diff --git a/ci-scripts/tests/pull-clean-int-registry.py b/ci-scripts/tests/pull-clean-int-registry.py
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+import sys
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+	level=logging.DEBUG,
+	stream=sys.stdout,
+	format="[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)8s: %(message)s"
+)
+import os
+os.system(f'rm -rf cmake_targets')
+os.system(f'mkdir -p cmake_targets/log')
+import unittest
+
+sys.path.append('./') # to find OAI imports below
+import cls_oai_html
+import cls_cmd
+import cls_containerize
+
+class TestDeploymentMethods(unittest.TestCase):
+	def setUp(self):
+		self.html = cls_oai_html.HTMLManagement()
+		self.html.testCaseId = "000000"
+		self.cont = cls_containerize.Containerize()
+		self.cont.eNBIPAddress = 'localhost'
+		self.cont.eNBSourceCodePath = os.getcwd()
+
+	def test_pull_clean_local_reg(self):
+		# the pull function has the authentication at the internal cluster hardcoded
+		# this is a refactoring opportunity: we should do it in a separate step
+		# and allow to have pull work with any registry
+		registry = "porcepix.sboai.cs.eurecom.fr"
+		with cls_cmd.getConnection("localhost") as cmd:
+			ret = cmd.run(f"ping -c1 -w1 {registry}")
+			if ret.returncode != 0: # could not ping once -> skip test
+				self.skipTest(f"test_pull_clean_local_reg: could not reach {registry} (run inside sboai)")
+		svr_id = '0'
+		images = ["oai-gnb"]
+		tag = "develop"
+		pull = self.cont.Pull_Image_from_Registry(self.html, svr_id, images, tag=tag)
+		clean = self.cont.Clean_Test_Server_Images(self.html, svr_id, images, tag=tag)
+		self.assertTrue(pull)
+		self.assertTrue(clean)
+
+	def test_pull_clean_docker_hub(self):
+		svr_id = '0'
+		r = "docker.io"
+		images = ["hello-world"]
+		tag = "latest"
+		pull = self.cont.Pull_Image_from_Registry(self.html, svr_id, images, tag=tag, registry=r, username=None, password=None)
+		clean = self.cont.Clean_Test_Server_Images(self.html, svr_id, images, tag=tag)
+		self.assertTrue(pull)
+		self.assertTrue(clean)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':unittest.main()