diff --git a/tests/functions.sh b/tests/functions.sh
index 8ea604a99..059dbef3b 100644
--- a/tests/functions.sh
+++ b/tests/functions.sh
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ function verify_pipeline_with_poll () {
     local pipeline_name=$3
     poll_timeout=$4
     poll_interval=$5
+    expected_build_count=$6
     end=$((SECONDS+$poll_timeout))
     loop_result="unknown"
 
@@ -304,8 +305,8 @@ function verify_pipeline_with_poll () {
 
         # We expect only 1 build right now
         build_count=$(tr '"\""' '"\\"' <<< "$pipeline_builds" | jq '. | length')
-        if [ "$build_count" != "1"  ]; then
-            echo "Expected 1 build for pipeline: $pipeline_name-$pipeline_id but found $build_count"
+        if [ "$build_count" != "$expected_build_count"  ]; then
+            echo "Expected $expected_build_count build for pipeline: $pipeline_name-$pipeline_id but found $build_count"
             exit 1
         fi
 
diff --git a/tests/validations.sh b/tests/validations.sh
index 81daea1ca..4da1d0ed6 100644
--- a/tests/validations.sh
+++ b/tests/validations.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ spk hld install-manifest-pipeline --org-name $AZDO_ORG -d $AZDO_PROJECT --person
 pipeline_created=$(az pipelines show --name $hld_to_manifest_pipeline_name --org $AZDO_ORG_URL --p $AZDO_PROJECT)
 
 # Verify hld to manifest pipeline run was successful
-verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $hld_to_manifest_pipeline_name 300 15
+verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $hld_to_manifest_pipeline_name 300 15 1
 
 ##################################
 # External Helm Chart Repo Setup START
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ spk project install-lifecycle-pipeline --org-name $AZDO_ORG --devops-project $AZ
 pipeline_created=$(az pipelines show --name $lifecycle_pipeline_name --org $AZDO_ORG_URL --p $AZDO_PROJECT)
 
 # Verify lifecycle pipeline run was successful
-verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $lifecycle_pipeline_name 180 15
+verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $lifecycle_pipeline_name 180 15 1
 
 # Approve pull request from lifecycle pipeline
 echo "Finding pull request that $lifecycle_pipeline_name pipeline created..."
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ spk service install-build-pipeline --org-name $AZDO_ORG -u $remote_repo_url -d $
 pipeline_created=$(az pipelines show --name $frontend_pipeline_name --org $AZDO_ORG_URL --p $AZDO_PROJECT)
 
 # Verify frontend service pipeline run was successful
-verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $frontend_pipeline_name 300 15
+verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $frontend_pipeline_name 300 15 1
 
 echo "Finding pull request that $frontend_pipeline_name pipeline created..."
 approve_pull_request $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT "Updating $FrontEnd image tag to master"
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ approve_pull_request $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT "Updating $FrontEnd image tag t
 ##################################
 # App Mono Repo Service Revision START
 ##################################
+cd $TEST_WORKSPACE
+cd $mono_repo_dir
 
 echo "Creating service revision"
 git branch $branchName
@@ -342,6 +344,65 @@ validate_file "$TEST_WORKSPACE/$manifests_dir/prod/$mono_repo_dir/$FrontEndCompl
 # Eventually add rings as some stage....
 # --------------------------------
 
+# Get the current pipeline/build id at this stage. This will be used by the introspection integration test.
+pipeline1id=$(az pipelines build list --definition-ids $pipeline_id --organization $AZDO_ORG_URL --project $AZDO_PROJECT | jq '.[0].id')
+
+##################################
+# App Mono Repo create ring
+##################################
+# verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $lifecycle_pipeline_name 400 15 2
+# echo "Finding pull request that $lifecycle_pipeline_name pipeline created..."
+# approve_pull_request $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT "Reconciling HLD"
+
+# # Wait for fabrikam-hld-to-fabrikam-manifests pipeline to finish
+# verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $hld_to_manifest_pipeline_name 400 15 4
+# ring_name=qa-ring
+
+# cd $TEST_WORKSPACE
+# cd $mono_repo_dir
+
+# echo "Create ring"
+# git checkout master
+# git pull origin master
+# spk ring create $ring_name
+# git add -A
+# git commit -m "Adding test ring"
+# git push -u origin --all
+
+# # Wait for the lifecycle pipeline to finish and approve the pull request
+# verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $lifecycle_pipeline_name 300 15 3
+# echo "Finding pull request that $lifecycle_pipeline_name pipeline created..."
+# approve_pull_request $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT "Reconciling HLD"
+
+# # Wait for fabrikam-hld-to-fabrikam-manifests pipeline to finish
+# verify_pipeline_with_poll $AZDO_ORG_URL $AZDO_PROJECT $hld_to_manifest_pipeline_name 300 15 5
+
+# # Verify the file was added in the manifest repository
+# cd $TEST_WORKSPACE
+# cd $manifests_dir
+
+# git pull origin master
+
+# ring_dir="prod/$mono_repo_dir/fabrikam-acme-frontend/$ring_name"
+# if [ ! -d "$ring_dir" ]; then
+#   echo "Directory '$ring_dir' does not exist"
+#   exit 1
+# fi
+
+# echo "Validating ingress routes"
+
+# validate_file "$ring_dir/static.yaml" "'PathPrefix(\`/fabrikam-acme-frontend\`) && Headers(\`Ring\`, \`qa-ring\`)'"
+
+# echo "Successfully created a ring."
+
+# --------------------------------
+# Push the ring branch
+# git branch $ring_name
+# git checkout $ring_name
+
+
+# --------------------------------
+
 echo "Successfully reached the end of the service validations scripts."
 
 # ##################################
@@ -365,7 +426,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Compare $pipeline_id with the data returned by get.
-pipeline1id=$(az pipelines build list --definition-ids $pipeline_id --organization $AZDO_ORG_URL --project $AZDO_PROJECT | jq '.[0].id')
+
 listofIds=$(cat file.json | jq '.[].srcToDockerBuild.id')
 
 if [[ $listofIds == *"$pipeline1id"* ]]; then