diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6b4b85d6..ef514320 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    services:
+      redis:
+        image: redis:6
+        ports:
+          - 46380:6379
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout boxc repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab28c908..5ad3b317 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ mvn clean package
 
 If there are updates to the box-c project which need to be pulled in for use in the migration utility, you will need to do a `pull` in the box-c clone (or make the changes locally), and build the box-c project with a `mvn clean install -DskipTests`.
 
+### Running tests
+The tests can be run in intellij or from the command line with `mvn test` or `mvn verify`.
+
+A few of the tests depend on Redis to be running externally. The preferred way to run Redis is to use the docker-compose file in the box-c project, see the readme in box-c for instructions. After building it the first time, you can start the Redis container directly in Docker Desktop.
+
 ### Deploying
 In order to deploy the project to a server or the development VM, see the `deploy_migration_util.rb` command from the `boxc-ansible` project. You can deploy uncommitted changes to the utility by providing the `-p` option. For example, `./deploy_migration_util.rb dev -p /path/to/cdm-to-boxc-migration-util` would build and deploy the current state of the migration util located at the provided path.
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b234fa19..4471bc1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,18 +215,6 @@
             <version>${wiremock.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>it.ozimov</groupId>
-            <artifactId>embedded-redis</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-            <version>${embedded-redis.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/CompleteMigrationIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/CompleteMigrationIT.java
index 56bc6c47..3a298aee 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/CompleteMigrationIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/CompleteMigrationIT.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;
-import redis.embedded.RedisServer;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ public class CompleteMigrationIT extends AbstractCommandIT {
     private TestSshServer testSshServer;
     private Path filesBasePath;
 
-    private RedisServer redisServer;
     private DepositStatusFactory depositStatusFactory;
     private JedisPool jedisPool;
 
@@ -66,10 +64,8 @@ public class CompleteMigrationIT extends AbstractCommandIT {
     public void setup() throws Exception {
         filesBasePath = tmpFolder;
 
-        redisServer = new RedisServer(REDIS_PORT);
         System.setProperty("REDIS_HOST", "localhost");
         System.setProperty("REDIS_PORT", Integer.toString(REDIS_PORT));
-        redisServer.start();
 
         testSshServer = new TestSshServer();
         testSshServer.startServer();
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ public void initDepositStatusFactory() {
     public void after() throws Exception {
         System.clearProperty("REDIS_HOST");
         System.clearProperty("REDIS_PORT");
-        redisServer.stop();
         if (jedisPool != null) {
             jedisPool.close();
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/SubmitSipsCommandIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/SubmitSipsCommandIT.java
index 75a9d71e..76258e18 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/SubmitSipsCommandIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/unc/lib/boxc/migration/cdm/SubmitSipsCommandIT.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import edu.unc.lib.boxc.migration.cdm.services.SipService;
 import edu.unc.lib.boxc.migration.cdm.services.SourceFileService;
 import edu.unc.lib.boxc.model.api.ids.PIDMinter;
-import edu.unc.lib.boxc.model.fcrepo.ids.RepositoryPIDMinter;
 import edu.unc.lib.boxc.operations.impl.events.PremisLoggerFactoryImpl;
 import edu.unc.lib.boxc.persist.api.PackagingType;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;
-import redis.embedded.RedisServer;
 
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ public class SubmitSipsCommandIT extends AbstractCommandIT {
     private final static int REDIS_PORT = 46380;
     private final static String GROUPS = "my:admin:group";
 
-    private RedisServer redisServer;
     private SipService sipService;
 
     private DepositStatusFactory depositStatusFactory;
@@ -58,10 +55,8 @@ public class SubmitSipsCommandIT extends AbstractCommandIT {
     @BeforeEach
     public void setup() throws Exception {
         initProjectAndHelper();
-        redisServer = new RedisServer(REDIS_PORT);
         System.setProperty("REDIS_HOST", "localhost");
         System.setProperty("REDIS_PORT", Integer.toString(REDIS_PORT));
-        redisServer.start();
         sipService = testHelper.createSipsService();
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +78,6 @@ public void after() throws Exception {
         if (jedisPool != null) {
             jedisPool.close();
         }
-        redisServer.stop();
     }
 
     @Test