diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 92d78cf..b2ef560 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def mock_make_load_data():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=["minio", "aws"], scope="session")
-def storage(client_name, bucket_name, request):
+def storage(client_name, bucket_name, request, docker_compose):
     logger.debug("Setup for storage")
     storage = Storage(get_adapter(client_name, request.param))
     storage.make_bucket(bucket_name)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def storage(client_name, bucket_name, request):
     storage.clear_bucket(bucket_name)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=False)
 def docker_compose(sleep_seconds=30):
     logger.info(f"Starting docker containers with {COMPOSE_PATH}/docker-compose.yml...")
     compose = testcontainers.compose.DockerCompose(COMPOSE_PATH, compose_file_name="docker-compose.yml")
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def get_queue_manager(queue_manager_name) -> QueueManager:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def queue_manager(queue_manager_name):
+def queue_manager(queue_manager_name, docker_compose):
     def close_connections():
         if queue_manager_name == "pika":
             try:
diff --git a/test/exploration_tests/data_json_request_test.py b/test/exploration_tests/data_json_request_test.py
index f57bcc4..03c9391 100644
--- a/test/exploration_tests/data_json_request_test.py
+++ b/test/exploration_tests/data_json_request_test.py
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import json
 from operator import itemgetter
 
-import pytest
 import fpdf
+import pytest
 
 from test.server import set_up_processing_server
 
 
+def processor_fn(payload):
+    data = payload["data"].encode()
+    metadata = payload["metadata"]
+    response_payload = {"metadata_type": str(type(metadata)), "data_type": str(type(data))}
+    return response_payload
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def server():
-    server = set_up_processing_server()
+    server = set_up_processing_server(processor_fn)
     server.config.update({"TESTING": True})
     return server
 
diff --git a/test/server.py b/test/server.py
index 0d7c0d1..33734e6 100644
--- a/test/server.py
+++ b/test/server.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
 
 
-def set_up_processing_server():
+def set_up_processing_server(process_fn):
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
     @app.route("/ready", methods=["GET"])
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ def set_up_processing_server():
     @app.route("/process", methods=["POST"])
     def process():
         payload = json.loads(request.json)
-        data = payload["data"].encode()
-        metadata = payload["metadata"]
-
-        response_payload = {"metadata_type": str(type(metadata)), "data_type": str(type(data))}
-
+        response_payload = process_fn(payload)
         return jsonify(response_payload)
 
     return app