diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 500f047..8c3ba77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ jobs:
           cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${{ matrix.plugin }}"
           pip install -e .
 
+      - name: Install redis
+        run: sudo apt-get install redis-server
+
       - name: Setup database
         run: |
           export PGHOST=localhost
diff --git a/livesync/pytest.ini b/livesync/pytest.ini
index 572be82..85a4aed 100644
--- a/livesync/pytest.ini
+++ b/livesync/pytest.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore::UserWarning
     # port_for via pytest-redis
     ignore:Sampling from a set deprecated:DeprecationWarning:port_for
+; use redis-server from $PATH
+redis_exec = redis-server
diff --git a/payment_paypal/pytest.ini b/payment_paypal/pytest.ini
index e9ec865..89fa33c 100644
--- a/payment_paypal/pytest.ini
+++ b/payment_paypal/pytest.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore::UserWarning
     # port_for via pytest-redis
     ignore:Sampling from a set deprecated:DeprecationWarning:port_for
+; use redis-server from $PATH
+redis_exec = redis-server
diff --git a/vc_zoom/pytest.ini b/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
index 26d0b57..76d670e 100644
--- a/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
+++ b/vc_zoom/pytest.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore::UserWarning
     # port_for via pytest-redis
     ignore:Sampling from a set deprecated:DeprecationWarning:port_for
+; use redis-server from $PATH
+redis_exec = redis-server