diff --git a/test/per_router/test_celery_worker.py b/test/per_router/test_celery_worker.py
index 5e42de20eff42ac0d43a54bb438a94034147654f..f822c5e72623b60ec58fda41d7d28e8cb5f893e9 100644
--- a/test/per_router/test_celery_worker.py
+++ b/test/per_router/test_celery_worker.py
@@ -95,22 +95,22 @@ def mocked_worker_module(mocker, data_config, cached_test_data, mocked_netifaces
         'inventory_provider.juniper.load_config',
         _mocked_load_juniper_netconf_config)
 
+    unused = MockedRedis()  # init so that db is initialized
+
 
 def test_netconf_refresh_config(mocked_worker_module, router):
-    assert 'netconf:' + router not in MockedRedis.db
+    del MockedRedis.db['netconf:' + router]
     worker.netconf_refresh_config(router)
     assert MockedRedis.db['netconf:' + router]
 
 
 def test_snmp_refresh_interfaces(mocked_worker_module, router):
-    assert 'snmp-interfaces:' + router not in MockedRedis.db
+    del MockedRedis.db['snmp-interfaces:' + router]
     worker.snmp_refresh_interfaces(router, 'fake-community')
     assert MockedRedis.db['snmp-interfaces:' + router]
 
 
 def test_reload_router_config(mocked_worker_module, router, mocker):
-    unused = MockedRedis()  # init so that db is initialized
-
     saved_data = {}
     for key in ('netconf:' + router, 'snmp-interfaces:' + router):
         saved_data[key] = MockedRedis.db.pop(key)