diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
index 3dc31941..b1c57f99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
 
+      - uses: supercharge/redis-github-action@1.7.0
+        with:
+        redis-version: 7
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::pkgdown, local::.
diff --git a/tests/testthat/helper.R b/tests/testthat/helper.R
index 4b858960..10334c89 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/helper.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/helper.R
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-library(rush)
 library(checkmate)
 
 # Simple 1D Function
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_ArchiveAsync.R b/tests/testthat/test_ArchiveAsync.R
index bb392838..c3f877ee 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_ArchiveAsync.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_ArchiveAsync.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ test_that("ArchiveAsync works with one point", {
   skip_if_not_installed("rush")
   flush_redis()
 
-  rush = RushWorker$new(network_id = "remote_network", remote = FALSE)
+  rush = rush::RushWorker$new(network_id = "remote_network", remote = FALSE)
 
   archive = ArchiveAsync$new(
     search_space = PS_2D,
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test_OptimInstanceAsyncSingleCrit.R b/tests/testthat/test_OptimInstanceAsyncSingleCrit.R
index ac8aee1d..38854700 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test_OptimInstanceAsyncSingleCrit.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test_OptimInstanceAsyncSingleCrit.R
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_that("rush controller can be passed to OptimInstanceAsyncSingleCrit", {
   skip_if_not_installed("rush")
   flush_redis()
 
-  rush = rsh(network_id = "remote_network")
+  rush = rush::rsh(network_id = "remote_network")
 
   instance = oi_async(
     objective = OBJ_2D,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test_that("point evaluation works", {
   flush_redis()
 
   # evaluation takes place on the workers
-  rush = RushWorker$new("test", remote = FALSE)
+  rush = rush::RushWorker$new("test", remote = FALSE)
   instance = oi_async(
     objective = OBJ_2D,
     search_space = PS_2D,