diff --git a/.kokoro/build.sh b/.kokoro/build.sh
index 9a453242c9..ffa0d7e83c 100755
--- a/.kokoro/build.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/build.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export SENDGRID_API_KEY=$(cat $KOKORO_GFILE_DIR/secrets-sendgrid-api-key.txt)
 # Configure GCF variables
 export FUNCTIONS_TOPIC=integration-tests-instance
 export FUNCTIONS_BUCKET=$GCLOUD_PROJECT
-export BASE_URL="http://localhost:8010/${GCLOUD_PROJECT}/${GCF_REGION}"
 
 # Configure IoT variables
 export NODEJS_IOT_EC_PUBLIC_KEY=${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/ec_public.pem
@@ -58,8 +57,12 @@ export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/secrets-key.json
 gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file "$GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
 gcloud config set project $GCLOUD_PROJECT
 
+npm install -g @google-cloud/functions-framework
+
 # Start functions emulator, if appropriate
-if [[ $PROJECT == functions/* ]]; then
+if [[ $PROJECT == functions/* ]] && grep --quiet functions-emulator package.json; then
+  export BASE_URL="http://localhost:8010/${GCLOUD_PROJECT}/${GCF_REGION}"
+
   export FUNCTIONS_LOG_PATH=$(pwd)/logs/cloud-functions-emulator.log
   npm install -g @google-cloud/functions-emulator
   touch "$FUNCTIONS_LOG_PATH"
diff --git a/functions/background/index.js b/functions/background/index.js
index e149e55895..2d7ac6070d 100644
--- a/functions/background/index.js
+++ b/functions/background/index.js
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ const requestPromiseNative = require('request-promise-native');
  * Background Cloud Function that returns a Promise. Note that we don't pass
  * a "callback" argument to the function.
  *
- * @param {object} event The Cloud Functions event.
- * @param {object} event.data The event data.
+ * @param {object} data The event data
+ * @param {object} data.endpoint The URL to send the request to.
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
-exports.helloPromise = event => {
+exports.helloPromise = data => {
   return requestPromiseNative({
-    uri: event.data.endpoint,
+    uri: data.endpoint,
   });
 };
 // [END functions_background_promise]
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ exports.helloPromise = event => {
  * Background Cloud Function that returns synchronously. Note that we don't pass
  * a "callback" argument to the function.
  *
- * @param {object} event The Cloud Functions event.
- * @param {object} event.data The event data.
+ * @param {object} data The event data
  */
-exports.helloSynchronous = event => {
+exports.helloSynchronous = data => {
   // This function returns synchronously
-  if (event.data.something === true) {
+  if (data.something === true) {
     return 'Something is true!';
   } else {
     throw new Error('Something was not true!');
diff --git a/functions/background/package.json b/functions/background/package.json
index 5dfbdbb94f..6dea6943ca 100644
--- a/functions/background/package.json
+++ b/functions/background/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     "request-promise-native": "^1.0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.3.0",
+    "@google-cloud/functions-framework": "^1.1.1",
+    "child-process-promise": "^2.2.1",
     "mocha": "^6.0.0",
-    "proxyquire": "^2.1.0",
-    "sinon": "^7.2.7"
+    "requestretry": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "cloud-repo-tools": {
     "requiresKeyFile": true,
diff --git a/functions/background/test/index.test.js b/functions/background/test/index.test.js
index 6812c81982..2ac797cfaa 100644
--- a/functions/background/test/index.test.js
+++ b/functions/background/test/index.test.js
@@ -15,49 +15,62 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const proxyquire = require('proxyquire').noCallThru();
-const sinon = require('sinon');
 const assert = require('assert');
-const tools = require('@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools');
+const requestRetry = require('requestretry');
+const execPromise = require('child-process-promise').exec;
+const path = require('path');
 
-function getSample() {
-  const requestPromiseNative = sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve('test'));
+const program = require('..');
 
-  return {
-    program: proxyquire('../', {
-      'request-promise-native': requestPromiseNative,
-    }),
-    mocks: {
-      requestPromiseNative: requestPromiseNative,
-    },
-  };
-}
+const BASE_URL = process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:8080';
 
-beforeEach(tools.stubConsole);
-afterEach(tools.restoreConsole);
+const cwd = path.join(__dirname, '..');
 
-it('should make a promise request', () => {
-  const sample = getSample();
+let ffProc;
+
+before(() => {
+  ffProc = execPromise(
+    `functions-framework --target=helloPromise --signature-type=event`,
+    {timeout: 2000, shell: true, cwd}
+  );
+});
+
+after(async () => {
+  try {
+    await ffProc;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Timeouts always cause errors on Linux, so catch them
+    if (err.name && err.name === 'ChildProcessError') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    throw err;
+  }
+});
+
+it('should make a promise request', async () => {
   const event = {
     data: {
-      endpoint: 'foo.com',
+      endpoint: 'https://example.com',
     },
   };
 
-  return sample.program.helloPromise(event).then(result => {
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(sample.mocks.requestPromiseNative.firstCall.args, [
-      {uri: 'foo.com'},
-    ]);
-    assert.strictEqual(result, 'test');
+  const response = await requestRetry({
+    url: `${BASE_URL}/`,
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: event,
+    retryDelay: 200,
+    json: true,
   });
+
+  assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+  assert.ok(response.body.includes(`Example Domain`));
 });
 
 it('should return synchronously', () => {
   assert.strictEqual(
-    getSample().program.helloSynchronous({
-      data: {
-        something: true,
-      },
+    program.helloSynchronous({
+      something: true,
     }),
     'Something is true!'
   );
@@ -66,10 +79,8 @@ it('should return synchronously', () => {
 it('should throw an error', () => {
   assert.throws(
     () => {
-      getSample().program.helloSynchronous({
-        data: {
-          something: false,
-        },
+      program.helloSynchronous({
+        something: false,
       });
     },
     Error,