diff --git a/deployment/ccip/changeset/test_environment.go b/deployment/ccip/changeset/test_environment.go
index d5b79eb90b5..4b71da2f13c 100644
--- a/deployment/ccip/changeset/test_environment.go
+++ b/deployment/ccip/changeset/test_environment.go
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ func NewMemoryEnvironment(t *testing.T, opts ...TestOps) DeployedEnv {
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(testCfg)
 	}
+	require.NoError(t, testCfg.Validate(), "invalid test config")
 	env := &MemoryEnvironment{}
 	if testCfg.CreateJobAndContracts {
 		return NewEnvironmentWithJobsAndContracts(t, testCfg, env)
diff --git a/integration-tests/go.mod b/integration-tests/go.mod
index 58b2a6fa1c4..ae4b843ea1b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/go.mod
+++ b/integration-tests/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0
 	github.com/slack-go/slack v0.15.0
-	github.com/smartcontractkit/ccip-owner-contracts v0.0.0-20240926212305-a6deabdfce86
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chain-selectors v1.0.34
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-automation v0.8.1
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccip v0.0.0-20241204015713-8956bb614e9e
@@ -419,6 +418,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.24.3 // indirect
 	github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
+	github.com/smartcontractkit/ccip-owner-contracts v0.0.0-20240926212305-a6deabdfce86 // indirect
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-cosmos v0.5.2-0.20241202195413-82468150ac1e // indirect
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-data-streams v0.1.1-0.20241202141438-a90db35252db // indirect
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-feeds v0.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/integration-tests/testsetups/ccip/test_helpers.go b/integration-tests/testsetups/ccip/test_helpers.go
index 268cf28e805..fb27b9913cb 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testsetups/ccip/test_helpers.go
+++ b/integration-tests/testsetups/ccip/test_helpers.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func NewIntegrationEnvironment(t *testing.T, opts ...changeset.TestOps) (changes
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(testCfg)
 	}
+	require.NoError(t, testCfg.Validate(), "invalid test config")
 	switch testCfg.Type {
 	case changeset.Memory:
 		memEnv := changeset.NewMemoryEnvironment(t, opts...)