diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py b/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
index ea827d1..39c536f 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class RedisPool:
             url,
             decode_responses=True,
         )
+        # TODO: inefficient, this is probably done each time we connect
+        self.get_connection().config_set("notify-keyspace-events", "KEA")
 
     @staticmethod
     def connection_url(dbnumber: int) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_redis.py b/tests/test_redis.py
index 181d325..70ef43a 100644
--- a/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ STOPWORD = "STOP"
 def empty_redis(event_loop):
     r = RedisPool().get_connection()
     r.flushdb()
-    r.config_set("notify-keyspace-events", "KEA")
     assert r.config_get("notify-keyspace-events")["notify-keyspace-events"] == "AKE"
     yield r
     r.flushdb()