diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/testing_commands.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/testing_commands.py
index bb00cb1110ea7..76e60fa7b23aa 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/testing_commands.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/commands/testing_commands.py
@@ -153,14 +153,11 @@ def _run_test(
     shell_params: ShellParams,
     extra_pytest_args: tuple,
     python_version: str,
-    db_reset: bool,
     output: Output | None,
     test_timeout: int,
     output_outside_the_group: bool = False,
     skip_docker_compose_down: bool = False,
 ) -> tuple[int, str]:
-    shell_params.run_tests = True
-    shell_params.db_reset = db_reset
     if "[" in shell_params.test_type and not shell_params.test_type.startswith("Providers"):
         get_console(output=output).print(
             "[error]Only 'Providers' test type can specify actual tests with \\[\\][/]"
@@ -321,7 +318,6 @@ def _run_tests_in_pool(
                         "shell_params": shell_params.clone_with_test(test_type=test_type),
                         "extra_pytest_args": extra_pytest_args,
                         "python_version": shell_params.python,
-                        "db_reset": db_reset,
                         "output": outputs[index],
                         "test_timeout": test_timeout,
                         "skip_docker_compose_down": skip_docker_compose_down,
@@ -341,6 +337,17 @@ def _run_tests_in_pool(
     )
 
 
+def pull_images_for_docker_compose(shell_params: ShellParams):
+    get_console().print("Pulling images once before parallel run\n")
+    env = shell_params.env_variables_for_docker_commands
+    pull_cmd = [
+        "docker",
+        "compose",
+        "pull",
+    ]
+    run_command(pull_cmd, output=None, check=False, env=env)
+
+
 def run_tests_in_parallel(
     shell_params: ShellParams,
     extra_pytest_args: tuple,
@@ -363,6 +370,7 @@ def run_tests_in_parallel(
     get_console().print(f"[info]Skip docker-compose down: {skip_docker_compose_down}")
     get_console().print("[info]Shell params:")
     get_console().print(shell_params.__dict__)
+    pull_images_for_docker_compose(shell_params)
     _run_tests_in_pool(
         tests_to_run=shell_params.parallel_test_types_list,
         parallelism=parallelism,
@@ -752,6 +760,8 @@ def _run_test_command(
         use_airflow_version=use_airflow_version,
         use_packages_from_dist=use_packages_from_dist,
         use_xdist=use_xdist,
+        run_tests=True,
+        db_reset=db_reset,
     )
     rebuild_or_pull_ci_image_if_needed(command_params=shell_params)
     fix_ownership_using_docker()
@@ -798,7 +808,6 @@ def _run_test_command(
             shell_params=shell_params,
             extra_pytest_args=extra_pytest_args,
             python_version=python,
-            db_reset=db_reset,
             output=None,
             test_timeout=test_timeout,
             output_outside_the_group=True,
@@ -866,6 +875,8 @@ def integration_tests(
         skip_provider_tests=skip_provider_tests,
         test_type="Integration",
         force_sa_warnings=force_sa_warnings,
+        run_tests=True,
+        db_reset=db_reset,
     )
     fix_ownership_using_docker()
     cleanup_python_generated_files()
@@ -874,7 +885,6 @@ def integration_tests(
         shell_params=shell_params,
         extra_pytest_args=extra_pytest_args,
         python_version=python,
-        db_reset=db_reset,
         output=None,
         test_timeout=test_timeout,
         output_outside_the_group=True,
diff --git a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/params/shell_params.py b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/params/shell_params.py
index dd1bdbbfa5a84..f195bf4c968fd 100644
--- a/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/params/shell_params.py
+++ b/dev/breeze/src/airflow_breeze/params/shell_params.py
@@ -459,11 +459,13 @@ def add_docker_in_docker(self, compose_file_list: list[Path]):
     def rootless_docker(self) -> bool:
         return is_docker_rootless()
 
-    @cached_property
+    @property
     def env_variables_for_docker_commands(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         """
         Constructs environment variables needed by the docker-compose command, based on Shell parameters
-        passed to it.
+        passed to it. We cannot cache this property because it can be run few times after modifying shell
+        params - for example when we first run "pull" on images before tests anda then run tests - each
+        separately with different test types.
 
         This is the only place where you need to add environment variables if you want to pass them to
         docker or docker-compose.