diff --git a/integration-tests/source/GTestMain.cpp b/integration-tests/source/GTestMain.cpp
index 301485b6..61b752a6 100644
--- a/integration-tests/source/GTestMain.cpp
+++ b/integration-tests/source/GTestMain.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static constexpr char FLEET_PROVISIONING_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FILE[] =
 static constexpr char CLI_THING_NAME[] = "--thing-name";
 static constexpr char CLI_REGION[] = "--region";
 static constexpr char CLI_PORT[] = "--port";
+static constexpr char CLI_LOCAL_PROXY_PATH[] = "--localproxy";
 static constexpr char CLI_CLEAN_UP[] = "--clean-up";
 static constexpr char CLI_SKIP_ST[] = "--skip-st";
 static constexpr char CLI_HELP[] = "--help";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ static constexpr char CLI_HELP[] = "--help";
 std::string THING_NAME;
 std::string REGION = "us-east-1";
 std::string PORT = "5555";
+std::string LOCAL_PROXY_PATH = "/localproxy";
 bool CLEAN_UP = false;
 bool SKIP_FP = false;
 bool SKIP_ST = false;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ void PrintHelp()
     printf("--thing-name        Thing Group ARN to run the tests against\n");
     printf("--region            The AWS Region to run the tests. Example: us-east-1\n");
     printf("--port              The local port to run Local Proxy.\n");
+    printf("--localproxy        Path to local proxy binary for Secure Tunneling tests.\n");
     printf("--skip-st           Skip Secure Tunneling integration tests\n");
     printf(
         "--clean-up          (Caution) Pass this flag kill to Device Client on the devices delete the provisioned IoT "
@@ -91,6 +94,10 @@ bool parseCliArgs(int argc, char **argv)
         {
             PORT = argv[++i];
         }
+        else if (currentArg == CLI_LOCAL_PROXY_PATH)
+        {
+            LOCAL_PROXY_PATH = argv[++i];
+        }
         else if (currentArg == CLI_SKIP_ST)
         {
             SKIP_ST = true;
diff --git a/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.cpp b/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.cpp
index 661f1509..418aa2af 100644
--- a/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.cpp
+++ b/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <aws/iot/model/DescribeJobExecutionRequest.h>
 #include <aws/iot/model/DescribeJobExecutionResult.h>
 #include <aws/iot/model/DescribeThingRequest.h>
+#include <aws/iot/model/DescribeThingResult.h>
 #include <aws/iot/model/DetachPolicyRequest.h>
 #include <aws/iot/model/DetachThingPrincipalRequest.h>
 #include <aws/iot/model/ListAttachedPoliciesRequest.h>
@@ -299,11 +300,24 @@ void IntegrationTestResourceHandler::CloseTunnel(const string &tunnelId)
     ioTSecureTunnelingClient.CloseTunnel(request);
 }
 
-std::string IntegrationTestResourceHandler::GetTargetArn(const std::string &target)
+std::string IntegrationTestResourceHandler::GetTargetArn(const std::string &thingName)
 {
+    std::string arn;
+
     DescribeThingRequest request;
-    request.SetThingName(target);
-    return iotClient.DescribeThing(request).GetResult().GetThingArn();
+    request.SetThingName(thingName);
+
+    DescribeThingOutcome outcome = iotClient.DescribeThing(request);
+
+    if (!outcome.IsSuccess())
+    {
+        printf("Failed to Describe Thing: %s\n%s\n", thingName.c_str(), outcome.GetError().GetMessage().c_str());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        arn = outcome.GetResult().GetThingArn();
+    }
+    return arn;
 }
 std::string IntegrationTestResourceHandler::GetResourceId(const std::string &resource)
 {
diff --git a/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.h b/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.h
index 7b650419..03dfb4ad 100644
--- a/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.h
+++ b/integration-tests/source/IntegrationTestResourceHandler.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class IntegrationTestResourceHandler
     void CleanUpThingAndCert(const std::string &thingName);
     std::string GetTimeStamp();
     Aws::IoT::Model::JobExecutionStatus GetJobExecutionStatusWithRetry(const std::string &jobId);
-    std::string GetTargetArn(const std::string &target);
+    std::string GetTargetArn(const std::string &thingName);
 
   protected:
     Aws::IoT::IoTClient iotClient;
diff --git a/integration-tests/source/tunneling/SecureTunnelingIntegrationTests.cpp b/integration-tests/source/tunneling/SecureTunnelingIntegrationTests.cpp
index 3f121acc..81b3e181 100644
--- a/integration-tests/source/tunneling/SecureTunnelingIntegrationTests.cpp
+++ b/integration-tests/source/tunneling/SecureTunnelingIntegrationTests.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ extern string THING_NAME;
 extern string PORT;
 extern string REGION;
 extern bool SKIP_ST;
+extern string LOCAL_PROXY_PATH;
 
-const string LOCAL_PROXY_PATH = "/localproxy";
 const string TEST_TUNNEL_PATH = "/test-tunnel.sh";
 
 class TestSecureTunnelingFixture : public ::testing::Test
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class TestSecureTunnelingFixture : public ::testing::Test
         }
         else
         {
+            printf("Skipping Secure Tunneling Tests\n");
             GTEST_SKIP();
         }
     }