diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ef68b9e..7533f6c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,15 +61,3 @@ reportUnusedImport = "warning"             # Hygiene: warn, but don’t fail bui
 [[tool.pyright.overrides]]
 module = "tests/**"
 reportMissingTypeStubs = "warning"
-
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-# Test configuration - completely suppress warnings including count
-testpaths = ["tests"]
-minversion = "8.0"
-addopts = [
-    "--strict-markers",
-    "--strict-config", 
-    "-ra",  # Show extra test summary info
-    "--disable-warnings",  # Disable all warnings during test runs
-    "-p", "no:warnings"    # Disable warnings plugin completely
-]
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7e7325d..a806261 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Generator
 from testcontainers.vault import VaultContainer  # type: ignore
+from testcontainers.core.wait_strategies import LogMessageWaitStrategy  # type: ignore
 from loguru import logger
 import hvac  # type: ignore
 
@@ -17,10 +18,20 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def vault_container() -> Generator[VaultContainer, None, None]:
-    """Create a Vault container for testing."""
-    with VaultContainer() as vault:
-        # Vault container is automatically ready when context manager exits
-        yield vault
+    """Create a Vault container for testing with modern wait strategies."""
+    container = VaultContainer()
+
+    container.waiting_for(
+        LogMessageWaitStrategy("Vault server started!")
+        .with_startup_timeout(60)
+        .with_poll_interval(0.5)
+    )
+
+    container.start()
+    try:
+        yield container
+    finally:
+        container.stop()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")