diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4699a2ce..9d56aadf0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ PATH := ./work/redis-git/src:${PATH}
 define REDIS1_CONF
 daemonize yes
 port 6479
+bind 0.0.0.0
+protected-mode no
 pidfile work/redis1-6479.pid
 logfile work/redis1-6479.log
 save ""
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ endef
 # SENTINELS
 define REDIS_SENTINEL1
 port 26379
+bind 0.0.0.0
+protected-mode no
 daemonize yes
 sentinel monitor mymaster 127.0.0.1 6479 1
 sentinel down-after-milliseconds mymaster 2000
diff --git a/src/test/java/biz/paluch/logging/gelf/jul/GelfLogHandlerRedisIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/biz/paluch/logging/gelf/jul/GelfLogHandlerRedisIntegrationTests.java
index 5c4400654..dceb9b2cd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/biz/paluch/logging/gelf/jul/GelfLogHandlerRedisIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/biz/paluch/logging/gelf/jul/GelfLogHandlerRedisIntegrationTests.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class GelfLogHandlerRedisIntegrationTests {
     private Jedis jedis;
 
     @BeforeEach
-    void before() throws Exception {
+    void before() {
         // enable the test with -Dtest.withRedis=true
         assumeTrue(Sockets.isOpen("localhost", 6479));
 
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void testStandalone() throws Exception {
         assertThat(map.get("full_message")).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
         assertThat(map.get("short_message")).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
         assertThat(map.get("fieldName1")).isEqualTo("fieldValue1");
-
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ void testSentinel() throws Exception {
         assertThat(map.get("full_message")).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
         assertThat(map.get("short_message")).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
         assertThat(map.get("fieldName1")).isEqualTo("fieldValue1");
-
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ void testRedisWithPortUri() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void uriWithoutHost() throws Exception {
+    void uriWithoutHost() {
 
         String uri = "redis:///#list";
 
@@ -134,11 +132,10 @@ public void execute() throws Throwable {
                 new RedisGelfSenderProvider().create(configuration);
             }
         });
-
     }
 
     @Test
-    void uriWithoutFragment() throws Exception {
+    void uriWithoutFragment() {
 
         String uri = "redis://host/";
 
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ public void execute() throws Throwable {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void uriWithoutFragment2() throws Exception {
+    void uriWithoutFragment2() {
 
         String uri = "redis://host";
 
@@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ public void execute() throws Throwable {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void uriWithoutFragment3() throws Exception {
+    void uriWithoutFragment3() {
 
         String uri = "redis://host#";