diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Composing/UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Composing/UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.cs
index 1d79bf9837..6fd0bda61e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Composing/UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Composing/UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Composing
             _container = new LightInjectContainer(container);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an ASP.NET Core compatible service container
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static ServiceContainer CreateServiceContainer() => new ServiceContainer(ContainerOptions.Default.Clone().WithMicrosoftSettings().WithAspNetCoreSettings());
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Default ctor for use in Host Builder configuration
         /// </summary>
         public UmbracoServiceProviderFactory()
         {
-            var container = new ServiceContainer(ContainerOptions.Default.Clone().WithMicrosoftSettings().WithAspNetCoreSettings());
+            var container = CreateServiceContainer();
             UmbracoContainer = _container = new LightInjectContainer(container);
             IsActive = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Common/TestHelperBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Common/TestHelperBase.cs
index 536bebee56..f336d0922d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Common/TestHelperBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Common/TestHelperBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
+using LightInject;
+using LightInject.Microsoft.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Moq;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/ContainerTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/ContainerTests.cs
index b85471b95a..d190d1165d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/ContainerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/ContainerTests.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Integration
             var msdiServiceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
 
             // LightInject / Umbraco
-            var container = new ServiceContainer(ContainerOptions.Default.Clone().WithMicrosoftSettings().WithAspNetCoreSettings());
+            var container = UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.CreateServiceContainer();
             var serviceProviderFactory = new UmbracoServiceProviderFactory(container);
             var umbracoContainer = serviceProviderFactory.GetContainer();
             serviceProviderFactory.CreateBuilder(services); // called during Host Builder, needed to capture services
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/RuntimeTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/RuntimeTests.cs
index 4b5cb30544..24786a1591 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/RuntimeTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests.Integration/RuntimeTests.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Integration
         public void BootCoreRuntime()
         {
             // LightInject / Umbraco
-            var container = new ServiceContainer(ContainerOptions.Default.Clone().WithMicrosoftSettings().WithAspNetCoreSettings());
+            var container = UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.CreateServiceContainer();
             var serviceProviderFactory = new UmbracoServiceProviderFactory(container);
             var umbracoContainer = serviceProviderFactory.GetContainer();            
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Integration
             services.AddSingleton<IHostApplicationLifetime>(x => Mock.Of<IHostApplicationLifetime>());
 
             // LightInject / Umbraco
-            var container = new ServiceContainer(ContainerOptions.Default.Clone().WithMicrosoftSettings().WithAspNetCoreSettings());
+            var container = UmbracoServiceProviderFactory.CreateServiceContainer();
             var serviceProviderFactory = new UmbracoServiceProviderFactory(container);
             var umbracoContainer = serviceProviderFactory.GetContainer();