diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8bba25f..53a2098 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -31,14 +31,19 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'adopt'
           java-version: '11'
 
+      - name: Create pip requirements
+        run: |
+          echo "matrix-synapse" > requirements.txt
+
       - name: Set up Python 3.8
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
+          cache: 'pip'
 
       - name: Start synapse server
         run: |
-          pip install matrix-synapse
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
           curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ouchadam/e3ad09ec382bd91a66d88ab575ea7c31/raw/run.sh \
             | bash -s -- --no-rate-limit
 
diff --git a/test-harness/src/test/kotlin/SmokeTest.kt b/test-harness/src/test/kotlin/SmokeTest.kt
index 4aa34e9..438452a 100644
--- a/test-harness/src/test/kotlin/SmokeTest.kt
+++ b/test-harness/src/test/kotlin/SmokeTest.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import test.flowTest
 import test.restoreLoginAndInitialSync
 import java.util.*
 
-private const val TEST_SERVER_URL_REDIRECT = "https://localhost:8080/"
 private const val HTTPS_TEST_SERVER_URL = "https://localhost:8080/"
 
 @TestMethodOrder(MethodOrderer.OrderAnnotation::class)
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ private suspend fun createAndRegisterAccount(): TestUser {
         .register(aUserName, aUser.password, homeServer = HTTPS_TEST_SERVER_URL)
 
     result.accessToken shouldNotBeEqualTo null
-    result.homeServer shouldBeEqualTo HomeServerUrl(TEST_SERVER_URL_REDIRECT)
+    result.homeServer shouldBeEqualTo HomeServerUrl(HTTPS_TEST_SERVER_URL)
     result.userId shouldBeEqualTo userId
     return aUser
 }
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ private suspend fun login(user: TestUser) {
         .login(userName = user.roomMember.id.value, password = user.password)
 
     result.accessToken shouldNotBeEqualTo null
-    result.homeServer shouldBeEqualTo HomeServerUrl(TEST_SERVER_URL_REDIRECT)
+    result.homeServer shouldBeEqualTo HomeServerUrl(HTTPS_TEST_SERVER_URL)
     result.userId shouldBeEqualTo user.roomMember.id
 
     testMatrix.saveLogin(result)