diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py b/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
index 3d35f01..04ccb51 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/utils/redis_pool.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Redis pool module for selfprivacy_api
 """
 import redis
+import redis.asyncio as redis_async
 
 from selfprivacy_api.utils.singleton_metaclass import SingletonMetaclass
 
@@ -14,11 +15,18 @@ class RedisPool(metaclass=SingletonMetaclass):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
+        url = RedisPool.connection_url(dbnumber=0)
+        # We need a normal sync pool because otherwise
+        # our whole API will need to be async
         self._pool = redis.ConnectionPool.from_url(
-            RedisPool.connection_url(dbnumber=0),
+            url,
+            decode_responses=True,
+        )
+        # We need an async pool for pubsub
+        self._async_pool = redis_async.ConnectionPool.from_url(
+            url,
             decode_responses=True,
         )
-        self._pubsub_connection = self.get_connection()
 
     @staticmethod
     def connection_url(dbnumber: int) -> str:
@@ -34,8 +42,9 @@ class RedisPool(metaclass=SingletonMetaclass):
         """
         return redis.Redis(connection_pool=self._pool)
 
-    def get_pubsub(self):
+    def get_connection_async(self) -> redis_async.Redis:
         """
-        Get a pubsub connection from the pool.
+        Get an async connection from the pool.
+        Async connections allow pubsub.
         """
-        return self._pubsub_connection.pubsub()
+        return redis_async.Redis(connection_pool=self._async_pool)
diff --git a/tests/test_redis.py b/tests/test_redis.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48ec56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import asyncio
+import pytest
+
+from selfprivacy_api.utils.redis_pool import RedisPool
+
+TEST_KEY = "test:test"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def empty_redis():
+    r = RedisPool().get_connection()
+    r.flushdb()
+    yield r
+    r.flushdb()
+
+
+async def write_to_test_key():
+    r = RedisPool().get_connection_async()
+    async with r.pipeline(transaction=True) as pipe:
+        ok1, ok2 = await pipe.set(TEST_KEY, "value1").set(TEST_KEY, "value2").execute()
+        assert ok1
+        assert ok2
+    assert await r.get(TEST_KEY) == "value2"
+    await r.close()
+
+
+def test_async_connection(empty_redis):
+    r = RedisPool().get_connection()
+    assert not r.exists(TEST_KEY)
+    # It _will_ report an error if it arises
+    asyncio.run(write_to_test_key())
+    # Confirming that we can read result from sync connection too
+    assert r.get(TEST_KEY) == "value2"