diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index be9904b..c2ecefc 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -9,17 +9,36 @@ run_tests() {
 }
 
 stop() {
-  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop classquiz_db
-  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop test_redis
-  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop test_meili
+  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop classquiz_db 
+  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop test_redis 
+  $CONTAINER_BIN container stop test_meili 
 }
 
 init() {
-  mkdir /tmp/storage
-  $CONTAINER_BIN run --rm -d -p 6379:6379 --name test_redis redis:alpine
-  $CONTAINER_BIN run -it --rm -d -p 7700:7700 --name test_meili getmeili/meilisearch:v0.28.0
-  $CONTAINER_BIN volume create classquiz_db_data
-  $CONTAINER_BIN run --name classquiz_db -p 5432:5432 --rm -d -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -v classquiz_db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_DB=classquiz postgres
+  if [ ! -d /tmp/storage ]; then
+    mkdir /tmp/storage
+  fi
+
+  $CONTAINER_BIN volume exists classquiz_db_data 
+  if [ ! $? ]; then
+    $CONTAINER_BIN volume create classquiz_db_data 
+  fi
+
+  #Check Linux distribution, which is necessary for using Redis
+  SYSINFO=$(uname -rv)
+  CONTAINER_REDIS=""
+  if [[ ${SYSINFO} == *"Ubuntu"* ]]; then 
+    CONTAINER_REDIS=redis:buster
+  elif [[ ${SYSINFO} == *"Alpine"* ]]; then
+    CONTAINER_REDIS=redis:alpine
+  else
+    echo "Warning. Defaulting to Alpine Redis. If Redis error follows, please add your Linux distribution. Then make this script addition your first Class Quiz contribution! We will appreciate it!"
+    CONTAINER_REDIS=redis:alpine    
+  fi
+
+  $CONTAINER_BIN run --rm -d -p 6379:6379 --name test_redis $CONTAINER_REDIS
+  $CONTAINER_BIN run -it --rm -d -p 7700:7700 --name test_meili docker.io/getmeili/meilisearch:v0.28.0
+  $CONTAINER_BIN run --name classquiz_db -p 5432:5432 --rm -d -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -v classquiz_db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_DB=classquiz docker.io/postgres
   sleep 1
   pipenv run alembic upgrade head
 }