diff --git a/recorder/test/test_recorder.py b/recorder/test/test_recorder.py
index 08d400f8..275ef6e5 100644
--- a/recorder/test/test_recorder.py
+++ b/recorder/test/test_recorder.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 import gevent
 
 from webagg.test.testutils import TempDirTests, LiveServerTests, BaseTestClass, to_path
+from webagg.test.testutils import FakeRedisTests
 
 import os
 import webtest
 
-from fakeredis import FakeStrictRedis
-from mock import patch
 from pytest import raises
+from fakeredis import FakeStrictRedis
 
 from recorder.recorderapp import RecorderApp
 from recorder.redisindexer import WritableRedisIndexer
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Host: {host}\r\n\
 
 
 
-class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
+class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, FakeRedisTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
     @classmethod
     def setup_class(cls):
         super(TestRecorder, cls).setup_class()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
 
         self._test_all_warcs('/warcs/', 2)
 
-    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+    #@patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
     def test_record_param_user_coll(self):
 
         warc_path = to_path(self.root_dir + '/warcs/{user}/{coll}/')
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
         assert warcs == {cdx['filename'].encode('utf-8'): full_path.encode('utf-8')}
 
 
-    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+    #@patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
     def test_record_param_user_coll_revisit(self):
         warc_path = to_path(self.root_dir + '/warcs/{user}/{coll}/')
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
             assert status_headers.get_header('WARC-Refers-To-Target-URI') == 'http://httpbin.org/get?foo=bar'
             assert status_headers.get_header('WARC-Refers-To-Date') != ''
 
-    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+    #@patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
     def test_record_param_user_coll_skip(self):
         warc_path = to_path(self.root_dir + '/warcs/{user}/{coll}/')
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
         res = r.zrangebylex('USER:COLL:cdxj', '[org,httpbin)/', '(org,httpbin,')
         assert len(res) == 2
 
-    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+    #@patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
     def test_record_param_user_coll_write_dupe_no_revisit(self):
 
         warc_path = to_path(self.root_dir + '/warcs/{user}/{coll}/')
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class TestRecorder(LiveServerTests, TempDirTests, BaseTestClass):
         assert os.path.isfile(path)
         assert len(writer.fh_cache) == 1
 
-    @patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+    #@patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
     def test_record_multiple_writes_keep_open(self):
         warc_path = to_path(self.root_dir + '/warcs/FOO/ABC-{hostname}-{timestamp}.warc.gz')
 
diff --git a/webagg/test/test_handlers.py b/webagg/test/test_handlers.py
index 9ffa26b2..b28b31f9 100644
--- a/webagg/test/test_handlers.py
+++ b/webagg/test/test_handlers.py
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ from pywb.utils.bufferedreaders import ChunkedDataReader
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import webtest
-
 from fakeredis import FakeStrictRedis
-from mock import patch
 
-from .testutils import to_path
+from .testutils import to_path, FakeRedisTests, BaseTestClass
 
 import json
 
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ sources = {
 
 testapp = None
 
-redismock = patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
-redismock.start()
-
 def setup_module(self):
     live_source = SimpleAggregator({'live': LiveIndexSource()})
     live_handler = DefaultResourceHandler(live_source)
@@ -69,15 +64,11 @@ def setup_module(self):
     testapp = webtest.TestApp(app.application)
 
 
-def teardown_module(self):
-    redismock.stop()
-
-
 def to_json_list(text):
     return list([json.loads(cdx) for cdx in text.rstrip().split('\n')])
 
 
-class TestResAgg(object):
+class TestResAgg(FakeRedisTests, BaseTestClass):
     def setup(self):
         self.testapp = testapp
 
diff --git a/webagg/test/testutils.py b/webagg/test/testutils.py
index 4c5c42b6..a5d8677d 100644
--- a/webagg/test/testutils.py
+++ b/webagg/test/testutils.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import shutil
 
 from multiprocessing import Process
 
+from fakeredis import FakeStrictRedis
+from mock import patch
+
 from wsgiref.simple_server import make_server
 
 from webagg.aggregator import SimpleAggregator
@@ -38,6 +41,27 @@ class BaseTestClass(object):
         pass
 
 
+# ============================================================================
+class FakeRedisTests(object):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        super(FakeRedisTests, cls).setup_class()
+        cls.redismock = patch('redis.StrictRedis', FakeStrictRedis)
+        cls.redismock.start()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_cdx_to_redis(filename, key, redis_url='redis://localhost:6379/2'):
+        r = FakeStrictRedis.from_url(redis_url)
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as fh:
+            for line in fh:
+                r.zadd(key, 0, line.rstrip())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        super(FakeRedisTests, cls).teardown_class()
+        cls.redismock.stop()
+
+
 # ============================================================================
 class TempDirTests(object):
     @classmethod