diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 9cdd995b38..80e138ef09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
             github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/core,
             github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/rpc/modules,
             github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/babe,
+            github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/sync,
           ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_test.go b/dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_integration_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_test.go
rename to dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_integration_test.go
index c49438921d..281f191f3f 100644
--- a/dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/bootstrap_syncer_integration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/chain_processor_test.go b/dot/sync/chain_processor_integration_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from dot/sync/chain_processor_test.go
rename to dot/sync/chain_processor_integration_test.go
index 9f3e1c80a6..f875edfa34 100644
--- a/dot/sync/chain_processor_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/chain_processor_integration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/chain_sync_test.go b/dot/sync/chain_sync_integeration_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from dot/sync/chain_sync_test.go
rename to dot/sync/chain_sync_integeration_test.go
index 07dca3337d..b742226705 100644
--- a/dot/sync/chain_sync_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/chain_sync_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_test.go b/dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_integeration_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_test.go
rename to dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_integeration_test.go
index 2f909d2aba..afcd7458b3 100644
--- a/dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/disjoint_block_set_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/message_test.go b/dot/sync/message_integeration_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from dot/sync/message_test.go
rename to dot/sync/message_integeration_test.go
index 22b619d8aa..ac0f34f096 100644
--- a/dot/sync/message_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/message_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/outliers_test.go b/dot/sync/outliers_integeration_test.go
similarity index 91%
rename from dot/sync/outliers_test.go
rename to dot/sync/outliers_integeration_test.go
index d5c8a818ca..86d5313094 100644
--- a/dot/sync/outliers_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/outliers_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
diff --git a/dot/sync/syncer_test.go b/dot/sync/syncer_integeration_test.go
similarity index 95%
rename from dot/sync/syncer_test.go
rename to dot/sync/syncer_integeration_test.go
index 7f1d37aced..aac17d73e3 100644
--- a/dot/sync/syncer_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/syncer_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
@@ -9,11 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
-
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/state"
+	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/sync/mocks"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/types"
+	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/internal/log"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/common"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/genesis"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/runtime"
@@ -21,11 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/runtime/wasmer"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/trie"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/lib/utils"
-
-	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/internal/log"
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/sync/mocks"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
@@ -63,23 +63,21 @@ func newMockNetwork() *mocks.Network {
 }
 
 //go:generate mockgen -destination=mock_telemetry_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/telemetry Client
-
 func newTestSyncer(t *testing.T) *Service {
-	wasmer.DefaultTestLogLvl = 3
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	telemetryMock := NewMockClient(ctrl)
-	telemetryMock.EXPECT().SendMessage(gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
 
-	cfg := &Config{
-		Telemetry: telemetryMock,
-	}
+	mockTelemetryClient := NewMockClient(ctrl)
+	mockTelemetryClient.EXPECT().SendMessage(gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+
+	wasmer.DefaultTestLogLvl = log.Warn
 
+	cfg := &Config{}
 	testDatadirPath := t.TempDir()
 
 	scfg := state.Config{
 		Path:      testDatadirPath,
 		LogLevel:  log.Info,
-		Telemetry: telemetryMock,
+		Telemetry: mockTelemetryClient,
 	}
 	stateSrvc := state.NewService(scfg)
 	stateSrvc.UseMemDB()
@@ -148,6 +146,7 @@ func newTestSyncer(t *testing.T) *Service {
 	cfg.LogLvl = log.Trace
 	cfg.FinalityGadget = newMockFinalityGadget()
 	cfg.Network = newMockNetwork()
+	cfg.Telemetry = mockTelemetryClient
 
 	syncer, err := NewService(cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/dot/sync/tip_syncer_test.go b/dot/sync/tip_syncer_integeration_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from dot/sync/tip_syncer_test.go
rename to dot/sync/tip_syncer_integeration_test.go
index 79569c06cd..b24c0c4dc9 100644
--- a/dot/sync/tip_syncer_test.go
+++ b/dot/sync/tip_syncer_integeration_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//go:build integration
+// +build integration
+
 // Copyright 2021 ChainSafe Systems (ON)
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ func newTestTipSyncer(t *testing.T) *tipSyncer {
 		readyBlocks:   readyBlocks,
 		pendingBlocks: pendingBlocks,
 	}
-
 	return newTipSyncer(bs, pendingBlocks, readyBlocks, cs.handleReadyBlock)
 }
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ func TestTipSyncer_handleTick_case1(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fin, _ := s.blockState.GetHighestFinalisedHeader()
 
-	// add pending blocks w/ only hash and number, equal or lower than finalised should be removed
+	// add pending blocks w/ only hash and number, lower than finalised should be removed
 	s.pendingBlocks.addHashAndNumber(common.Hash{0xa}, fin.Number)
 	s.pendingBlocks.addHashAndNumber(common.Hash{0xb}, fin.Number+1)