diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinWasmGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinWasmGradlePluginIT.kt
index eeb119b605a..b18907c3f34 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinWasmGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinWasmGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ class KotlinWasmGradlePluginIT : KGPBaseTest() {
         project("new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test", gradleVersion) {
             buildGradleKts.modify(::transformBuildScriptWithPluginsDsl)
 
-            buildAndFail(":wasmWasiTest") {
+            build(
+                // TODO remove as soon as KT-61971 fixed
+                ":kotlinNodeJsSetup", 
+                ":wasmWasiTest"
+            ) {
                 assertTasksExecuted(":compileKotlinWasmWasi")
-                assertTasksFailed(":wasmWasiNodeTest")
+                assertTasksExecuted(":wasmWasiNodeTest")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/build.gradle.kts
index 285f5185dc2..c4c89c013b2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 with(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(rootProject)) {
-    nodeVersion = "20.2.0"
+    // canary nodejs that supports recent Wasm GC changes
+    nodeVersion = "21.0.0-v8-canary202309167e82ab1fa2"
+    nodeDownloadBaseUrl = "https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary"
 }
 
 with(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.d8.D8RootPlugin.apply(rootProject)) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/src/wasmWasiTest/kotlin/Test.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/src/wasmWasiTest/kotlin/Test.kt
index 6c141257f96..038841e1c8d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/src/wasmWasiTest/kotlin/Test.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/resources/testProject/new-mpp-wasm-wasi-test/src/wasmWasiTest/kotlin/Test.kt
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class WasmTest {
     @Test
-    fun test1() = assertEquals(foo(), 1)
+    fun test1() = assertEquals(foo(), 2)
 
     @Test
     @Ignore
-    fun test2() = assertEquals(foo(), 2)
-
-    @Test
-    fun test3() = assertEquals(foo(), 3)
+    fun test2() = assertEquals(foo(), 1)
 
     @Ignore
     class InnerIgnored {