diff --git a/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/console_link/console_link/middleware/clusters.py b/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/console_link/console_link/middleware/clusters.py
index 3f644d423..81a279926 100644
--- a/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/console_link/console_link/middleware/clusters.py
+++ b/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/console_link/console_link/middleware/clusters.py
@@ -60,3 +60,43 @@ def clear_indices(cluster: Cluster):
     clear_indices_path = "/*,-.*,-searchguard*,-sg7*,.migrations_working_state"
     r = cluster.call_api(clear_indices_path, method=HttpMethod.DELETE, params={"ignore_unavailable": "true"})
     return r.content
+
+
+def clear_cluster(cluster: Cluster):
+    clear_indices(cluster)
+    clear_snapshots(cluster, 'migration_assistant_repo')
+
+
+def clear_snapshots(cluster: Cluster, repository: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Clears all snapshots from the specified repository.
+
+    :param cluster: Cluster object to interact with the Elasticsearch cluster.
+    :param repository: Name of the snapshot repository to clear snapshots from.
+    :raises Exception: For general errors during snapshot clearing, except when the repository is missing.
+    """
+    try:
+        # List all snapshots in the repository
+        snapshots_path = f"/_snapshot/{repository}/_all"
+        response = call_api(cluster, snapshots_path, raise_error=True)
+        snapshots = response.json().get("snapshots", [])
+
+        if not snapshots:
+            logger.info(f"No snapshots found in repository '{repository}'.")
+            return
+
+        # Delete each snapshot
+        for snapshot in snapshots:
+            snapshot_name = snapshot["snapshot"]
+            delete_path = f"/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot_name}"
+            call_api(cluster, delete_path, method=HttpMethod.DELETE, raise_error=True)
+            logger.info(f"Deleted snapshot: {snapshot_name} from repository '{repository}'.")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Handle 404 errors specifically for missing repository
+        if "repository_missing_exception" in str(e):
+            logger.info(f"Repository '{repository}' is missing. Skipping snapshot clearing.")
+        else:
+            # Re-raise other errors
+            logger.error(f"Error clearing snapshots from repository '{repository}': {e}")
+            raise e
diff --git a/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/integ_test/integ_test/backfill_tests.py b/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/integ_test/integ_test/backfill_tests.py
index 70f53b4e1..b4f3f4920 100644
--- a/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/integ_test/integ_test/backfill_tests.py
+++ b/TrafficCapture/dockerSolution/src/main/docker/migrationConsole/lib/integ_test/integ_test/backfill_tests.py
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 import pytest
 import unittest
 from http import HTTPStatus
-from console_link.middleware.clusters import run_test_benchmarks, connection_check, clear_indices, ConnectionResult
+from console_link.middleware.clusters import run_test_benchmarks, connection_check, clear_cluster, ConnectionResult
 from console_link.models.cluster import Cluster
 from console_link.models.backfill_base import Backfill
 from console_link.models.command_result import CommandResult
-from console_link.models.snapshot import Snapshot
 from console_link.models.metadata import Metadata
 from console_link.cli import Context
 from common_operations import (get_document, create_document, create_index, check_doc_counts_match,
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@ def preload_data(source_cluster: Cluster, target_cluster: Cluster):
     target_con_result: ConnectionResult = connection_check(target_cluster)
     assert target_con_result.connection_established is True
 
-    # Clear any existing non-system indices
-    clear_indices(source_cluster)
-    clear_indices(target_cluster)
+    # Clear all data from clusters
+    clear_cluster(source_cluster)
+    clear_cluster(target_cluster)
 
     # Preload data that test cases will verify is migrated
     # test_backfill_0001
@@ -52,11 +51,7 @@ def setup_backfill(request):
     assert metadata is not None
 
     backfill.create()
-    snapshot: Snapshot = pytest.console_env.snapshot
-    status_result: CommandResult = snapshot.status()
-    if status_result.success:
-        snapshot.delete()
-    snapshot_result: CommandResult = snapshot.create(wait=True)
+    snapshot_result: CommandResult = pytest.console_env.snapshot.create(wait=True)
     assert snapshot_result.success
     metadata_result: CommandResult = metadata.migrate()
     assert metadata_result.success