diff --git a/platypush/backend/__init__.py b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
index 54aeadea0..1afc4385b 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/__init__.py
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ class Backend(Thread, EventGenerator, ExtensionWithManifest):
                 )
 
             if self.zeroconf:
-                self.zeroconf.close()
+                try:
+                    self.zeroconf.close()
+                except TimeoutError:
+                    pass
 
             if self.zeroconf_info:
                 self.bus.post(
diff --git a/platypush/config/__init__.py b/platypush/config/__init__.py
index 5b18b36f4..4e6e1ee53 100644
--- a/platypush/config/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/config/__init__.py
@@ -219,8 +219,12 @@ class Config:
 
         config = {}
 
-        with open(cfgfile, 'r') as fp:
-            file_config = yaml.safe_load(fp)
+        try:
+            with open(cfgfile, 'r') as fp:
+                file_config = yaml.safe_load(fp)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print(f'Unable to open config file {cfgfile}')
+            return config
 
         if not file_config:
             return config
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3357f7475..017042aed 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ def app():
     logging.info('Starting Platypush test service')
 
     Config.init(config_file)
-    _app = Application(config_file=config_file, redis_queue='platypush-tests/bus')
+    _app = Application(
+        config_file=config_file,
+        redis_queue='platypush-tests/bus',
+        start_redis=True,
+        redis_port=16379,
+    )
     Thread(target=_app.run).start()
     logging.info(
         'Sleeping %d seconds while waiting for the daemon to start up',
diff --git a/tests/etc/config_test.yaml b/tests/etc/config_test.yaml
index 1859e0ae5..2838d072d 100644
--- a/tests/etc/config_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/etc/config_test.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 include:
-    - include/test_procedure.yaml
+  - include/test_procedure.yaml
 
 main.db:
-    engine: sqlite:////tmp/platypush-tests.db
+  engine: sqlite:////tmp/platypush-tests.db
 
 backend.http:
-    port: 8123
-    num_workers: 1
-    use_werkzeug_server: True
+  port: 8123
+  num_workers: 1
+  use_werkzeug_server: True
 
-backend.redis:
-    disabled: False
+redis:
+  port: 16379