diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
index 397a20950d..27e03fe32c 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/PoolManager.cs
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ public static class PoolManager
         var ticker = pair.Server.ResolveDependency<EntityManager>().System<GameTicker>();
         Assert.That(ticker.DummyTicker, Is.EqualTo(pair.Settings.DummyTicker));
 
+        var cfg = pair.Server.ResolveDependency<IConfigurationManager>();
+        Assert.That(cfg.GetCVar(CCVars.GameLobbyEnabled), Is.EqualTo(pair.Settings.InLobby));
         var status = ticker.PlayerGameStatuses[sPlayer.Sessions.Single().UserId];
         var expected = pair.Settings.InLobby
             ? PlayerGameStatus.NotReadyToPlay
diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Administration/Logs/AddTests.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Administration/Logs/AddTests.cs
index 4236682401..d995bf1468 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Administration/Logs/AddTests.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/Administration/Logs/AddTests.cs
@@ -204,17 +204,9 @@ public sealed class AddTests
     [Test]
     public async Task PreRoundAddAndGetSingle()
     {
-        await using var pairTracker = await PoolManager.GetServerClient(new PoolSettings { Dirty = true });
+        await using var pairTracker = await PoolManager.GetServerClient(new PoolSettings { Dirty = true, InLobby = true });
         var server = pairTracker.Pair.Server;
 
-        var configManager = server.ResolveDependency<IConfigurationManager>();
-        await server.WaitPost(() =>
-        {
-            configManager.SetCVar(CCVars.GameLobbyEnabled, true);
-            var command = new RestartRoundNowCommand();
-            command.Execute(null, string.Empty, Array.Empty<string>());
-        });
-
         var sDatabase = server.ResolveDependency<IServerDbManager>();
         var sSystems = server.ResolveDependency<IEntitySystemManager>();
 
diff --git a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/RuleMaxTimeRestartTest.cs b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/RuleMaxTimeRestartTest.cs
index 0174fcbb1f..80d3bbe75d 100644
--- a/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/RuleMaxTimeRestartTest.cs
+++ b/Content.IntegrationTests/Tests/GameRules/RuleMaxTimeRestartTest.cs
@@ -16,22 +16,13 @@ namespace Content.IntegrationTests.Tests.GameRules
         [Test]
         public async Task RestartTest()
         {
-            await using var pairTracker = await PoolManager.GetServerClient();
+            await using var pairTracker = await PoolManager.GetServerClient(new PoolSettings { InLobby = true });
             var server = pairTracker.Pair.Server;
 
             var entityManager = server.ResolveDependency<IEntityManager>();
-            var configManager = server.ResolveDependency<IConfigurationManager>();
-            await server.WaitPost(() =>
-            {
-                configManager.SetCVar(CCVars.GameLobbyEnabled, true);
-                var command = new RestartRoundNowCommand();
-                command.Execute(null, string.Empty, Array.Empty<string>());
-            });
-
             var sGameTicker = server.ResolveDependency<IEntitySystemManager>().GetEntitySystem<GameTicker>();
             var sGameTiming = server.ResolveDependency<IGameTiming>();
 
-
             sGameTicker.StartGameRule("MaxTimeRestart", out var ruleEntity);
             Assert.That(entityManager.TryGetComponent<MaxTimeRestartRuleComponent>(ruleEntity, out var maxTime));
 
@@ -62,14 +53,6 @@ namespace Content.IntegrationTests.Tests.GameRules
             {
                 Assert.That(sGameTicker.RunLevel, Is.EqualTo(GameRunLevel.PreRoundLobby));
             });
-            await PoolManager.RunTicksSync(pairTracker.Pair, 5);
-            await server.WaitPost(() =>
-            {
-                configManager.SetCVar(CCVars.GameLobbyEnabled, false);
-                var command = new RestartRoundNowCommand();
-                command.Execute(null, string.Empty, Array.Empty<string>());
-            });
-            await PoolManager.RunTicksSync(pairTracker.Pair, 30);
 
             await pairTracker.CleanReturnAsync();
         }