diff --git a/.github/workflows/vtest.yml b/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
index d24c3fffa..d748ee28f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vtest.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       TMPDIR: /tmp
       # Force ASAN output into asan.log to make the output more readable.
       ASAN_OPTIONS: log_path=asan.log
-      OT_CPP_VERSION: 1.5.0
+      OT_CPP_VERSION: 1.6.0
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -78,20 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install OpenTracing libs
       if: ${{ contains(matrix.FLAGS, 'USE_OT=1') && steps.cache_ot.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'  }}
       run: |
-        wget https://github.com/opentracing/opentracing-cpp/archive/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz
-        tar xf v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz
-        cd opentracing-cpp-${OT_CPP_VERSION}
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${HOME}/opt-ot -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_MOCKTRACER=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF ..
-        make -j$(nproc)
-        make install
-        git clone https://github.com/haproxytech/opentracing-c-wrapper.git
-        cd opentracing-c-wrapper
-        ./scripts/bootstrap
-        ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/opt-ot --with-opentracing=${HOME}/opt-ot
-        make -j$(nproc)
-        make install
+        OT_PREFIX=${HOME}/opt-ot scripts/build-ot.sh
     - name: Build WURFL
       if: ${{ contains(matrix.FLAGS, 'USE_WURFL=1') }}
       run: make -C addons/wurfl/dummy
diff --git a/scripts/build-ot.sh b/scripts/build-ot.sh
index 1c296b64b..fb128b390 100755
--- a/scripts/build-ot.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-ot.sh
@@ -6,29 +6,22 @@
 
 set -e
 
-export OT_CPP_VERSION=1.5.0
+OT_CPP_VERSION="${OT_CPP_VERSION:-1.6.0}"
+OT_PREFIX="${OT_PREFIX:-${HOME}/opt}"
 
-if [ ! -f "download-cache/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz" ]; then
-    wget -P download-cache/ \
-        "https://github.com/opentracing/opentracing-cpp/archive/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-fi
+wget -P download-cache/ "https://github.com/opentracing/opentracing-cpp/archive/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 
-if [ "$(cat ${HOME}/opt/.ot-cpp-version)" != "${OT_CPP_VERSION}" ]; then
-    tar xf download-cache/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz
-    cd opentracing-cpp-${OT_CPP_VERSION}
-    mkdir build
-    cd build
-    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${HOME}/opt -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_MOCKTRACER=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF ..
-    make -j$(nproc)
-    make install
-    echo "${OT_CPP_VERSION}" > "${HOME}/opt/.ot-cpp-version"
-fi
+tar xf download-cache/v${OT_CPP_VERSION}.tar.gz
+cd opentracing-cpp-${OT_CPP_VERSION}
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${OT_PREFIX} -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_MOCKTRACER=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF ..
+make -j$(nproc)
+make install
 
 git clone https://github.com/haproxytech/opentracing-c-wrapper.git
 cd opentracing-c-wrapper
  ./scripts/bootstrap
- ./configure --prefix=${HOME}/opt --with-opentracing=${HOME}/opt
+ ./configure --prefix=${OT_PREFIX} --with-opentracing=${OT_PREFIX}
  make -j$(nproc)
  make install
-
-