diff --git a/test/blackbox/helpers_redis.bash b/test/blackbox/helpers_redis.bash
index 7b403fbc62..676200aa1e 100644
--- a/test/blackbox/helpers_redis.bash
+++ b/test/blackbox/helpers_redis.bash
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ ZB_PATH=${ROOT_DIR}/bin/zb-${OS}-${ARCH}
 TEST_DATA_DIR=${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/test/data
 
 function redis_start() {
-  docker run -d --name redis_server -p 6379:6379 redis
+  local cname="$1"
+  local free_port="$2"
+  docker run -d --name ${cname} -p ${free_port}:6379 redis
 }
 
 function redis_stop() {
-  docker stop redis_server
-  docker rm -f redis_server
+  local cname="$1"
+  docker stop ${cname}
+  docker rm -f ${cname}
 }
diff --git a/test/blackbox/redis_local.bats b/test/blackbox/redis_local.bats
index cbc86109bf..e7b15815da 100644
--- a/test/blackbox/redis_local.bats
+++ b/test/blackbox/redis_local.bats
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ function setup_file() {
     fi
 
     # Setup redis server
-    redis_start
+    redis_port=$(get_free_port)
+    redis_start redis_server_local ${redis_port}
 
     # Setup zot server
     local zot_root_dir=${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/zot
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function setup_file() {
         "cacheDriver": {
             "name": "redis",
             "rootDir": "${zot_root_dir}/_redis",
-            "url": "redis://localhost:6379"
+            "url": "redis://localhost:${redis_port}"
         }
     },
     "http": {
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ function setup_file() {
     "extensions": {
       "ui": {
         "enable": true
+      },
+      "search": {
+        "enable": true
       }
     }
 }
@@ -111,5 +115,5 @@ EOF
 
 function teardown_file() {
     zot_stop_all
-    redis_stop
+    redis_stop redis_server_local
 }
diff --git a/test/blackbox/redis_s3.bats b/test/blackbox/redis_s3.bats
index 8a66325a8c..6d5325e3e1 100644
--- a/test/blackbox/redis_s3.bats
+++ b/test/blackbox/redis_s3.bats
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ load helpers_redis
 load helpers_cloud
 
 function verify_prerequisites() {
-    if [ ! $(command -v curl) ]; then
-        echo "you need to install curl as a prerequisite to running the tests" >&3
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    if [ ! $(command -v jq) ]; then
-        echo "you need to install jq as a prerequisite to running the tests" >&3
-        return 1
-    fi
-
     if [ ! $(command -v docker) ]; then
         echo "you need to install docker as a prerequisite to running the tests" >&3
         return 1
@@ -32,7 +22,8 @@ function setup_file() {
     fi
 
     # Setup redis server
-    redis_start
+    redis_port=$(get_free_port)
+    redis_start redis_server ${redis_port}
 
     # Setup zot server
     local zot_root_dir=${BATS_FILE_TMPDIR}/zot
@@ -52,7 +43,7 @@ function setup_file() {
         "cacheDriver": {
             "name": "redis",
             "rootDir": "${zot_root_dir}/_redis",
-            "url": "redis://localhost:6379"
+            "url": "redis://localhost:${redis_port}"
         },
         "storageDriver": {
             "name": "s3",
@@ -75,12 +66,15 @@ function setup_file() {
     "extensions": {
       "ui": {
         "enable": true
+      },
+      "search": {
+        "enable": true
       }
     }
 }
 EOF
 
-    awslocal s3 --region "us-east-2" mb s3://zot-storage
+    awslocal s3 ls s3://zot-storage || awslocal s3 --region "us-east-2" mb s3://zot-storage
 
     zot_serve ${ZOT_PATH} ${zot_sync_ondemand_config_file}
     wait_zot_reachable ${zot_port}
@@ -123,5 +117,5 @@ EOF
 
 function teardown_file() {
     zot_stop_all
-    redis_stop
+    redis_stop redis_server
 }