diff --git a/packages/frontend/tests/helpers/index.js b/packages/frontend/tests/helpers/index.js
index 51fa112b57..eeb855b71d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/tests/helpers/index.js
+++ b/packages/frontend/tests/helpers/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import { setupMirage } from 'frontend/tests/test-support/mirage';
 import { setupIntl } from 'ember-intl/test-support';
 import { setRunOptions } from 'ember-a11y-testing/test-support';
 
+/**
+ * In order to get wcag22 rules we have to specify the tags manually.
+ * see: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/blob/develop/doc/rule-descriptions.md#wcag-22-level-a--aa-rules
+ *
+ * There is no supported way to add tags, only to send the entire list.
+ * see https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4717
+ */
+const runOnly = {
+  type: 'tag',
+  values: ['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa', 'wcag21a', 'wcag21aa', 'best-practice', 'wcag22a', 'wcag22aa'],
+};
+
 // This file exists to provide wrappers around ember-qunit's
 // test setup functions. This way, you can easily extend the setup that is
 // needed per test type.
@@ -28,6 +40,10 @@ function setupApplicationTest(hooks, options) {
   //
   setupIntl(hooks, 'en-us'); // ember-intl
   setupMirage(hooks); // ember-mirage
+  setRunOptions({
+    preload: false,
+    runOnly,
+  });
 }
 
 function setupRenderingTest(hooks, options) {
@@ -35,14 +51,17 @@ function setupRenderingTest(hooks, options) {
   setupIntl(hooks, 'en-us'); // ember-intl
 
   // Additional setup for rendering tests can be done here.
-
   setRunOptions({
+    preload: false,
     rules: {
       //disable color-contrast check on integration tests as we don't have a full background or styles
       'color-contrast': { enabled: false },
+      //dislable list-item as many components are just an li element not in a list
       listitem: { enabled: false },
+      //disable heading order as many components have headings that start too low
       'heading-order': { enabled: false },
     },
+    runOnly,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/tests/test-helper.js b/packages/frontend/tests/test-helper.js
index b5472e48f6..293f0d9eb4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/tests/test-helper.js
+++ b/packages/frontend/tests/test-helper.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { forceModulesToBeLoaded, sendCoverage } from 'ember-cli-code-coverage/te
 import DefaultAdapter from 'ember-cli-page-object/adapters/rfc268';
 import { setAdapter } from 'ember-cli-page-object/adapters';
 import {
-  setRunOptions,
   setupGlobalA11yHooks,
   setupQUnitA11yAuditToggle,
   setupConsoleLogger,
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ import start from 'ember-exam/test-support/start';
 import './helpers/percy-snapshot-name';
 
 setupConsoleLogger();
-setRunOptions({
-  preload: false,
-});
 setupGlobalA11yHooks(() => true);
 setupQUnitA11yAuditToggle(QUnit);
 
diff --git a/packages/test-app/tests/helpers/index.js b/packages/test-app/tests/helpers/index.js
index 3d45e31be6..da46644107 100644
--- a/packages/test-app/tests/helpers/index.js
+++ b/packages/test-app/tests/helpers/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ import { setupMirage } from 'test-app/tests/test-support/mirage';
 import { setupIntl } from 'ember-intl/test-support';
 import { setRunOptions } from 'ember-a11y-testing/test-support';
 
+/**
+ * In order to get wcag22 rules we have to specify the tags manually.
+ * see: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/blob/develop/doc/rule-descriptions.md#wcag-22-level-a--aa-rules
+ *
+ * There is no supported way to add tags, only to send the entire list.
+ * see https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/4717
+ */
+const runOnly = {
+  type: 'tag',
+  values: ['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa', 'wcag21a', 'wcag21aa', 'best-practice', 'wcag22a', 'wcag22aa'],
+};
+
 // This file exists to provide wrappers around ember-qunit's
 // test setup functions. This way, you can easily extend the setup that is
 // needed per test type.
@@ -28,6 +40,10 @@ function setupApplicationTest(hooks, options) {
   //
   setupIntl(hooks, 'en-us'); // ember-intl
   setupMirage(hooks); // ember-mirage
+  setRunOptions({
+    preload: false,
+    runOnly,
+  });
 }
 
 function setupRenderingTest(hooks, options) {
@@ -36,12 +52,16 @@ function setupRenderingTest(hooks, options) {
 
   // Additional setup for rendering tests can be done here.
   setRunOptions({
+    preload: false,
     rules: {
       //disable color-contrast check on integration tests as we don't have a full background or styles
       'color-contrast': { enabled: false },
+      //dislable list-item as many components are just an li element not in a list
       listitem: { enabled: false },
+      //disable heading order as many components have headings that start too low
       'heading-order': { enabled: false },
     },
+    runOnly,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/test-app/tests/test-helper.js b/packages/test-app/tests/test-helper.js
index 4af3be4b91..16352668c6 100644
--- a/packages/test-app/tests/test-helper.js
+++ b/packages/test-app/tests/test-helper.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { setupEmberOnerrorValidation } from 'ember-qunit';
 
 import { forceModulesToBeLoaded, sendCoverage } from 'ember-cli-code-coverage/test-support';
 import {
-  setRunOptions,
   setupGlobalA11yHooks,
   setupQUnitA11yAuditToggle,
   setupConsoleLogger,
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@ import {
 import start from 'ember-exam/test-support/start';
 
 setupConsoleLogger();
-setRunOptions({
-  preload: false,
-});
 setupGlobalA11yHooks(() => true);
 setupQUnitA11yAuditToggle(QUnit);