diff --git a/test/repositories/NotificationRepositorySharedTests.test.ts b/test/repositories/NotificationRepositorySharedTests.test.ts
index 5216224..350ae53 100644
--- a/test/repositories/NotificationRepositorySharedTests.test.ts
+++ b/test/repositories/NotificationRepositorySharedTests.test.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,23 @@ import { RedisNotificationRepository } from "../../src/repositories/RedisNotific
 const repositoryImplementations = [
   {
     name: 'InMemoryNotificationRepository',
-    factory: () => new InMemoryNotificationRepository(),
+    factory: async () => new InMemoryNotificationRepository(),
   },
   {
     name: 'RedisNotificationRepository',
-    factory: () => new RedisNotificationRepository(),
+    factory: async () => {
+      const repo = new RedisNotificationRepository();
+      await repo.connect();
+      return repo;
+    },
   },
 ]
 
 describe.each(repositoryImplementations)('$name', ({ factory }) => {
   let repo: NotificationRepository;
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    repo = factory();
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    repo = await factory();
   });
 
   const notification = {