diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a238288e..2e4991cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ docs/_build/
 .venv
 .env
 coverage.xml
-dist/
\ No newline at end of file
+dist/
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_llmcache.py b/tests/integration/test_llmcache.py
index c2b80e8a..de877554 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_llmcache.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_llmcache.py
@@ -868,13 +868,19 @@ def test_create_cache_with_different_vector_types():
         pytest.skip("Not using a late enough version of Redis")
 
 
-def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_existing_cache():
+def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_existing_cache(redis_url):
     try:
-        cache = SemanticCache(name="float64_cache", dtype="float64")
-        same_type = SemanticCache(name="float64_cache", dtype="float64")
+        cache = SemanticCache(
+            name="float64_cache", dtype="float64", redis_url=redis_url
+        )
+        same_type = SemanticCache(
+            name="float64_cache", dtype="float64", redis_url=redis_url
+        )
         # under the hood uses from_existing
     except RedisModuleVersionError:
         pytest.skip("Not using a late enough version of Redis")
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        bad_type = SemanticCache(name="float64_cache", dtype="float16")
+        bad_type = SemanticCache(
+            name="float64_cache", dtype="float16", redis_url=redis_url
+        )
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_semantic_router.py b/tests/integration/test_semantic_router.py
index 8c1f6cf8..521c4387 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_semantic_router.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_semantic_router.py
@@ -241,30 +241,34 @@ def test_bad_connection_info(routes):
         )
 
 
-def test_different_vector_dtypes(routes):
+def test_different_vector_dtypes(redis_url, routes):
     try:
         bfloat_router = SemanticRouter(
             name="bfloat_router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="bfloat16",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
 
         float16_router = SemanticRouter(
             name="float16_router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float16",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
 
         float32_router = SemanticRouter(
             name="float32_router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float32",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
 
         float64_router = SemanticRouter(
             name="float64_router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float64",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
 
         for router in [bfloat_router, float16_router, float32_router, float64_router]:
@@ -273,18 +277,20 @@ def test_different_vector_dtypes(routes):
         pytest.skip("Not using a late enough version of Redis")
 
 
-def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_exiting_router(routes):
+def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_exiting_router(redis_url, routes):
     try:
         router = SemanticRouter(
             name="float64 router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float64",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
 
         same_type = SemanticRouter(
             name="float64 router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float64",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
         # under the hood uses from_existing
     except RedisModuleVersionError:
@@ -295,4 +301,5 @@ def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_exiting_router(routes):
             name="float64 router",
             routes=routes,
             dtype="float16",
+            redis_url=redis_url,
         )
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_session_manager.py b/tests/integration/test_session_manager.py
index 54267c54..2083716e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_session_manager.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_session_manager.py
@@ -563,13 +563,19 @@ def test_different_vector_dtypes():
         pytest.skip("Not using a late enough version of Redis")
 
 
-def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_exiting_session():
+def test_bad_dtype_connecting_to_exiting_session(redis_url):
     try:
-        session = SemanticSessionManager(name="float64 session", dtype="float64")
-        same_type = SemanticSessionManager(name="float64 session", dtype="float64")
+        session = SemanticSessionManager(
+            name="float64 session", dtype="float64", redis_url=redis_url
+        )
+        same_type = SemanticSessionManager(
+            name="float64 session", dtype="float64", redis_url=redis_url
+        )
         # under the hood uses from_existing
     except RedisModuleVersionError:
         pytest.skip("Not using a late enough version of Redis")
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        bad_type = SemanticSessionManager(name="float64 session", dtype="float16")
+        bad_type = SemanticSessionManager(
+            name="float64 session", dtype="float16", redis_url=redis_url
+        )