diff --git a/ci/get-test-half.sh b/ci/get-test-half.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..147722540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/get-test-half.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# get_test_half returns either the first or second half of integration tests
+# Usage: get_test_half <half_number>
+# half_number: 0 for first half, 1 for second half
+get_test_half() {
+    local half_number=$1
+    # Ensure only spec files go to stdout
+    pushd qa/integration >/dev/null 2>&1
+    
+    # Collect all spec files
+    local glob1=(specs/*spec.rb)
+    local glob2=(specs/**/*spec.rb)
+    local all_specs=("${glob1[@]}" "${glob2[@]}")
+    
+    # Calculate the split point
+    local split_point=$((${#all_specs[@]} / 2))
+    
+    # Get the requested half (:: is "up to", : is "from")
+    if [[ $half_number -eq 0 ]]; then
+        local specs="${all_specs[@]::$split_point}"
+    else
+        local specs="${all_specs[@]:$split_point}"
+    fi
+    popd >/dev/null 2>&1
+    echo "$specs"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/integration_tests.sh b/ci/integration_tests.sh
index 2dae141a1..43573341f 100755
--- a/ci/integration_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/integration_tests.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export GRADLE_OPTS="-Xmx2g -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
 export SPEC_OPTS="--order rand --format documentation"
 export CI=true
 
+# Source shared function for splitting integration tests
+source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/get-test-half.sh"
+
 if [ -n "$BUILD_JAVA_HOME" ]; then
   GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$BUILD_JAVA_HOME"
 fi
@@ -19,20 +22,10 @@ if [[ $1 = "setup" ]]; then
  exit 0
 
 elif [[ $1 == "split" ]]; then
-    cd qa/integration
-    glob1=(specs/*spec.rb)
-    glob2=(specs/**/*spec.rb)
-    all_specs=("${glob1[@]}" "${glob2[@]}")
-
-    specs0=${all_specs[@]::$((${#all_specs[@]} / 2 ))}
-    specs1=${all_specs[@]:$((${#all_specs[@]} / 2 ))}
-    cd ../..
-    if [[ $2 == 0 ]]; then
-       echo "Running the first half of integration specs: $specs0"
-       ./gradlew runIntegrationTests -PrubyIntegrationSpecs="$specs0" --console=plain
-    elif [[ $2 == 1 ]]; then
-       echo "Running the second half of integration specs: $specs1"
-       ./gradlew runIntegrationTests -PrubyIntegrationSpecs="$specs1" --console=plain
+    if [[ $2 =~ ^[01]$ ]]; then
+        specs=$(get_test_half "$2")
+        echo "Running half $2 of integration specs: $specs"
+        ./gradlew runIntegrationTests -PrubyIntegrationSpecs="$specs" --console=plain
     else
        echo "Error, must specify 0 or 1 after the split. For example ci/integration_tests.sh split 0"
        exit 1