diff --git a/testing/btest/Files/redis.conf b/testing/btest/Files/redis.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 875c46f9f7..0000000000
--- a/testing/btest/Files/redis.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-bind 127.0.0.1
-port %REDIS_PORT%
-pidfile %RUN_PATH%/redis.pid
-loglevel verbose
-logfile %RUN_PATH%/redis.log
-dir %RUN_PATH%
-daemonize no
-databases 1
-
-# All of the values from here down are the default values in the sample config file
-# that comes with redis-server v7.2.7.
-protected-mode yes
-tcp-backlog 511
-timeout 0
-always-show-logo no
-set-proc-title yes
-proc-title-template "{title} {listen-addr} {server-mode}"
-stop-writes-on-bgsave-error yes
-rdbcompression yes
-rdbchecksum yes
-dbfilename dump.rdb
-rdb-del-sync-files no
-replica-serve-stale-data yes
-replica-read-only yes
-repl-diskless-sync yes
-repl-diskless-sync-delay 5
-repl-diskless-sync-max-replicas 0
-repl-diskless-load disabled
-repl-disable-tcp-nodelay no
-replica-priority 100
-acllog-max-len 128
-lazyfree-lazy-eviction no
-lazyfree-lazy-expire no
-lazyfree-lazy-server-del no
-replica-lazy-flush no
-lazyfree-lazy-user-del no
-lazyfree-lazy-user-flush no
-oom-score-adj no
-oom-score-adj-values 0 200 800
-disable-thp yes
-appendonly no
-appendfilename "appendonly.aof"
-appenddirname "appendonlydir"
-appendfsync everysec
-no-appendfsync-on-rewrite no
-auto-aof-rewrite-percentage 100
-auto-aof-rewrite-min-size 64mb
-aof-load-truncated yes
-aof-use-rdb-preamble yes
-aof-timestamp-enabled no
-slowlog-log-slower-than 10000
-slowlog-max-len 128
-latency-monitor-threshold 0
-notify-keyspace-events ""
-hash-max-listpack-entries 512
-hash-max-listpack-value 64
-list-max-listpack-size -2
-list-compress-depth 0
-set-max-intset-entries 512
-zset-max-listpack-entries 128
-zset-max-listpack-value 64
-hll-sparse-max-bytes 3000
-stream-node-max-bytes 4096
-stream-node-max-entries 100
-activerehashing yes
-client-output-buffer-limit normal 0 0 0
-client-output-buffer-limit replica 256mb 64mb 60
-client-output-buffer-limit pubsub 32mb 8mb 60
-hz 10
-dynamic-hz yes
-aof-rewrite-incremental-fsync yes
-rdb-save-incremental-fsync yes
-jemalloc-bg-thread yes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async-reading-pcap.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async-reading-pcap.zeek
index fba38d3e59..c79e2383bf 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async-reading-pcap.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async-reading-pcap.zeek
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 # @TEST-REQUIRES: have-redis
 # @TEST-PORT: REDIS_PORT
 
-# Generate a redis.conf file with the port defined above, but without the /tcp at the end of
-# it. This also sets some paths in the conf to the testing directory.
-# @TEST-EXEC: cat $FILES/redis.conf | sed "s|%REDIS_PORT%|${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}|g" | sed "s|%RUN_PATH%|$(pwd)|g" > ./redis.conf
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis redis-server ../redis.conf
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis-server run-redis-server ${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}
 # @TEST-EXEC: zeek -r $TRACES/http/get.trace -b %INPUT > out
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait -k 0
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async.zeek
index 7923aa6f46..c58596eff3 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-async.zeek
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 # @TEST-REQUIRES: have-redis
 # @TEST-PORT: REDIS_PORT
 
-# Generate a redis.conf file with the port defined above, but without the /tcp at the end of
-# it. This also sets some paths in the conf to the testing directory.
-# @TEST-EXEC: cat $FILES/redis.conf | sed "s|%REDIS_PORT%|${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}|g" | sed "s|%RUN_PATH%|$(pwd)|g" > ./redis.conf
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis redis-server ../redis.conf
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis-server run-redis-server ${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}
 # @TEST-EXEC: zeek -b %INPUT > out
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait -k 0
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-cluster.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-cluster.zeek
index 7c4996f7f7..ecc0476066 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-cluster.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-cluster.zeek
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 # @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT2
 # @TEST-PORT: BROKER_PORT3
 
-# Generate a redis.conf file with the port defined above, but without the /tcp at the end of
-# it. This also sets some paths in the conf to the testing directory.
-# @TEST-EXEC: cat $FILES/redis.conf | sed "s|%REDIS_PORT%|${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}|g" | sed "s|%RUN_PATH%|$(pwd)|g" > ./redis.conf
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis redis-server ../redis.conf
-
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis-server run-redis-server ${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run manager-1 ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=manager-1 zeek -b %INPUT
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-1  ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=worker-1 zeek -b %INPUT
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run worker-2  ZEEKPATH=$ZEEKPATH:.. CLUSTER_NODE=worker-2 zeek -b %INPUT
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-expiration.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-expiration.zeek
index 59ff5b540c..c7223c4277 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-expiration.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-expiration.zeek
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 # @TEST-REQUIRES: have-redis
 # @TEST-PORT: REDIS_PORT
 
-# Generate a redis.conf file with the port defined above, but without the /tcp at the end of
-# it. This also sets some paths in the conf to the testing directory.
-# @TEST-EXEC: cat $FILES/redis.conf | sed "s|%REDIS_PORT%|${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}|g" | sed "s|%RUN_PATH%|$(pwd)|g" > ./redis.conf
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis redis-server ../redis.conf
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis-server run-redis-server ${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}
 # @TEST-EXEC: zcat <$TRACES/echo-connections.pcap.gz | zeek -B storage -b -Cr - %INPUT > out
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait -k 1
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-sync.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-sync.zeek
index 42f2b8d0f5..f3d5d4b684 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-sync.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/storage/redis-sync.zeek
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 # @TEST-REQUIRES: have-redis
 # @TEST-PORT: REDIS_PORT
 
-# Generate a redis.conf file with the port defined above, but without the /tcp at the end of
-# it. This also sets some paths in the conf to the testing directory.
-# @TEST-EXEC: cat $FILES/redis.conf | sed "s|%REDIS_PORT%|${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}|g" | sed "s|%RUN_PATH%|$(pwd)|g" > ./redis.conf
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis redis-server ../redis.conf
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run redis-server run-redis-server ${REDIS_PORT%/tcp}
 # @TEST-EXEC: zeek -b %INPUT > out
 # @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait -k 0
 
diff --git a/testing/scripts/run-redis-server b/testing/scripts/run-redis-server
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ae11c36b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/scripts/run-redis-server
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eux
+
+if ! redis-server --version; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage $0 <listen_port>" >2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+listen_port=$1
+
+exec redis-server \
+    --bind 127.0.0.1 \
+    --port ${listen_port} \
+    --loglevel verbose \
+    --logfile redis.log \
+    --pidfile redis.pid \
+    --databases 1