diff --git a/integration-tests/test_openbis_sync.py b/integration-tests/test_openbis_sync.py
index f8f9100de1c6c9eeb466fd0b4b4de46fce15406a..7adc6e299c6f7f78c523c1589cc054b5a7fd1e52 100755
--- a/integration-tests/test_openbis_sync.py
+++ b/integration-tests/test_openbis_sync.py
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+# encoding=utf8
 import os
 import shutil
 import settings
 import systemtest.testcase
 import systemtest.util as util
+import urllib2
+
+from urllib2 import Request
+
+from systemtest.artifactrepository import GitArtifactRepository
+
 from systemtest.testcase import TEST_DATA
 
 class TestCase(systemtest.testcase.TestCase):
@@ -20,10 +27,38 @@ class TestCase(systemtest.testcase.TestCase):
 
     def executeInDevMode(self):
         openbis_datasource = self.createOpenbisController(instanceName = 'openbis1', dropDatabases=False)
+        self.installDataSourcePlugin(openbis_datasource)
+        corePluginsPropertiesFile = "%s/servers/core-plugins/core-plugins.properties" % openbis_datasource.installPath
+        util.printAndFlush(corePluginsPropertiesFile)
+        #util.writeProperties(corePluginsPropertiesFile)
         openbis_datasource.allDown()
         openbis_datasource.setDataStoreServerUsername('etlserver')
         openbis_datasource.allUp()
-        client = self.installScreeningTestClient()
-        client.run()
+        
+    def installDataSourcePlugin(self, openbisController):
+        repository = GitLabArtifactRepository(self.artifactRepository.localRepositoryFolder)
+        path = repository.getPathToArtifact('149', 'archive.zip')
+        util.printAndFlush("path to core plugin in the repository: %s" % path)
+        destination = "%s/servers/core-plugins/openbis1/" % openbisController.installPath
+        util.unzipSubfolder(path, 'openbissync.git/core-plugins/openbis-sync/1/', destination)
+
+class GitLabArtifactRepository(GitArtifactRepository):
+    """
+    Artifact repository for a gitlab projects.
+    Note: it requires project id as the project "argument". This can be found by using the following command:
+    curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 2iwhxKbfe62ES8JWAKsG"  "https://ssdmsource.ethz.ch/api/v3/projects?per_page=99999"
+    after logging in and retrieving the private token with
+    curl https://ssdmsource.ethz.ch/api/v3/session --data-urlencode 'login=’ --data-urlencode 'password=’
+    """
+    def __init__(self, localRepositoryFolder, host = 'ssdmsource.ethz.ch'):
+        GitArtifactRepository.__init__(self, localRepositoryFolder)
+        self.host = host
 
+    def downloadArtifact(self, project, pattern):
+        url = "https://%s/api/v3/projects/%s/repository/%s" % (self.host, project, pattern)
+        util.printAndFlush("Download %s to %s." % (url, self.localRepositoryFolder))
+        request = Request(url, headers = {'PRIVATE-TOKEN' : '2iwhxKbfe62ES8JWAKsG'})
+        self._download(urllib2.urlopen(request), pattern)
+        return pattern
+    
 TestCase(settings, __file__).runTest()
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