diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
index 3b226c0b0..5f2681791 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries 10
         ports:
           - 9200
+      redis:
+        image: "redis:6.2.7"
+        ports:
+          - 6379
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
diff --git a/packages/api/test/global-setup.ts b/packages/api/test/global-setup.ts
index 2025c97f7..2774fa93f 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/global-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/api/test/global-setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createTestConnection } from './db'
 import { initElasticsearch } from '../src/elastic'
 import { startApolloServer } from './util'
+import { connectRedisClient } from '../src/utils/redis'
 
 export const mochaGlobalSetup = async () => {
   await createTestConnection()
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ export const mochaGlobalSetup = async () => {
   await initElasticsearch()
   console.log('elasticsearch initialized')
 
+  await connectRedisClient()
+  console.log('redis client connected')
+
   await startApolloServer()
   console.log('apollo server started')
 }