diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac43b3c84..9ff70958d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: arduino/setup-protoc@c65c819552d16ad3c9b72d9dfd5ba5237b9c906b # v3.0.0
       with:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Setup-perf-decode
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+      run: |
+        chmod +x scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh
+        sudo ./scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh
     - name: Test (Windows)
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest'}}
       run: ./scripts/test.ps1
@@ -64,6 +69,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test (Unix)
       if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest'}}
       run: bash ./scripts/test.sh
+    - name: Test user_events
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'}}
+      run: bash ./scripts/test_user_events.sh
   lint:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/opentelemetry-user-events-logs/src/lib.rs b/opentelemetry-user-events-logs/src/lib.rs
index b0ee9136b..22e5dc8a0 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-user-events-logs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-user-events-logs/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn integration_test_basic() {
         // Run using the below command
-        // sudo -E ~/.cargo/bin/cargo test integration_test_basic -- --nocapture --ignored
+        // sudo ./scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh && sudo -E ~/.cargo/bin/cargo test integration_test_basic -- --nocapture --ignored
 
         // Basic check if user_events are available
         check_user_events_available().expect("Kernel does not support user_events. Verify your distribution/kernel supports user_events: https://docs.kernel.org/trace/user_events.html.");
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Start perf recording in a separate thread and emit logs in parallel.
         let perf_thread =
-            std::thread::spawn(|| run_perf_and_decode(5, "user_events:myprovider_L2K1"));
+            std::thread::spawn(|| run_perf_and_decode(20, "user_events:myprovider_L2K1"));
 
         // Give a little time for perf to start recording
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ mod tests {
             .as_array()
             .expect("Events for perf.data is not an array");
 
+        // display the events for debugging
+        println!("Events: {:#?}", events);
+
         // Find the specific event. Its named providername:eventname format.
         let event = events
             .iter()
@@ -385,14 +388,15 @@ mod tests {
         // Run perf record for duration_secs seconds
         let perf_status = Command::new("sudo")
             .args([
-                "timeout",
-                "-s",
-                "SIGINT",
-                &duration_secs.to_string(),
                 "perf",
                 "record",
+                "-o",
+                "/tmp/perf.data",
                 "-e",
                 event,
+                "--",
+                "sleep",
+                &duration_secs.to_string(),
             ])
             .status()?;
 
@@ -407,21 +411,10 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
 
-        // Change permissions on perf.data (which is the default file perf records to) to allow reading
-        let chmod_status = Command::new("sudo")
-            .args(["chmod", "uog+r", "./perf.data"])
-            .status()?;
-
-        if !chmod_status.success() {
-            panic!("chmod failed with exit code: {:?}", chmod_status.code());
-        }
-
         // Decode the performance data and return it directly
-        // Note: This tool must be installed on the machine
-        // git clone https://github.com/microsoft/LinuxTracepoints &&
-        // cd LinuxTracepoints && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make &&
-        // sudo cp bin/perf-decode /usr/local/bin &&
-        let decode_output = Command::new("perf-decode").args(["./perf.data"]).output()?;
+        let decode_output = Command::new("sudo")
+            .args(["perf-decode", "/tmp/perf.data"])
+            .output()?;
 
         if !decode_output.status.success() {
             panic!(
diff --git a/scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh b/scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe36eeb70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup_perf_decoder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e  # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -x  # Print commands and their arguments as they are executed
+
+# Update package lists
+sudo apt-get update
+
+# Install required dependencies
+sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential cmake flex bison linux-tools-generic
+
+# Clone and build LinuxTracepoints
+git clone https://github.com/microsoft/LinuxTracepoints
+cd LinuxTracepoints
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake .. && make
+
+# Install perf-decode
+sudo cp bin/perf-decode /usr/local/bin
+
+# Cleanup
+cd ../..
+rm -rf LinuxTracepoints
+
+# Verify installation
+perf --version
+test -x /usr/local/bin/perf-decode && echo "perf-decode is executable"
+exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index b35950945..0245f4184 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ cargo test --workspace --all-features --tests
 
 echo "Running doctests for all packages in workspace with --all-features"
 cargo test --workspace --all-features --doc
+
diff --git a/scripts/test_user_events.sh b/scripts/test_user_events.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bc1086b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_user_events.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set -eu
+
+echo "Running user_events tests"
+sudo -E ~/.cargo/bin/cargo test --manifest-path=opentelemetry-user-events-logs/Cargo.toml -- --nocapture --ignored
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