diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce31d54..2ba6c08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@ Records API
 Run tests
 ---------
 
-Start a redis server on the default port
-```bash
-redis-server ./conf/redis.conf
-```
-
 Run the tests with mocha:
 ```bash
-make test
+npm run redis_start
+npm test
+npm run redis_stop
 ```
 
+Note, the command above use a Docker container. You can use you're own Redis server by only running `npm test` after modifying the configuration file located in "conf/test.coffee".
+
+If Redis is installed, start a redis server on the default port: 
+`redis-server ./conf/redis.conf`
 
+If Docker is installed, start a container: 
+`docker run --name ron -p 6379:6379 -d redis redis-server --appendonly yes`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f152974..190ba0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   "engines": { "node": ">= 0.4.0" },
   "scripts": {
     "coffee": "coffee -b -o lib src",
+    "redis_start": "docker run --name ron -p 6379:6379 -d redis",
+    "redis_stop": "docker rm -f ron",
     "pretest": "cp -n conf/test.coffee.sample conf/test.coffee; coffee -b -o lib src",
     "test": "mocha"
   }