diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3c2b7b6d05..815a0d1da6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -80,12 +80,13 @@ geth_steps: &geth_steps
         name: build geth if missing
         command: |
           mkdir -p $HOME/.ethash
-          pip install --user py-geth>=1.10.1
+          pip install --user py-geth>=2.4.0
           export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
+          echo $GETH_VERSION
           export GETH_BINARY="$HOME/.py-geth/geth-$GETH_VERSION/bin/geth"
           if [ ! -e "$GETH_BINARY" ]; then
-            curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.9.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-            tar xvf go1.9.7.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+            curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.14.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+            tar xvf go1.14.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
             sudo chown -R root:root ./go
             sudo mv go /usr/local
             sudo ln -s /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin/go
@@ -188,29 +189,29 @@ jobs:
       # Please don't use this key for any shenanigans
       WEB3_INFURA_PROJECT_ID: 7707850c2fb7465ebe6f150d67182e22
 
-  py36-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7:
+  py36-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.6
     environment:
       TOXENV: py36-integration-goethereum-ipc
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py36-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7:
+  py36-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.6
     environment:
       TOXENV: py36-integration-goethereum-http
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py36-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7:
+  py36-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.6
     environment:
       TOXENV: py36-integration-goethereum-ws
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
   py36-integration-parity-ipc:
     <<: *parity_steps
@@ -278,29 +279,29 @@ jobs:
       # Please don't use this key for any shenanigans
       WEB3_INFURA_PROJECT_ID: 7707850c2fb7465ebe6f150d67182e22
 
-  py37-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7:
+  py37-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
     environment:
       TOXENV: py37-integration-goethereum-ipc
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py37-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7:
+  py37-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
     environment:
       TOXENV: py37-integration-goethereum-http
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py37-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7:
+  py37-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7
     environment:
       TOXENV: py37-integration-goethereum-ws
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
   py37-integration-parity-ipc:
     <<: *parity_steps
@@ -368,29 +369,29 @@ jobs:
       # Please don't use this key for any shenanigans
       WEB3_INFURA_PROJECT_ID: 7707850c2fb7465ebe6f150d67182e22
 
-  py38-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7:
+  py38-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.8
     environment:
       TOXENV: py38-integration-goethereum-ipc
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py38-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7:
+  py38-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.8
     environment:
       TOXENV: py38-integration-goethereum-http
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
-  py38-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7:
+  py38-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19:
     <<: *geth_steps
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.8
     environment:
       TOXENV: py38-integration-goethereum-ws
-      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.7
+      GETH_VERSION: v1.9.19
 
   py38-integration-parity-ipc:
     <<: *parity_steps
@@ -442,14 +443,13 @@ workflows:
       - py36-core
       - py37-core
       - py38-core
-
       - lint
       - docs
       - py36-ens
       - py36-ethpm
-      - py36-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7
-      - py36-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7
-      - py36-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7
+      - py36-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19
+      - py36-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19
+      - py36-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19
       - py36-integration-parity-ipc
       - py36-integration-parity-http
       - py36-integration-parity-ws
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ workflows:
       - py36-wheel-cli
       - py37-ens
       - py37-ethpm
-      - py37-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7
-      - py37-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7
-      - py37-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7
+      - py37-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19
+      - py37-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19
+      - py37-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19
       - py37-integration-parity-ipc
       - py37-integration-parity-http
       - py37-integration-parity-ws
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ workflows:
       - py37-wheel-cli
       - py38-ens
       - py38-ethpm
-      - py38-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.7
-      - py38-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.7
-      - py38-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.7
+      - py38-integration-goethereum-ipc-1.9.19
+      - py38-integration-goethereum-http-1.9.19
+      - py38-integration-goethereum-ws-1.9.19
       - py38-integration-parity-ipc
       - py38-integration-parity-http
       - py38-integration-parity-ws
diff --git a/docs/web3.geth.rst b/docs/web3.geth.rst
index 286aaf1df0..157aed2448 100644
--- a/docs/web3.geth.rst
+++ b/docs/web3.geth.rst
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ The ``web3.geth.admin`` object exposes methods to interact with the RPC APIs und
 
     .. Warning:: This method has been removed from Geth
 
-.. py:method:: start_rpc(host='localhost', port='8545', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
+.. py:method:: start_rpc(host='localhost', port=8545, cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
 
     * Delegates to ``admin_startRPC`` RPC Method
 
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ The ``web3.geth.admin`` object exposes methods to interact with the RPC APIs und
         True
 
 
-.. py:method:: startRPC(host='localhost', port='8545', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
+.. py:method:: startRPC(host='localhost', port=8545, cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
 
     .. warning:: Deprecated: This method is deprecated in favor of
        :meth:`~web3.geth.admin.start_rpc()`
 
 
-.. py:method:: start_ws(host='localhost', port='8546', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
+.. py:method:: start_ws(host='localhost', port=8546, cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
 
     * Delegates to ``admin_startWS`` RPC Method
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ The ``web3.geth.admin`` object exposes methods to interact with the RPC APIs und
         True
 
 
-.. py:method:: startWS(host='localhost', port='8546', cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
+.. py:method:: startWS(host='localhost', port=8546, cors="", apis="eth,net,web3")
 
     .. warning:: Deprecated: This method is deprecated in favor of
        :meth:`~web3.geth.admin.start_ws()`
diff --git a/newsfragments/1708.misc.rst b/newsfragments/1708.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..329f2e0119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/1708.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Upgrade Geth integration tests to run against v1.9.19
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 86d055d04a..b210e39dfb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 extras_require = {
     'tester': [
         "eth-tester[py-evm]==v0.5.0-beta.1",
-        "py-geth>=2.2.0,<3",
+        "py-geth>=2.4.0,<3",
     ],
     'linter': [
         "flake8==3.4.1",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "click>=5.1",
         "configparser==3.5.0",
         "contextlib2>=0.5.4",
-        "py-geth>=2.2.0,<3",
+        "py-geth>=2.4.0,<3",
         "py-solc>=0.4.0",
         "pytest>=4.4.0,<5.0.0",
         "sphinx>=2.4.4,<3",
diff --git a/tests/integration/common.py b/tests/integration/common.py
index 6ce2a8812b..6b0ece0fea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/common.py
+++ b/tests/integration/common.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ def test_websocket_max_size_error(self, web3, endpoint_uri):
         w3 = Web3(Web3.WebsocketProvider(
             endpoint_uri=endpoint_uri, websocket_kwargs={'max_size': 1})
         )
-        with pytest.raises(ConnectionClosed):
+        with pytest.raises((OSError, ConnectionClosed)):
             w3.eth.getBlock(0)
diff --git a/tests/integration/geth-1.9.19-fixture.zip b/tests/integration/geth-1.9.19-fixture.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13acb7b02c
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/integration/geth-1.9.19-fixture.zip differ
diff --git a/tests/integration/geth-1.9.7-fixture.zip b/tests/integration/geth-1.9.7-fixture.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ad9672115..0000000000
Binary files a/tests/integration/geth-1.9.7-fixture.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/common.py b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/common.py
index 5fad5784bc..3155e80a6e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/common.py
+++ b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/common.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     Web3ModuleTest,
 )
 
-VERSIONS_WITHOUT_ETH_SUBMITHASH = ['v1.9.7']
-
 
 class GoEthereumTest(Web3ModuleTest):
     def _check_web3_clientVersion(self, client_version):
@@ -19,6 +17,11 @@ def _check_web3_clientVersion(self, client_version):
 
 
 class GoEthereumEthModuleTest(EthModuleTest):
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='eth_submitHashrate deprecated in 1.8.22 for ethash_submitHashRate')
+    def test_eth_submitHashrate(self, web3):
+        # https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/51db5975cc5fb88db6a0dba1826b534fd4df29d7
+        super().test_eth_submitHashrate(web3)
+
     def test_eth_replaceTransaction_already_mined(self, web3, unlocked_account_dual_type):
         web3.geth.miner.start()
         super().test_eth_replaceTransaction_already_mined(web3, unlocked_account_dual_type)
@@ -32,12 +35,6 @@ def test_eth_estimateGas_with_block(self,
             web3, unlocked_account_dual_type
         )
 
-    def test_eth_submitHashrate(self, web3):
-        if any([v in web3.clientVersion for v in VERSIONS_WITHOUT_ETH_SUBMITHASH]):
-            # https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/commit/51db5975cc5fb88db6a0dba1826b534fd4df29d7
-            pytest.xfail('eth_submitHashrate deprecated in 1.8.22 for ethash_submitHashRate')
-        super().test_eth_submitHashrate(web3)
-
     @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='eth_signTypedData has not been released in geth')
     def test_eth_signTypedData(self,
                                web3,
diff --git a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/conftest.py b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/conftest.py
index 24359c457b..4c567ab6aa 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/conftest.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 KEYFILE_PW = 'web3py-test'
 
-GETH_197_ZIP = 'geth-1.9.7-fixture.zip'
+GETH_1919_ZIP = 'geth-1.9.19-fixture.zip'
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def base_geth_command_arguments(geth_binary, datadir):
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def geth_zipfile_version(get_geth_version):
     if get_geth_version.major == 1 and get_geth_version.minor == 9:
-        return GETH_197_ZIP
+        return GETH_1919_ZIP
     raise AssertionError("Unsupported geth version")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_http.py b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_http.py
index dc44699d09..5112d2d908 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_http.py
+++ b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_http.py
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ def _geth_command_arguments(rpc_port,
     yield from base_geth_command_arguments
     if geth_version.major == 1:
         yield from (
-            '--rpc',
-            '--rpcport', rpc_port,
-            '--rpcapi', 'admin,db,eth,net,web3,personal,shh,miner',
+            '--http',
+            '--http.port', rpc_port,
+            '--http.api', 'admin,eth,net,web3,personal,shh,miner',
             '--ipcdisable',
             '--allow-insecure-unlock'
         )
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@ def test_admin_peers(web3):
     def test_admin_start_stop_rpc(web3):
         super().test_admin_start_stop_rpc(web3)
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Only one RPC endpoint is allowed to be active at any time')
-    def test_admin_startRPC(web3):
-        super().test_admin_stopRPC(web3)
-
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Only one RPC endpoint is allowed to be active at any time')
-    def test_admin_stopRPC(web3):
-        super().test_admin_stopRPC(web3)
-
 
 class TestGoEthereumEthModuleTest(GoEthereumEthModuleTest):
     pass
diff --git a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ipc.py b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ipc.py
index 1b65618fce..7f1586a3d2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ipc.py
+++ b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ipc.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ class TestGoEthereumAdminModuleTest(GoEthereumAdminModuleTest):
     def test_admin_peers(web3):
         super().test_admin_peers(web3)
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="websockets aren't enabled with our IPC flags")
+    def test_admin_start_stop_ws(web3):
+        super().test_admin_start_stop_ws(web3)
+
 
 class TestGoEthereumEthModuleTest(GoEthereumEthModuleTest):
     pass
diff --git a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ws.py b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ws.py
index e81239de9c..169b9eeead 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ws.py
+++ b/tests/integration/go_ethereum/test_goethereum_ws.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ def _geth_command_arguments(ws_port,
     if geth_version.major == 1:
         yield from (
             '--ws',
-            '--wsport', ws_port,
-            '--wsapi', 'admin,db,eth,net,shh,web3,personal,miner',
-            '--wsorigins', '*',
+            '--ws.port', ws_port,
+            '--ws.api', 'admin,eth,net,shh,web3,personal,miner',
+            '--ws.origins', '*',
             '--ipcdisable',
             '--allow-insecure-unlock',
         )
@@ -83,14 +83,6 @@ def test_admin_peers(web3):
     def test_admin_start_stop_ws(web3):
         super().test_admin_start_stop_ws(web3)
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Only one WebSocket endpoint is allowed to be active at any time')
-    def test_admin_startWS(self, web3):
-        super().test_admin_startWS(web3)
-
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='Only one WebSocket endpoint is allowed to be active at any time')
-    def test_admin_stopWS(self, web3):
-        super().test_admin_stopWS(web3)
-
 
 class TestGoEthereumEthModuleTest(GoEthereumEthModuleTest):
     pass
diff --git a/web3/_utils/admin.py b/web3/_utils/admin.py
index 52a50eef35..6c298762be 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/admin.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/admin.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 
 def admin_start_params_munger(
-    module: Module, host: str='localhost', port: str='8546', cors: str='', apis: str='eth,net,web3'
-) -> Tuple[str, str, str, str]:
+    module: Module, host: str='localhost', port: int=8546, cors: str='', apis: str='eth,net,web3'
+) -> Tuple[str, int, str, str]:
     return (host, port, cors, apis)
 
 
diff --git a/web3/_utils/module_testing/go_ethereum_admin_module.py b/web3/_utils/module_testing/go_ethereum_admin_module.py
index d6cc7d5b20..2158992754 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/module_testing/go_ethereum_admin_module.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/module_testing/go_ethereum_admin_module.py
@@ -46,18 +46,29 @@ def test_admin_peers(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
         assert len(result) == 1
 
     def test_admin_start_stop_rpc(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        start = web3.geth.admin.start_rpc("localhost", 8545)
-        assert start
-
         stop = web3.geth.admin.stop_rpc()
-        assert stop
+        assert stop is True
 
-    def test_admin_start_stop_ws(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        start = web3.geth.admin.start_ws("localhost", 8546)
-        assert start
+        start = web3.geth.admin.start_rpc('localhost', 8548)
+        assert start is True
 
+        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+            stop = web3.geth.admin.stopRPC()
+            assert stop is True
+
+        start = web3.geth.admin.startRPC()
+        assert start is True
+
+    def test_admin_start_stop_ws(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
         stop = web3.geth.admin.stop_ws()
-        assert stop
+        assert stop is True
+
+        start = web3.geth.admin.start_ws('localhost', 8548)
+        assert start is True
+
+        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+            stop = web3.geth.admin.stopWS()
+            assert stop is True
 
     #
     # Deprecated
@@ -83,35 +94,3 @@ def test_admin_nodeInfo(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
             })
             # Test that result gives at least the keys that are listed in `expected`
             assert not set(expected.keys()).difference(result.keys())
-
-    def test_admin_startRPC(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-            start = web3.geth.admin.startRPC('localhost', 8545)
-            assert start
-
-        stop = web3.geth.admin.stop_rpc()
-        assert stop
-
-    def test_admin_stopRPC(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        start = web3.geth.admin.start_rpc('localhost', 8545)
-        assert start
-
-        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-            stop = web3.geth.admin.stopRPC()
-            assert stop
-
-    def test_admin_startWS(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-            start = web3.geth.admin.startWS('localhost', 8546)
-            assert start
-
-        stop = web3.geth.admin.stop_ws()
-        assert stop
-
-    def test_admin_stopWS(self, web3: "Web3") -> None:
-        start = web3.geth.admin.start_ws('localhost', 8546)
-        assert start
-
-        with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-            stop = web3.geth.admin.stopWS()
-            assert stop