diff --git a/integrationtests/self/conn_id_test.go b/integrationtests/self/conn_id_test.go
index c6cc97aa..e18821b7 100644
--- a/integrationtests/self/conn_id_test.go
+++ b/integrationtests/self/conn_id_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	mrand "math/rand"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go"
 	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/internal/protocol"
+	"github.com/quic-go/quic-go/logging"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -57,12 +61,12 @@ func testTransferWithConnectionIDs(
 	if serverConnIDGenerator != nil {
 		t.Logf("using %d byte connection ID generator for the server", serverConnIDGenerator.ConnectionIDLen())
 	} else {
-		t.Logf("using %d byte connection ID for the server", serverConnIDLen)
+		t.Logf("issuing %d byte connection ID from the server", serverConnIDLen)
 	}
 	if clientConnIDGenerator != nil {
 		t.Logf("using %d byte connection ID generator for the client", clientConnIDGenerator.ConnectionIDLen())
 	} else {
-		t.Logf("using %d byte connection ID for the client", clientConnIDLen)
+		t.Logf("issuing %d byte connection ID from the client", clientConnIDLen)
 	}
 
 	// setup server
@@ -71,43 +75,79 @@ func testTransferWithConnectionIDs(
 		ConnectionIDLength:    serverConnIDLen,
 		ConnectionIDGenerator: serverConnIDGenerator,
 	}
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serverTr.Close() })
+	defer serverTr.Close()
 	addTracer(serverTr)
-	ln, err := serverTr.Listen(getTLSConfig(), getQuicConfig(nil))
+	serverCounter, serverTracer := newPacketTracer()
+	ln, err := serverTr.Listen(
+		getTLSConfig(),
+		getQuicConfig(&quic.Config{
+			Tracer: func(context.Context, logging.Perspective, quic.ConnectionID) *logging.ConnectionTracer {
+				return serverTracer
+			},
+		}),
+	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// setup client
-	clientTr := &quic.Transport{
-		Conn:                  newUPDConnLocalhost(t),
-		ConnectionIDLength:    clientConnIDLen,
-		ConnectionIDGenerator: clientConnIDGenerator,
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	var conn quic.Connection
+	clientCounter, clientTracer := newPacketTracer()
+	clientQUICConf := getQuicConfig(&quic.Config{
+		Tracer: func(context.Context, logging.Perspective, quic.ConnectionID) *logging.ConnectionTracer {
+			return clientTracer
+		},
+	})
+	if clientConnIDGenerator == nil && clientConnIDLen == 0 {
+		conn, err = quic.Dial(ctx, newUPDConnLocalhost(t), ln.Addr(), getTLSClientConfig(), clientQUICConf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	} else {
+		clientTr := &quic.Transport{
+			Conn:                  newUPDConnLocalhost(t),
+			ConnectionIDLength:    clientConnIDLen,
+			ConnectionIDGenerator: clientConnIDGenerator,
+		}
+		defer clientTr.Close()
+		addTracer(clientTr)
+		conn, err = clientTr.Dial(ctx, ln.Addr(), getTLSClientConfig(), clientQUICConf)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
-	t.Cleanup(func() { clientTr.Close() })
-	addTracer(clientTr)
-
-	cl, err := clientTr.Dial(
-		context.Background(),
-		ln.Addr(),
-		getTLSClientConfig(),
-		getQuicConfig(nil),
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { cl.CloseWithError(0, "") })
 
 	serverConn, err := ln.Accept(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	serverStr, err := serverConn.OpenStream()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serverConn.CloseWithError(0, "") })
 
 	go func() {
 		serverStr.Write(PRData)
 		serverStr.Close()
 	}()
 
-	str, err := cl.AcceptStream(context.Background())
+	str, err := conn.AcceptStream(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(str)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, PRData, data)
+
+	conn.CloseWithError(0, "")
+	serverConn.CloseWithError(0, "")
+
+	for _, p := range serverCounter.getRcvdShortHeaderPackets() {
+		expectedLen := serverConnIDLen
+		if serverConnIDGenerator != nil {
+			expectedLen = serverConnIDGenerator.ConnectionIDLen()
+		}
+		if !assert.Equal(t, expectedLen, p.hdr.DestConnectionID.Len(), "server conn length mismatch") {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	for _, p := range clientCounter.getRcvdShortHeaderPackets() {
+		expectedLen := clientConnIDLen
+		if clientConnIDGenerator != nil {
+			expectedLen = clientConnIDGenerator.ConnectionIDLen()
+		}
+		if !assert.Equal(t, expectedLen, p.hdr.DestConnectionID.Len(), "client conn length mismatch") {
+			break
+		}
+	}
 }