diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index cd2ef68..4a24f17 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from src.database.connection import session_maker
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from src.dependencies.redis import startup, shutdown
 
 load_dotenv() 
 
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ async def app():
     return get_application()
 
 
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def app_with_redis():
+    app = get_application()
+    await startup()   # manually start Redis
+    yield app
+    await shutdown()  # manually shutdown Redis
+
+
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def client(app):
     transport = ASGITransport(app=app)
diff --git a/tests/test_redis.py b/tests/test_redis.py
index 1b9cfc0..68fda3b 100644
--- a/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 import pytest
 from httpx import AsyncClient, ASGITransport
-from api.app import get_application
-
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_redis_ping():
-    app = get_application()
-
-    transport = ASGITransport(app=app)
+async def test_redis_ping(app_with_redis):
+    transport = ASGITransport(app=app_with_redis)
     async with AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
-        # manually trigger Redis startup
-        await app.router.startup()
-        
         res = await client.get("/api/v1/redis/ping")
         assert res.status_code == 200
         data = res.json()
         assert data["status"] == "OK"
         assert data["ping"] == "pong"
 
-        # manually trigger Redis shutdown
-        await app.router.shutdown()