diff --git a/game/src/memory/threads/redis_consumer.py b/game/src/memory/threads/redis_consumer.py
index 2f108b3..d92cbed 100644
--- a/game/src/memory/threads/redis_consumer.py
+++ b/game/src/memory/threads/redis_consumer.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def _run_once(self) -> None:
         if not self.queue.full() and not self.redis_empty():
             for st in self.redis_random_transitions():
                 transition = deserialize_transition(st)
-                self.queue.put(transition)
+                self.queue.put(transition, block=False)
                 logger.debug(f"Added transition to queue: {transition}")
 
     def redis_random_transitions(self) -> list[bytes]:
diff --git a/game/test/memory/threads/test_redis_consumer.py b/game/test/memory/threads/test_redis_consumer.py
index e84fcb8..fc442ab 100644
--- a/game/test/memory/threads/test_redis_consumer.py
+++ b/game/test/memory/threads/test_redis_consumer.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def mock_redis_client():
 # Create a test instance of RedisConsumerThread
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def consumer_thread(mock_redis_client):
-    queue = Queue(8)
+    queue = Queue(32)
     redis_config = {"host": "localhost", "port": 6379}
     consumer = RedisConsumerThread(redis_config, queue)
     consumer.client = mock_redis_client
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_run_once_adds_to_queue(consumer_thread, mock_redis_client):
 
     # Then the item should be added to the queue
     assert not consumer_thread.queue.empty()
-    actual = consumer_thread.queue.get()
+    actual = consumer_thread.queue.get_nowait()
     assert_transitions_equal(transition, actual)
 
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_run_once_skips_when_queue_is_full(consumer_thread, mock_redis_client):
 
     # When Redis has one item
     mock_redis_client.llen.return_value = 1
-    mock_redis_client.brpop.return_value = ("transitions", serialized_transition)
+    mock_redis_client.lindex.return_value = serialized_transition
 
     # And _run_once is called
     consumer_thread._run_once()