diff --git a/exasol/ds/sandbox/runtime/ansible/roles/jupyter/files/notebook/script_languages_container/utils/slc_ui.ipynb b/exasol/ds/sandbox/runtime/ansible/roles/jupyter/files/notebook/script_languages_container/utils/slc_ui.ipynb
index ea8f6b4f..00bb2cb1 100644
--- a/exasol/ds/sandbox/runtime/ansible/roles/jupyter/files/notebook/script_languages_container/utils/slc_ui.ipynb
+++ b/exasol/ds/sandbox/runtime/ansible/roles/jupyter/files/notebook/script_languages_container/utils/slc_ui.ipynb
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
     "    \"\"\"\n",
     "    Creates a UI form for choosing the existing script-languages repository.\n",
     "    \"\"\"\n",
+    "    if clone_slc_repo(conf):\n",
+    "        return\n",
     "    default_src_dir = conf.get(AILabConfig.slc_target_dir, '')\n",
     "    select_default = True if default_src_dir else False\n",
     "    src_dir_chooser_widget = FileChooser(path=default_src_dir, select_default=select_default)\n",
diff --git a/test/notebooks/nbtest_script_languages_container.py b/test/notebooks/nbtest_script_languages_container.py
index 2bbb1f94..4fb6b1e3 100644
--- a/test/notebooks/nbtest_script_languages_container.py
+++ b/test/notebooks/nbtest_script_languages_container.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import textwrap
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -12,29 +11,63 @@
 from exasol.nb_connector.secret_store import Secrets
 
 
-def _store_slc_config(store_path: Path, store_password: str, target_dir: Path):
+def _slc_repo_dir() -> Path:
+    return Path.cwd() / "script_languages_release"
 
+
+def _store_slc_config(store_path: Path, store_password: str, clone_repo: bool):
+
+    slc_source = "Clone script languages release repository" if clone_repo else "Use existing repository"
     conf = Secrets(store_path, store_password)
     conf.connection()
-    conf.save(CKey.slc_source, "Clone script languages release repository")
-    conf.save(CKey.slc_target_dir, str(target_dir))
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "notebook_file",
-    [
-        'using_a_script_languages_container.ipynb',
-    ]
-)
+    conf.save(CKey.slc_source, slc_source)
+    conf.save(CKey.slc_target_dir, str(_slc_repo_dir()))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def cleanup_slc_repo_dir():
+    import shutil
+    yield
+    p = Path.cwd() / "script_languages_container" / "script_languages_release"
+    shutil.rmtree(p)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('access_to_temp_secret_store', [StorageBackend.onprem], indirect=True)
-def test_script_languages_container(access_to_temp_secret_store, uploading_hack, notebook_file) -> None:
-    current_dir = os.getcwd()
+def test_script_languages_container_cloning_slc_repo(access_to_temp_secret_store,
+                                                     cleanup_slc_repo_dir) -> None:
+    current_dir = Path.cwd()
     store_path, store_password = access_to_temp_secret_store
     store_file = str(store_path)
     try:
+        run_notebook('main_config.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
+        os.chdir('./script_languages_container')
+        _store_slc_config(store_path, store_password, True)
+        run_notebook('configure_slc_flavor.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
+        run_notebook('using_a_script_languages_container.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
+    finally:
+        os.chdir(current_dir)
+
+
+def _clone_slc_repo():
+    from git import Repo
+    repo = Repo.clone_from("https://github.com/exasol/script-languages-release", _slc_repo_dir())
+    repo.submodule_update(recursive=True)
+
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('access_to_temp_secret_store', [StorageBackend.onprem], indirect=True)
+def test_script_languages_container_with_existing_slc_repo(access_to_temp_secret_store,
+                                                           cleanup_slc_repo_dir) -> None:
+    current_dir = Path.cwd()
+    store_path, store_password = access_to_temp_secret_store
+    store_file = str(store_path)
+    try:
         run_notebook('main_config.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
         os.chdir('./script_languages_container')
+        slc_repo_path = _slc_repo_dir()
+        assert not slc_repo_path.is_dir()
+        _clone_slc_repo()
+        _store_slc_config(store_path, store_password, False)
         run_notebook('configure_slc_flavor.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
-        run_notebook('using_a_script_language_container.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
+        run_notebook('using_a_script_languages_container.ipynb', store_file, store_password)
     finally:
         os.chdir(current_dir)