diff --git a/pubsub/consumer.go b/pubsub/consumer.go
index 7a5078ee00..c9590de8e6 100644
--- a/pubsub/consumer.go
+++ b/pubsub/consumer.go
@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ func NewConsumer[Request any, Response any](client redis.UniversalClient, stream
 	if streamName == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("redis stream name cannot be empty")
 	}
-	consumer := &Consumer[Request, Response]{
+	return &Consumer[Request, Response]{
 		id:          uuid.NewString(),
 		client:      client,
 		redisStream: streamName,
 		redisGroup:  streamName, // There is 1-1 mapping of redis stream and consumer group.
 		cfg:         cfg,
-	}
-	return consumer, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Start starts the consumer to iteratively perform heartbeat in configured intervals.
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ func (c *Consumer[Request, Response]) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 
 func (c *Consumer[Request, Response]) StopAndWait() {
 	c.StopWaiter.StopAndWait()
+	c.deleteHeartBeat(c.GetParentContext())
 }
 
 func heartBeatKey(id string) string {
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ func (c *Consumer[Request, Response]) heartBeatKey() string {
 	return heartBeatKey(c.id)
 }
 
+// deleteHeartBeat deletes the heartbeat to indicate it is being shut down.
+func (c *Consumer[Request, Response]) deleteHeartBeat(ctx context.Context) {
+	if err := c.client.Del(ctx, c.heartBeatKey()).Err(); err != nil {
+		l := log.Info
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			l = log.Error
+		}
+		l("Deleting heardbeat", "consumer", c.id, "error", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // heartBeat updates the heartBeat key indicating aliveness.
 func (c *Consumer[Request, Response]) heartBeat(ctx context.Context) {
 	if err := c.client.Set(ctx, c.heartBeatKey(), time.Now().UnixMilli(), 2*c.cfg.KeepAliveTimeout).Err(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pubsub/pubsub_test.go b/pubsub/pubsub_test.go
index 31f6d9e20a..72504602e3 100644
--- a/pubsub/pubsub_test.go
+++ b/pubsub/pubsub_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ func consume(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, consumers []*Consumer[testReques
 }
 
 func TestRedisProduce(t *testing.T) {
+	log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(log.NewTerminalHandlerWithLevel(os.Stderr, log.LevelTrace, true)))
 	t.Parallel()
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		name          string
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ func TestRedisProduce(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "some consumers killed, others should take over their work",
-			killConsumers: false,
+			killConsumers: true,
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ func TestRedisProduce(t *testing.T) {
 				// Consumer messages in every third consumer but don't ack them to check
 				// that other consumers will claim ownership on those messages.
 				for i := 0; i < len(consumers); i += 3 {
+					consumers[i].Start(ctx)
 					if _, err := consumers[i].Consume(ctx); err != nil {
 						t.Errorf("Error consuming message: %v", err)
 					}
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ func TestRedisProduce(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 			}
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 			gotMessages, wantResponses := consume(ctx, t, consumers)
 			gotResponses, err := awaitResponses(ctx, promises)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ func TestRedisProduce(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			producer.StopAndWait()
 			for _, c := range consumers {
-				c.StopWaiter.StopAndWait()
+				c.StopAndWait()
 			}
 			got, err := mergeValues(gotMessages)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -280,6 +285,7 @@ func TestRedisReproduceDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	// Consumer messages in every third consumer but don't ack them to check
 	// that other consumers will claim ownership on those messages.
 	for i := 0; i < len(consumers); i += 3 {
+		consumers[i].Start(ctx)
 		if _, err := consumers[i].Consume(ctx); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Error consuming message: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/system_tests/block_validator_test.go b/system_tests/block_validator_test.go
index dfd892a079..debd6d4c7c 100644
--- a/system_tests/block_validator_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/block_validator_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func testBlockValidatorSimple(t *testing.T, dasModeString string, workloadLoops
 	redisURL := ""
 	if useRedisStreams {
 		redisURL = redisutil.CreateTestRedis(ctx, t)
-		validatorConfig.BlockValidator.RedisValidationClientConfig = redis.DefaultValidationClientConfig
+		validatorConfig.BlockValidator.RedisValidationClientConfig = redis.TestValidationClientConfig
 		validatorConfig.BlockValidator.RedisValidationClientConfig.RedisURL = redisURL
 	}