diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_delivery_tests.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_delivery_tests.rs
index 316f0d45fa..0b124f7d96 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_delivery_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_delivery_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Real-storage regressions for workflow wake lifecycle boundaries.
-use super::integration_tests::test_state;
+use super::integration_tests::test_state_with_redis;
 use super::*;
 use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ struct Fixture {
 }
 impl Fixture {
     async fn new() -> Self {
-        let state = test_state().await;
+        let state = test_state_with_redis(
+            std::env::var("REDIS_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "redis://localhost:6379".into()),
+        )
+        .await;
         let owner = Keys::generate();
         let agent = Keys::generate();
         let host = format!("wake-{}.example", Uuid::new_v4().simple());
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ impl Fixture {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-#[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
+#[ignore = "requires Postgres and Redis"]
 async fn captured_revision_survives_replacement_but_not_revocation() {
     let f = Fixture::new().await;
     let a = f.revision(Timestamp::now().as_secs()).await;
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ async fn captured_revision_survives_replacement_but_not_revocation() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-#[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
+#[ignore = "requires Postgres and Redis"]
 async fn removed_open_channel_member_cannot_read_or_count_wakes() {
     let f = Fixture::new().await;
     let a = f.revision(Timestamp::now().as_secs()).await;
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ async fn removed_open_channel_member_cannot_read_or_count_wakes() {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-#[ignore = "requires Postgres"]
+#[ignore = "requires Postgres and Redis"]
 async fn notification_failure_rolls_back_message_mentions_and_thread_metadata() {
     let f = Fixture::new().await;
     let message = EventBuilder::new(Kind::Custom(KIND_STREAM_MESSAGE as u16), "@Worker work")
diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_sink.rs b/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_sink.rs
index a3936bc782..8d07727ac6 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_sink.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/src/workflow_sink.rs
@@ -920,10 +920,14 @@ pub(crate) mod postgres_tests {
 
     /// Real-PG state mirroring `handlers::event::tests::test_state_with_redis_url`.
     pub(crate) async fn test_state() -> Arc<AppState> {
+        test_state_with_redis("redis://127.0.0.1:1".to_string()).await
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn test_state_with_redis(redis_url: String) -> Arc<AppState> {
         let mut config = crate::config::Config::from_env().expect("default config loads");
         config.require_relay_membership = false;
         config.require_auth_token = false;
-        config.redis_url = "redis://127.0.0.1:1".to_string();
+        config.redis_url = redis_url;
         let pool = sqlx::PgPool::connect_lazy(&config.database_url).expect("lazy pg pool");
         let db = buzz_db::Db::from_pool(pool.clone());
         let redis_pool = deadpool_redis::Config::from_url(&config.redis_url)