diff --git a/ceryx/tests/base.py b/ceryx/tests/base.py
index cb2f8af..eaad0d2 100644
--- a/ceryx/tests/base.py
+++ b/ceryx/tests/base.py
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ class BaseTest:
     def setup_method(self):
         self.uuid = uuid.uuid4()
         self.host = f"{self.uuid}.ceryx.test"
+        self.redis_target_key = f"ceryx:routes:{self.host}"
+        self.redis_settings_key = f"ceryx:settings:{self.host}"
         self.client = CeryxTestClient()
         self.redis = redis.Redis(host='redis')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ceryx/tests/test_certificates.py b/ceryx/tests/test_certificates.py
index 8e7d836..75fd2ff 100644
--- a/ceryx/tests/test_certificates.py
+++ b/ceryx/tests/test_certificates.py
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ def test_custom_certificate(self):
         certificate_path , key_path = create_certificates_for_host(self.host)
 
         api_base_url = "http://api:5555/"
+        self.redis.set(self.redis_target_key, api_base_url)
 
-        route_redis_key = f"ceryx:routes:{self.host}"
-        self.redis.set(route_redis_key, api_base_url)
-
-        settings_redis_key = f"ceryx:settings:{self.host}"
-        self.redis.hset(settings_redis_key, "certificate_path", certificate_path)
-        self.redis.hset(settings_redis_key, "key_path", key_path)
+        self.redis.hset(self.redis_settings_key, "certificate_path", certificate_path)
+        self.redis.hset(self.redis_settings_key, "key_path", key_path)
 
         self.client.get(f"https://{self.host}/", verify=certificate_path)
diff --git a/ceryx/tests/test_routes.py b/ceryx/tests/test_routes.py
index 19982c4..1688e56 100644
--- a/ceryx/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/ceryx/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
-import os
-
-import requests
-
 from base import BaseTest
 
 
-CERYX_API_URL = os.getenv("CERYX_API_URL", "http://api:5555")
-CERYX_API_ROUTES_ROOT = os.path.join(CERYX_API_URL, "api/routes")
-
-CERYX_HOST = "http://ceryx"
-
-
 class TestRoutes(BaseTest):
     def test_no_route(self):
         """
@@ -26,18 +16,12 @@ def test_proxy(self):
         Ceryx should successfully proxy the upstream request to the client, for a
         registered route.
         """
-        api_upstream_host = "api"
-        ceryx_route_source = "api.ceryx.test"
-        ceryx_route_target = f"http://{api_upstream_host}:5555/api/routes"
-
         # Register the local Ceryx API as a route
-        register_api_response = requests.post(
-            CERYX_API_ROUTES_ROOT,
-            json={"source": ceryx_route_source, "target": ceryx_route_target},
-        )
+        target = f"http://api:5555/api/routes/"
+        self.redis.set(self.redis_target_key, target)
 
-        upstream_response = self.client.get(ceryx_route_target)
-        ceryx_response = self.client.get(f"http://{ceryx_route_source}/")
+        upstream_response = self.client.get(target)
+        ceryx_response = self.client.get(f"http://{self.host}/")
 
         assert upstream_response.status_code == ceryx_response.status_code
         assert upstream_response.content == ceryx_response.content
@@ -48,22 +32,13 @@ def test_redirect(self):
         Ceryx should respond with 301 status and the appropriate `Location` header
         for redirected routes.
         """
-        api_upstream_host = "api"
-        ceryx_route_target = "http://api:5555/api/routes"
-        ceryx_route_source = "redirected-api.ceryx.test"
-
-        # Register the local Ceryx API as a route
-        register_api_response = requests.post(
-            CERYX_API_ROUTES_ROOT,
-            json={
-                "source": ceryx_route_source,
-                "target": ceryx_route_target,
-                "settings": {"mode": "redirect"},
-            },
-        )
+        # Register the local Ceryx API as a redirect route
+        target = "http://api:5555/api/routes"
+        self.redis.set(self.redis_target_key, target)
+        self.redis.hset(self.redis_settings_key, "mode", "redirect")
 
-        url = f"http://{ceryx_route_source}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
-        target_url = f"{ceryx_route_target}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
+        url = f"http://{self.host}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
+        target_url = f"{target}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
 
         ceryx_response = self.client.get(url, allow_redirects=False)
         
@@ -76,21 +51,12 @@ def test_enforce_https(self):
         Ceryx should respond with 301 status and the appropriate `Location` header
         for routes with HTTPS enforced.
         """
-        api_upstream_host = "api"
-        api_upstream_target = "http://api:5555/"
-        ceryx_route_source = "secure-api.ceryx.test"
-
-        # Register the local Ceryx API as a route
-        register_api_response = requests.post(
-            CERYX_API_ROUTES_ROOT,
-            json={
-                "source": ceryx_route_source,
-                "target": api_upstream_target,
-                "settings": {"enforce_https": True},
-            },
-        )
+        # Register the local Ceryx API as a redirect route
+        target = "http://api:5555/"
+        self.redis.set(self.redis_target_key, target)
+        self.redis.hset(self.redis_settings_key, "enforce_https", "1")
 
-        base_url = f"{ceryx_route_source}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
+        base_url = f"{self.host}/some/path/?some=args&more=args"
         http_url = f"http://{base_url}"
         https_url = f"https://{base_url}"
         ceryx_response = self.client.get(http_url, allow_redirects=False)