
 done
 
@@ -29,24 +29,14 @@ docker_compose="docker compose"
 
 pushd ./certificate-transparency-go/trillian/examples/deployment/docker/ctfe/
 docker compose up -d
-until [ $(${docker_compose} ps | grep -c "(healthy)") == 1 ];
-    do
-        if [ $count -eq 6 ]; then
-           echo "! timeout reached"
-           exit 1
-        else
-           echo -n "."
-           sleep 5
-           let 'count+=1'
-        fi
-    done
+sleep 30
 popd
 
 docker exec -i ctfe-db mariadb -pzaphod -Dtest < ./trillian/storage/mysql/schema/storage.sql
 docker exec -i ctfe-db mariadb -pzaphod -Dtest < ./certificate-transparency-go/trillian/ctfe/storage/mysql/schema.sql
 
 CTFE_CONF_DIR=/tmp/ctfedocker
-if [ -d $CTFE_CONF_DIR ]; then
+if [ ! -d $CTFE_CONF_DIR ]; then
   mkdir ${CTFE_CONF_DIR}
 fi
 
@@ -58,19 +48,11 @@ docker volume create --driver local --opt type=none --opt device=${CTFE_CONF_DIR
 pushd ./certificate-transparency-go/trillian/examples/deployment/docker/ctfe/
 docker compose down
 docker compose --profile frontend up -d
-until [ $(${docker_compose} ps | grep -c "(healthy)") == 1 ];
-    do
-        if [ $count -eq 6 ]; then
-           echo "! timeout reached"
-            exit 1
-        else
-           echo -n "."
-           sleep 5
-           let 'count+=1'
-        fi
-    done
+sleep 30
 popd
 
+docker ps
+
 popd
 go test -tags=ct_e2e -v -race ./pkg/test/ct_e2e/...