diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/ContentIntegrationTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/ContentIntegrationTest.cs
index a5596482a9..2b50e5197f 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/ContentIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/ContentIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Content.Client;
 using Content.Client.Interfaces.Parallax;
 using Content.Server;
-using Content.Server.GameTicking;
 using Content.Server.Interfaces.GameTicking;
 using Robust.Shared.ContentPack;
-using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Configuration;
+using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Network;
 using Robust.Shared.IoC;
 using Robust.UnitTesting;
 using EntryPoint = Content.Client.EntryPoint;
@@ -13,25 +14,33 @@ namespace Content.IntegrationTests
 {
     public abstract class ContentIntegrationTest : RobustIntegrationTest
     {
-        protected override ClientIntegrationInstance StartClient(ClientIntegrationOptions options = null)
+        protected sealed override ClientIntegrationInstance StartClient(ClientIntegrationOptions options = null)
         {
             options ??= new ClientIntegrationOptions();
+
             // ReSharper disable once RedundantNameQualifier
             options.ClientContentAssembly = typeof(EntryPoint).Assembly;
             options.SharedContentAssembly = typeof(Shared.EntryPoint).Assembly;
             options.BeforeStart += () =>
             {
-                // Connecting to Discord is a massive waste of time.
-                // Basically just makes the CI logs a mess.
-                IoCManager.Resolve<IConfigurationManager>().SetCVar("discord.enabled", false);
                 IoCManager.Resolve<IModLoader>().SetModuleBaseCallbacks(new ClientModuleTestingCallbacks
                 {
                     ClientBeforeIoC = () =>
                     {
+                        if (options is ClientContentIntegrationOption contentOptions)
+                        {
+                            contentOptions.ContentBeforeIoC?.Invoke();
+                        }
+
                         IoCManager.Register<IParallaxManager, DummyParallaxManager>(true);
                     }
                 });
             };
+
+            // Connecting to Discord is a massive waste of time.
+            // Basically just makes the CI logs a mess.
+            options.CVarOverrides["discord.enabled"] = "true";
+
             return base.StartClient(options);
         }
 
@@ -52,6 +61,11 @@ namespace Content.IntegrationTests
                 {
                     ServerBeforeIoC = () =>
                     {
+                        if (options is ServerContentIntegrationOption contentOptions)
+                        {
+                            contentOptions.ContentBeforeIoC?.Invoke();
+                        }
+
                         IoCManager.Register<IGameTicker, DummyGameTicker>(true);
                     }
                 });
@@ -59,5 +73,43 @@ namespace Content.IntegrationTests
 
             return StartServer(options);
         }
+
+        protected async Task<(ClientIntegrationInstance client, ServerIntegrationInstance server)> StartConnectedServerClientPair(ClientIntegrationOptions clientOptions = null, ServerIntegrationOptions serverOptions = null)
+        {
+            var client = StartClient(clientOptions);
+            var server = StartServerDummyTicker(serverOptions);
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(client.WaitIdleAsync(), server.WaitIdleAsync());
+
+            client.SetConnectTarget(server);
+
+            client.Post(() => IoCManager.Resolve<IClientNetManager>().ClientConnect(null, 0, null));
+
+            await RunTicksSync(client, server, 10);
+
+            return (client, server);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Runs <paramref name="ticks"/> ticks on both server and client while keeping their main loop in sync.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected static async Task RunTicksSync(ClientIntegrationInstance client, ServerIntegrationInstance server, int ticks)
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < ticks; i++)
+            {
+                await server.WaitRunTicks(1);
+                await client.WaitRunTicks(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected sealed class ClientContentIntegrationOption : ClientIntegrationOptions
+        {
+            public Action ContentBeforeIoC { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        protected sealed class ServerContentIntegrationOption : ServerIntegrationOptions
+        {
+            public Action ContentBeforeIoC { get; set; }
+        }
     }
 }