diff --git a/test/test_helpers/configuration.rb b/test/test_helpers/configuration.rb
index d56085d5a..9b5a1bc5c 100644
--- a/test/test_helpers/configuration.rb
+++ b/test/test_helpers/configuration.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
   config.redshift.port = 5432
   config.redshift.dbname = 'test'
   config.redshift.user = 'postgres'
+  config.redis.async = ENV['CONFIG_REDIS_ASYNC'].to_s == 'true' ? true : false
 end